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Modern · Buddhist · Malaysia
Wat Phothivihan
Tumpat, Kelantan · 6.1302°, 102.1376°
Reclining BuddhaModernThai
Sacred since
1973 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
founded 1973; reclining Buddha 1975–79
Modern
History & significance
A Thai Theravada temple in Tumpat district, Kelantan, founded in 1973 by the abbot Phra Krurasapia Chakorn and known for its 40-metre reclining Buddha, begun in 1975 and finished in 1979. The grounds also hold an eighteen-armed Avalokiteshvara and a four-faced Phra Phrom, mixing Chinese and Tibetan elements into a Thai temple.