🪨 Phu Phrabat, a testimony to the Sīma stone tradition of the Dvaravati period

Phu Phrabat is an archaeological site in northeastern Thailand that preserves a significant collection of Sīma stones—sacred boundary markers from the Dvaravati period. These finely carved sandstone monuments demarcated the consecrated areas where Buddhist monks performed ordination ceremonies and religious rituals. The site demonstrates how early Buddhist communities in Southeast ...