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| Vat Ho Sieng, the Lottery Pavilion: Small stupas (coll. Bounthieng) Named in honor of the ceremony presided over by King Setthathirath in 1548 when Vat That's viharn's site chosen, this monastery is also known as Vat Hua Sieng. Founded in 1705 by Khouane Sene Muxa, the monastery was destroy by storm in April 1900. Re-built in 1973, the vat is in the simple style featuring a single hall and porch. Side verandas were added in 1952, giving it the characteristic of a viharn with a surrounding veranda. Restoration in 1973 has rendered the pediment pillars octagonal embellished with gilded leaf capitals. An interesting item to take note of is a gilded wooden Buddha in the Oumbat attitude (a bowl held against the breast), a rarity in Laotian iconography.
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