Wat Mahathat Headless Buddhas - Wat Maha That or the Monastery of the Great Relic is located on the city island in .the central part of Ayutthaya. Wat Maha That was one of the most important monasteries of the Ayutthaya kingdom, .not only because it was the religious centre and enshrined relics of the Buddha, but also .because of its proximity to the Grand Palace. It was a royal monastery and the seat of.the Supreme Patriarch of the City Dwelling sect till the end of the Ayutthaya period - at .par with the Supreme Patriarch of the Forest Dwelling sect, which had its seat at Wat.Yai Chai Mongkhon.
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