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Phra Rabieng, it is a double cloisters surrounding the courtyard of the chapel and is connected by four main-directional
Viharas. The image of Lord Buddha sitting under the Bodhi tree or Pang Marnvichai (image of enlightened Lord Buddha under the Bodhi Tree)
is in the East Vihara. Standing in this East Vihara is a 10 metres high bronze Buddha image, "Pra Buddha Lokanart Satsadajarn"
which was brought from Wat Phra Sri Sanpej in Ayutthaya. The inscription of Wat Pho establishment is also kept here.
In the South Vihara there is an image of "Lord Buddha Preaching the First Sermon to the Five Disciples". The North Vihara contains an image of
"Phra Paleylai"; while in the West Vihara there is an image of "Pang Nak Prok", the Buddha under the Naga's Hood.
The inner side cloister contains 150 Buddha images with another 244 images being locatated on the outer side. These images were
brought from northern provinces during the reign of King Rama I. Today, all Buddha images are covered with gold leaves and protected from
birds, bats and dirt by large glass frames. By the order of King Rama III, Thai prosody framed in 100 stone inscriptions were posted on all columns along the cloister.
You can study Buddhist arts on the image styles of each reign along this cloister; while poets will also get pleasure with many beautiful poems.
You may find that the knowledge and pleasure of fine arts and Thai language provided here is more advanced than in that of textbooks.
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