Shrine of Nai Nok and Nai Rueang
These are open, square-plan pavilions with conical polygonal roofs, located adjacent to the front of the Phra Ubosot on its eastern side, flanking the Crowned Archway. On the south side is the figure of “Nai Rueang,” depicted as a man with a Mahatthai hairstyle (traditional Thai men’s haircut), sitting in meditation. On the north side is the figure of “Nai Nok,” also depicted as a man with a Mahatthai hairstyle, sitting with hands clasped in reverence.
The pavilions housing the figures of Nai Nok and Nai Rueang were erected as memorials to the self-immolation of these two men, an act undertaken to attain Bodhiyana (enlightenment), which occurred at Wat Arun Ratchawararam during the reigns of King Rama I and II.
