Kuai Lan Temple

Terrain

General Condition

Gu Ai Lan Temple is an abandoned ancient site. Away from the original Ping River line (Ping away) to the south about 100 meters away from the Ping River to the east about 1 km, located on the land of Mr. Lan. therefore named after the owner of the land Away from Wan Chang Kham to the northeast, about 170 meters. At present, the ancient site is surrounded by gardens and residential houses. A cement fence was built around the land where the ancient site is located.

Height above mean sea level

Waterway

Ping River

Geological conditions

It is a river basin area. was deposited with sand and gravel sediments. In the Holocene era

Archaeological Era

era/culture

Archaeological age

Types of archaeological sites

archaeological essence

Gu Ai Lan Temple is an abandoned ancient site. Away from the original Ping River line (Ping away) to the south about 100 meters, located on the land of Nai Lan. therefore named after the owner of the land.

The Fine Arts Department has excavated and studied the ancient monuments of Wat Kuai Lan in 1999–2000 (Department of Fine Arts 2005:71–72). The information of ancient monuments and antiquities was found as follows:

The ancient monuments of Wat Ku Ai Lan consist of viharn, pagoda, kaeo wall and arch.

Architectural features

1. Vihara is a hall facing east. At present, only the base part is left in the rectangular chart. white brick masonry Lift the front gauge 2 parts and the back 1 part to be the room to enshrine the principal Buddha image. The Chukchi base was built in the entire area. as well as Viharn of Wat Ku Pa Dom, Wat Ku Ai Si, Wat I Khang and Wat Phaya Mangrai, etc. The roof structure is made of wood. thatched with clay tiles There is a staircase in front of the temple. The end of the stairs is decorated with lotus pillars

2. The chedi is located behind the viharn. Approximately 2.50 meters away, at present, only the lower chopping board's base remains in the square plan. from excavation and restoration It was found that before the construction of this pagoda, the ground was leveled. and filled with laterite soil Then the foundation of the pagoda was built about 76 centimeters high and then the pagoda was built.

3. Glass walls appear to the east, west and south. Only the east side has an entrance arch (Mekong arch) with brick paving as a walkway connecting the stairs to the entrance to the temple. However, the style of the Khong arch of Kuai Lan Temple has the same characteristics as the Khong Arch of Ku Rid Mai Temple, Ku Mai Song Temple, Hua Nong Temple, and Phaya Mangrai Temple, etc.

Artifacts found

in the study Found a stucco sculpture at the base of the chedi and the end of the viharn. flora pattern Animal parts such as nagas, lions, and many deities Age can be determined around the 21st Buddhist century.

In addition, a clay tablet was found. Pieces of gilded clay Buddha images in the attitude of subduing Mara, Lanna art, 21st - 22nd Buddhist centuries, and pottery made from the San Kamphaeng kiln source. Wiang Kalong furnace source Sand kiln source Lampang furnace source Tao Wang Nuea and Chinese wares during the Ming Dynasty (1911 – 2187) and the Qing Dynasty. (Buddhist century 22 – 23)

Determination of age

from the popularity of building a bell-top castle-shaped chedi since the end of the 19th Buddhist century and the stucco pattern that determines the age during the 21st Buddhist century, together with the antiques of the same period The ancient site of Wat Kuai Lan was probably built in the 19th - 21st Buddhist centuries.