Wat Sri Chomphu Ong Tue
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Wat Sri Chomphu Ong Tue, Wat Ongtue or Wat Nam Mong is a
Buddhist Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and ...
temple in
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. The temple houses ''Luang Pho Phraehao Ongtue'' one of the largest
Buddha Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha, was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism. According to Buddhist tradition, he was born in L ...
representations in all of Laos which stands four meters tall and is believed to have been cast in 1562.


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