Wat Phra Si Iriyabot
The Wat Phra Si Iriyabot ( Thai วัด พระ สี่ อิริยาบถ , "Temple of the four postures of the Buddha") is a Buddhist temple complex ( Wat ) in Kamphaeng Phet , Kamphaeng Phet Province .
location
Wat Phra Si Iriyabot is located about a hundred meters north of Wat Phra Non , the temple of the reclining Buddha, in a forest area north of the old town of Kamphaeng Phet, which is called Aranyik.
Building history
Wat Phra Si Iriyabot is a relatively large temple, but not much is known about its architectural history. According to the great Buddha statue in Mondop, its origins date back to the Sukhothai period of the 14th or 15th century.
Attractions
The following attractions are located in the area of Wat Phra Si Iriyabot.
The first building after entering the temple complex is a viharn (prayer hall) on a broad foundation, which was designed as a place for ritual processions. Behind the viharn there is a mondop with a square floor plan and portals on each side; it is also the main building of the temple. Four portals in each corner of the Mondop served as storage places for Buddha statues , which were available in four different forms: walking, sitting, lying and standing. Today only the standing figure is left in the southern corner. It probably dates from the Sukothai period, using typical local forms of the Kamphaeng Phet school.
Two smaller Mondops, of which the one in the southeast corner is quite well preserved, follow. This Mondop shows influences of the Burmese temple architecture.
literature
- Clarence Aasen: Architecture of Siam: A Cultural History and Interpretation . Oxford University Press, Oxford 1998, ISBN 983-56-0027-9 .
Web links
- archae.go.th (PDF) Information from the National Museum Kamphaeng Phet, u. a. with information on Wat Phra Si Iriyabot; Retrieved March 22, 2010