About Wat Phra Phutthabat Yasothon
Wat Phra Phutthabat Yasothon is a Buddhist temple in Ban Nong Yang, Phra Soet Subdistrict, Maha Chana Chai District, Yasothon Province, northeastern Thailand. Centered on a revered Buddha footprint shrine, the temple is an important local pilgrimage site. The compound includes an ubosot, footprint mondop, and surrounding grounds set in a rural village landscape. It is notable for its religious significance, annual merit-making traditions, and role as a community spiritual center in Yasothon.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect a quiet rural temple compound centered on a mondop enshrining a revered Buddha footprint replica. The grounds include an ubosot, prayer halls, Buddha images, and open courtyard areas surrounded by village houses and rice fields. The setting is peaceful and devotional, with spaces for prayer, merit-making, and photography of religious architecture and local community activity.
Key highlights
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Revered Buddha footprint shrine housed in a mondop
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Traditional ubosot and Buddha images for worship
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Important local pilgrimage and merit-making site in Maha Chana Chai
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Peaceful rural village setting in Ban Nong Yang
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Annual religious observances and community gatherings