Wat Prasat, Nonthaburi
วัดปราสาท
Religion
AffiliationMahayana Buddhism
Location
LocationBang Kruai-Sai Noi Road, Bang Krang, Nonthaburi 11000
CountryThailand
Geographic coordinates13°50′22″N 100°27′07″E / 13.83947°N 100.45186°E / 13.83947; 100.45186

Wat Prasat, Nonthaburi (Thai: วัดปราสาท, RTGS: Wat Prasat, pronounced [wát prās̄āth], Temple of Prasat) is the oldest temple in Nonthaburi. Wat Prasat was built in the reign of King Prasat Thong.

Wat Prasat is in Bang Krang Subdistrict, Mueang Nonthaburi District, Nonthaburi Province.[1][2] Its mural is the work of the province's most admired artist and is the oldest painting in Nonthaburi Province.[3] The temple is in the Mahayana sect, a temple that was bestowed upon Wisungkhamsima (วิสุงคามสีมา) for tourism.[4] It is registered as a National Historic Site.[2] Its date of construction is unknown. Sources variously say that Wat Prasat was built in the reign of King Prasat Thong[5] or in the reign of King Narai[2].

Principal Buddha Image

Ubosot

The entrance door of ubosot has 3 doors decorated by three golden prasat. Temples are usually built with five golden prasat. The architecture is very meticulous.[6][5]

Interior

Murals were added in the late Ayutthaya period. Nonthaburi craftsmen depicted the birth of ten Buddhas, and are considered some of the oldest murals in Nonthaburi.[7][8]

Mural in Wat Prasat, Nonthaburi

Temple area

A wooden shrine is inside the temple.[9] The Ta-khian tree was discovered on 3 November 2007 by landowner Thang Mae who sold the land attached to Wat Prasat to Pinsiri Village.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Retro coin, Venerable Monk Son, Wat Prasat". Khaosod Online. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 ผู้จัดการออนไลน์ (22 January 2021). "Exquisite and full of faith with "5 old temples of the Ayutthaya period", beautiful and precious in Nonthaburi". MGR ONLINE. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Wat Prasat (Prasat Temple)". Tourism Thailand. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Wat prasat". WAT PORTAL. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  5. 1 2 ผู้จัดการออนไลน์ (5 February 2021). "Visit the old temple of Muang Non, "Wat Prasat", the magnificent Maha Ut Church in the Ayutthaya period". MGR ONLINE. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  6. ↑ PAPAIWAT. "Wat Prasat". Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  7. ↑ Nonthaburi Provincial Office (Information and Communication Division). "Wat Prasart". Nonthaburi. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  8. ↑ เอิงเอย. "Paying homage at Wat Prasat, Nonthaburi, Over 400 years old temple. Visiting Maha Ut Church, the largest Ta-khian tree in Thai". trueID. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  9. ↑ "Wat Prasat". Thai-Tour.com. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
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