Wat Sai

Located in Moo 5, Chinamrai Subdistrict, it was originally named Wat Thayan, corrupted from the word Thai Yan. The story goes that a wandering monk found this abandoned temple and saw many banyan trees growing densely around the area, so he told the villagers to change the temple's name to Wat Sai. It is presumed to have been built during the Ayutthaya period. This temple has a special characteristic: it is a temple where the roots of a banyan tree embrace the wall of the ubosot (ordination hall) that houses the principal Buddha image. The principal Buddha image was originally called Luang Por Khao or Luang Por Thayan. Currently, it is called Luang Por Wat Sai. Locals tell that originally, the principal Buddha image was a plaster mold covered in metal sheets. Later, enemy soldiers set a fire to melt off the gold, leaving only the plaster mold inside. The head of the Buddha image was cut off, so the villagers pooled money to repair the head of the Buddha image.