Wat Aranyik (Sukhothai)
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Wat Aranyik ( Thai วัด อรัญญิก - monastery of the forest monks , also "Wat Araññika") is the ruin of a Buddhist temple complex ( Wat ) in Sukhothai , Sukhothai Province in the northern region of Thailand .
location
Wat Aranyik is part of the Sukhothai Historical Park , it is located about 3.5 kilometers west of the O-City Gate ( ประตู อ้อ - Pratu O) outside the Old City (Mueang Kao - เมือง เก่า ) of Sukhothai.
General
The Theravada Buddhist monks ( bhikkhus ) during the kingdom of Sukhothai can be divided into two groups based on their way of life. One group preferred to study the Buddha's teachings , the Tipitaka . It was convenient for them to live in the monasteries within the city. That is why they were called “city monks” (Kamawasi, พระ สงฆ์ คามวาสี ). The other group preferred to practice mindfulness and meditate. They often lived in monasteries outside the cities in quiet forest areas ( Aran - อรัญ ญ์ ) and were therefore called "forest monks" ( Aranyawasi - พระ สงฆ์ อรัญ ญ วาสี ). They were the models of the later Thai forest tradition . Since the hills to the west of the old city consisted of a sparse forest, the forest monks lived here in about a dozen temples scattered on the hills.
Attractions
Wat Aranyik was one of the first temples that the Tai built in and around Sukhothai. The architectural evidence suggests that it was founded around the beginning of the 13th century. Although the stone work typical of Khmer is everywhere, the monumental proportions and formally laid out floor plans are missing here. Rather, the buildings are scattered over a relatively extensive area.
The ordination hall ( ubosot or bot ), which is relatively small in size, stands in Khmer style on a high stone pedestal. The eight boundary stones ( Bai Sema ) are not on the ground, as tradition dictates, but on the stone base.
Scattered on the wooded grounds are the remains of many unidentifiable stone structures, these are possibly to Chedi of Mon . Some appear to have been built at the same time as the bot, others - like the assembly hall some distance away - are from a later time. Kutis were usually made of non-permanent materials and can therefore no longer be identified today. However, there are some small stone cells in Wat Aranyik that might have been kutis.
literature
- Betty Gosling: Sukhothai Its History, Culture, And Art . Asia Books (Oxford University Press), Bangkok 1991, ISBN 974-8206-85-8
- AB Griswold : Towards A History Of Sukhothai Art . The Fine Arts Department, Bangkok 1967 (without ISBN)
- Dawn F. Rooney: Ancient Sukhothai, Thailand's Cultural Heritage . River Books, Bangkok 2008, ISBN 978-974-9863-42-8
Individual evidence
- ↑ HRH Prince Damrong Rajanubhab : A History Of Buddhist Monuments In Siam . Bangkok 1929, translated into English by Sulak Sivaraksa , The Siam Society , Bangkok 1962, oh. ISBN
- ↑ a b Betty Gosling: Sukhothai Its History, Culture, And Art , p. 23
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Coordinates: 17 ° 1 ′ 11.9 ″ N , 99 ° 40 ′ 24.2 ″ E