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The provincial seal shows the temple Wat Phra Buddha Baat. In the 17th century a hunter found a puddle of water which looked like a large footprint. It was declared a footprint of Buddha, and a temple was built around it. Phra Phutthabat means footprint of Buddha.


Wat Phra Phutthabat

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saraburi_province

Wat Phra Phuttachai is located at the foothill of Khao Phuttachai (Phuttachai mountain), in Amphoe Muang Saraburi. The temple enshrined Phra Phuttachai or Lord Buddha's footprint on the stone at the cliff. The Buddha's footprint is covered by an ornate mondop. According to the legend, it was discovered in the reign of Phra Chao Songtham, the king of Ayutthaya. He sent out order to search for Lord Budda footprints in every corner of the mountains. Then, on this hill, the footprint and Lord Buddha's mark were found. Phra Chao Songtham therefore built a chedi, and covered the footprint with an elaborate mondop. He also constructed a monastery for Buddhists to come worshipping. 400 years passed, the old mondop was under the renovation, and the reproduced Buddha footprint was removed. Due to the breakage for the restoration, the right Buddha footprint was found under a rough dune. Nowadays, this footprint is enshrined at a small mondop on the top of the mountain. Travellers can take a circuitous way to park their cars up there, and walk a bit further to worship the right footprint of Lord Buddha. Meanwhile, they can also enjoy a terrific panoramic view of villages and mountain ranges around Khao Phuttachai as well.

https://www.tourismthailand.org/Attraction/wat-phra-phuttachai