Luangpho Yai


Luangpho Yai, also known as Phra Phutta Rattana Mongkhol Maha Munee, and The Great Buddha of Roi Et, is the fourth-tallest statue in Thailand.
Located in the Wat Bhurapha Phiram temple in Roi Et Province, this statue stands 59.2 m high. Construction was completed in 1973. It is covered with mosaic and made of concrete.
The statue depicts the Guatama in standing pose. The statue stands as the province's landmark, as being cited in the province's official quote; Leu nam phra yai , meaning "famed for its colossal Buddha". The statue was built by the order of the 5th abbot of the Wat Bhurapha Piram temple, Phra Ratcha Preechayana Munee, and took 8 years with the spending of approximately 7,000,000 baht.
The sculptor was believed to be a local sculptor. The overview of the Buddha was criticised as "not to the ratio" of any ordinary Buddha. It's assumed that the local sculpture focused on his faithful belief rather than the outside beauty.
The informal name Luangpho Yai means, literally, the Big Buddha. The formal name, on the other hand, Phra Phuttha Rattana Mongkhol Maha Munee means
Together, the name is translated as the Great Guatama Buddha, the precious one who brings good wills to all.
The term Luangpho Yai, by the way, does not refer to any specific Buddha statue. The name means Big Buddha, so it has been used to call any colossal Buddha statue. The same thing goes to the term Luangpho To, which means exactly the same.