The Sanctuary of Truth is dramatically set on a rocky point of the coast just north of Pattaya, in the small town of Naklua. Construction was only begun after many years of research by Khun Lek himself. In fact, the building is being constructed entirely of wood without even a single metal nail. A team of 250 woodcarvers are at work on the sanctuary at any given time, yet construction is not expected to be completed for another five years. Wooden carvings on the Sanctuary of Truth Temple are incredible with many, many beautiful details. Although the overall shape roughly follows traditional Thai architecture, the temple is richly detailed with wood carvings depicting the four major philosophical and artistic influences that can be seen in Thailand: Hindu, Khmer, Chinese and Thai. Each of the four corners has a tower with figures from Thai, Cambodian, Indian and Chinese beliefs or legends. There are two separate aspects to The Sanctuary of Truth. First is the physical structure. Build almost entirely of wood, the detailed carvings are done by hand. The construction uses a variety of timber jointing methods including: dowels, dovetails, mortise and tenon, lap joint, finger joint plus tongue and groove. But there is aspect religious: the wooden art is used to express Eastern philosophy and Buddhist and Hindu beliefs. A number of carvings represent scenes from the ancient Indian epics Mahabharata and Ramayana and tell tales about the battle of good versus evil, wisdom versus ignorance.
churches and holy placesChonburi, ThailandPattaya, Chonburi, Thailand