🪨 Phu Phrabat, a testimony to the Sīma stone tradition of the Dvaravati period
Ancient Buddhist boundary stones and rock carvings in northeastern Thailand
📋 Fast Facts
- Located in Udon Thani Province, northeastern Thailand, within Phu Phrabat Historical Park
- Dates to the Dvaravati period, approximately 6th to 11th century CE
- Contains SÄ«ma stones carved from local sandstone, marking sacred ordination spaces in Buddhist temples
- Recognized for its integration of ancient Buddhist ritual practice with natural rock formations
Phu Phrabat is an archaeological site in northeastern Thailand that preserves a significant collection of Sīma stones—sacred boundary ...