Wat Suthat
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Wat Suthat Thepwararam Ratchaworamahawihan | |
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![]() Main sanctuaryin the night | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Buddhism |
Location | |
Location | 146Bamrung Mueang Rd,Wat Ratchabophit,Phra Nakhon,Bangkok |
Country | Thailand |
Geographic coordinates | 13°45′04″N100°30′04″E/ 13.751028°N 100.501004°E |
Architecture | |
Founder | KingRama I |
Completed | 1847/48 |
Wat Suthat Thepwararam(Thai:วัดสุทัศนเทพวราราม,Thai pronunciation:[wátsu.tʰáttʰêːp.pʰá.wáʔ.raː.raːm]) is a Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand. It is a royal temple of the first grade, one of ten such temples in Bangkok (23 in Thailand). Construction was begun by KingRama Iin 1807. In the beginning, it was initially called "Wat Maha Sutthawat" (วัดมหาสุทธาวาส) and was located in acombretumgrove. Further construction and decorations were carried out by KingRama IIwho helped carve the wooden doors, but the temple was not completed until the reign of KingRama IIIin 1847 or 1848. This temple contains theBuddha imagePhra Sri Sakyamuni(Thai:พระศรีศากยมุนี;RTGS:Phra Si Sakkayamuni) which have been moved fromSukhothai Province.At the lower terrace of the base, there are 28 Chinesepagodaswhich symbolize the28 Buddhasborn on this earth. Wat Suthat also contains Phra Buddha Trilokachet (Thai:พระพุทธไตรโลกเชษฐ์;RTGS:Phra Phuttha Trai Lokkachet) in theubosot(ordination hall) and Phra Buddha Setthamuni (Thai:พระพุทธเศรษฐมุนี;RTGS:Phra Phuttha Setthamuni) in thesala kan parian(meeting hall).
In 2005, the temple was submitted toUNESCOfor consideration as a futureWorld Heritage Site.
Preta of Wat Suthat
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The temple dates back to the beginning of theRattanakosin Kingdom.At the time, it was said thatpreta(Thai:เปรต,pret), a kind ofundeadin Buddhist andSiamesebelief often depicted as a tallhungry ghostwith a thin body and a scary howling cry, appeared in front of the temple at night. One mural in theordination hallof this temple, also shows painting of one preta lying to feed water from themonks.[1]This gave rise to the saying"Pret Wat Suthat"(Thai:เปรตวัดสุทัศน์), often paired with"Raeng Wat Saket"(Thai:แร้งวัดสระเกศ,"vultures ofWat Saket"). TheSao Chingcha,or Giant Swing, a towering Hindu structure stands in front of the temple.
Gallery
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Phra Si Sakyamuni is enshrined in thevihara,also known for its exquisite murals.
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Phra Buddha Trilokachet
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Vihara
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Interior of the vihara
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Phraubosotor Ordination hall
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Interior of the Phra ubosot
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Wat Suthat (left) withGiant Swing(right)
See also
[edit]- List of Buddhist temples in Thailand
- DevasathanHindu temple nearby
References
[edit]- ^"ความจริงไม่ตาย: ยักษ์วัดแจ้ง แร้งวัดสระเกศ เปรตวัดสุทัศน์"[Truth never dies: ogres of Wat Arun, vultures of Wat Saket, pret of Wat Suthat].TPBS(in Thai). 18 September 2019.Retrieved19 September2019.
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