Wat Muang

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Wihan Kaeo of Wat Muang

Wat Muang ( Thai : วัด ม่วง ) is a Buddhist temple ( wat ) in the Ang Thong Province in central Thailand .

location

Wat Muang is located in the middle of rice fields in the east of the district ( Amphoe ) Amphoe Wiset Chai Chan , about 10 km west of the provincial capital Ang Thong .

history

Wat Muang was founded in the Mueang Wiset Chan ( เมือง วิเศษ ชาญ ) during the Ayutthaya period - around 1690 . Mueang Wiset Chan was a flourishing city until in 1767 the capital Ayutthaya , the surrounding cities and temples in the Siamese-Burmese War 1764–1769 was destroyed by the Burmese.

On December 8, 1982, the monk Luang Pho Kasem ( หลวง พ่อ เกษม , also known as Ajahn Suko, อาจารย์ สุ โก ) discovered the ruins of the temple, which had been neglected for over 200 years. He decided to build a new temple on this site. Construction began the following year. On October 24, 1984, Luang Pho Kasem was appointed abbot of the new Wat Muang temple, and on September 12, 1986, Wat Muang was inaugurated by King Bhumibol .

Luang Pho Kasem died on March 7, 2001.

Attractions

The large statue of Phra Buddha Maha Nawamin Sakayamuni Sri Wiset Chai Chan
  • Luang Pho Yai ( หลวง พ่อ ใหญ่ ) - the huge seated Buddha statue is probably the real attraction of the temple. The foundation stone was laid on March 9, 1991. After almost 16 years of construction, the work was completed on February 16, 2007, the total construction costs amounted to 104,261,089.65 baht , which was borne by donations alone. Even before Luang Pho Kasem died in 2001, he determined the name of the statue: Phra Buddha Maha Nawamin Sakayamuni Sri Wiset Chai Chan ( พระพุทธ มหา นว มิ นท ร์ ศากยมุนี ศรี วิเศษชัยชาญ ).
    The dimensions of the statue:
    Height: 93 meters
    Width at knee height: 62 meters
    Size of the head from the chin to the hairline: 12 meters, total size of the head to the tip of the ushnisha : 26.5 meters
  • Crystal Wihan ( วิหาร แก้ว วัด ม่วง , Wihan Kaeo ) - the assembly hall is completely lined with mirrors inside, life-size bronze statues of famous monks from all over Thailand are placed along the side walls.
  • The Lotos-Bot ( พระ อุโบสถ กลาง ดอกบัว , Phra Ubosot Klang Dok Bua ) - the prayer hall is surrounded by a "crystal wall " ( Kampheng Kaeo ) , which is formed from huge pink petals of the lotus flower . The unusual thing about it is its circular shape.
  • Guanyin Shrine
  • The Hell Garden ( แดน นรก , Daen Narok ) - at the foot of Luang Pho Yai you can feel transported into Buddhist hell. Numerous life-size cement figures show in drastic, sometimes macabre scenes, what is in bloom for the sinner in the various hells.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b History of Luang Pho Yai page of Wat Muang (in Thai)
  2. ↑ Hell Park at Wat Muang in Ang Thong (in English)

Web links

Commons : Wat Muang  - Collection of Images

Coordinates: 14 ° 35 ′ 37.1 ″  N , 100 ° 22 ′ 49.3 ″  E