Wat Phra Phutthabat Noi

Wat Phra Phutthabat Noi is a Buddhist temple in Song Khon Subdistrict, Kaeng Khoi District, Saraburi Province, Thailand. It enshrines a small natural Buddha footprint on a hillside and is regarded as a companion shrine to the renowned Wat Phra Phutthabat. The temple features a mondop over the footprint, naga-flanked stairways, and forested hill surroundings. It is notable as a historic pilgrimage site and a tranquil religious attraction near Kaeng Khoi town.

Visitors can expect a hillside Buddhist temple set in a forested area with a stairway leading up to a mondop that houses a small Buddha footprint. The compound includes the main shrine hall, chedi, Buddha images, and shaded rest areas. The setting is quiet and elevated, offering views of the surrounding countryside. Visitors can observe worship, make merit, take photographs of the architecture, and explore the temple grounds on foot.

Wat Phra Phutthabat Noi enshrines a small Buddha footprint discovered on a hillside in Saraburi. Tradition associates the footprint sites in Saraburi with the Ayutthaya period, when the main Phra Phutthabat footprint was found during the reign of King Songtham. The Noi site was later developed as a companion shrine to Wat Phra Phutthabat Ratchaworamahawihan, with a mondop built to protect the imprint.

The temple is a revered Buddhist religious site where devotees pay respect to the Buddha footprint, make merit, and observe Buddhist practices. It serves as a local pilgrimage destination in Saraburi and reflects the long-standing tradition of Buddha footprint veneration in central Thailand.