WIP · World in Pocket

วัดปรมัยยิกาวาส

ตำบลเกาะเกร็ด, TH

วัดปรมัยยิกาวาส

Wat Paramaiyikawat Warawihan (Thai: วัดปรมัยยิกาวาส วรวิหาร) or simply known as Wat Paramaiyikawat (วัดปรมัยยิกาวาส) is an ancient Buddhist temple located on Ko Kret, Nonthaburi Province, central Thailand on the Chao Phraya River. The temple is classified as the second rank of royal temple. It is be

lieved that it was built in the late Ayutthaya period after begin of Ko Kret. At that time it was called "Wat Pak Ao" (วัดปากอ่าว), which means "estuary temple" according to the location. In 1764, when the Burmese occupied the city during the fall of Ayutthaya, the temple was left empty, until 1774 when the Mons immigrated in the reign of King Taksin who ordered to restore the temple, which Mons call "Pia Moo Kia Terng" (เภี่ยมู้เกี้ยเติ้ง, Mon: ဘာမုဟ်ဂဒုင်), meaning "temple at the cape". In 1874, King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) presided over the Thot Kathin (ทอดกฐิน) ceremony in total four Mon's temples of Nonthaburi. The King ordered the restoration and overhaul of the temple by preserving the Mon style in order to devote the merit to his grandmother (Princess Sudarattanarachaprayur ) who had raised him when he was young and named the temple "Wat Paramaiyikawat" like today, which means "temple...

Listen to the audio guide for วัดปรมัยยิกาวาส Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off

Nearby