Wat Si Phichit Kirati Kanlayaram

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Chedi of Wat Si Phichit Kirati Kanlayaram
(state December 2014)

Wat Si Phichit Kirati Kanlayaram ( Thai วัด ศรี พิจิต กิ รติ กัลยา ราม , also: Bicitrakirtikalyarama) is the ruin of a Buddhist temple complex ( Wat ) in Sukhothai , Sukhothai Province in the northern region of Thailand .

location

Wat Si Phichit Kirati Kanlayaram is located about 2.5 kilometers southeast of the southern city gate ( ประตู น โม - Pratu Namo) outside the Old City (Mueang Kao - เมือง เก่า ) of Sukhothai. Wat Chedi Si Hong is about 200 meters to the west .

Wat Si Phichit Kirati Kanlayaram is part of the Sukhothai Historical Park .

Building history

Wat Si Phichit Kirati Kanlayaram was founded in the time of the Sukhothai Kingdom during the reign of King Sai Lue Thai in 1403.

In 1956, during excavations by the Fine Arts Department, a stone inscription was found on the temple grounds, which has since been called "Stone Inscription 46" (also: Inscription XLVI ). The inscription consists of a slab of greenish slate about six centimeters thick , the lower part of which is missing. It is about 72 centimeters high. The stone inscription is said to remind of the establishment of Wat Si Phichit Kirati Kanlayaram by the Queen Mother "Satṃtec Braḥ Rājajananī Srī Dharmarājamātā Mahātilakaraṭanarājanārtha" and her son "Satṃtec Mahādharrmarājādhipatī Srī Surīyavaṅammar III. At the same time she wants to put down in writing the declaration of independence of the Sukhothai Kingdom of Ayutthaya in 1400.

The Queen Mother further describes that she invited "Satṃtec Braḥ Mahā Śrī Kirti" ( สำ เด จ พระ มหา ศรี กิ รติ ), the leader of a group of monks who had just made their monastic vows in Kamphaeng Phet , to settle in the temple . In the year 1403 she gave the temple a "Śrī Mahābodhi" ( ศรี มหา โพธิ ), the so-called Bodhi tree , under which the Buddha received his enlightenment. Then the text breaks off on the inscription 46.

Attractions

Wihan des Wat
(state December 2014)
Buddha statue in a niche of the chedi
(state December 2014)

The following attractions are located on the temple grounds:

  • A majestic Chedi in “Sinhala” or “Sukhothai style” stands on a square base with a side length of 15 meters. There is a niche for a Buddha statue on all four sides . In front of the niches are crescent-shaped stepping stones made of bricks , which are decorated with stucco. Since there were strong Sinhalese influences in Sukhothai in the 14th century , they should probably be reminiscent of the "Sandakada Pahana" (moonstones) from ancient Sri Lanka .
  • The foundations of a 15 × 25 meter assembly hall ( Wihan ) lie east of the chedi.
  • Eleven smaller chedis are scattered across the temple grounds.
  • A moat surrounds the ensemble.

literature

  • AB Griswold & Prasert na Nagara: A Declaration of Independence - PDF file of the Siam Society including a photo of the stone inscription 46, the text in modern Thai script and translation of the text into English
  • AB Griswold : Towards A History Of Sukhothai Art . The Fine Arts Department, Bangkok 1967 (without ISBN)
  • Hiram W. Woodward Jr .: Guide to Old Sukhothai . The Fine Arts Department, Bangkok 1972 (without ISBN)
  • Dawn F. Rooney: Ancient Sukhothai, Thailand's Cultural Heritage . River Books, Bangkok 2008, ISBN 978-974-9863-42-8

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Griswold: Towards A History Of Sukhothai Art , p. 52
  2. ↑ Griswold & na Nagara, Declaration of Independence
  3. ^ Woodward, Guide to Old Sukhothai , p. 37

Web links

Commons : Wat Si Phichit Kirati Kanlayaram  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 16 ° 59 ′ 49.6 ″  N , 99 ° 42 ′ 47.2 ″  E