Wat Traiphum (วัดไตรภูมิวัดพระแก้ว) Is located on Phetcharat Rd., housing a Buddha image named Phra Buddha Maha Thammaracha which has also been existing along with Phetchabun. It is cast in the ornamental Lopbuti style which has been found by the city inhabitants in the Pa Sak River in front of Wat Triphum and housed in this monastery. Later on, this Buddha image disappeared and found again at the bottom of Mae Nam Pa Sak at the very same location. Hence, it has become annual tradition of Phetchabun that Phra Buddha Maha Thammaracha be celebrated in the procession around the city, during Sart Festival, until the procession arrives at the spot where the Buddha image was found. The Governor of Phetchabu, then, carries this Buddha image and dives into the river, an action believed to bring well-being to the city inhabitants. |