Ku Pu Sang Temple, Ku Pu Song Temple

Terrain

General Condition

Ku Mai Song Temple is an abandoned ancient site. It is located in the southeast corner of the city of Wiang Kum Kam. It is about 400 meters from Wat Chang Kham to the southeast. The area around the ancient site was originally a rice field. The condition before excavation was a rectangular mound. covered with large trees Which the villagers call Mai Song (Saraswati Ongsakul 1994 :62)

The present surrounding condition of the ancient site is an open field.

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

Ku Pu Sang Temple or Ku Pu Song Temple or Ku Mai Song Temple or Ku Mai Sang Temple an abandoned ancient site Originally, in the area of ​​the ancient site, there was a tree that the villagers called the Song tree covered up. Hence the origin of the name of the ancient site.

The Fine Arts Department has excavated and restored the security of the ancient site of Wat Ku Mai Song in 1989 (Department of Fine Arts 2005 :65 – 66). The information of ancient monuments and antiquities was found as follows:

The archaeological site of Wat Ku Mai Song consists of a viharn, a pagoda, an octagonal stupa, a glass wall, and a Mekong arch in front of the viharn.

Architectural features

1. Vihara is a hall viharn with dimensions 11 meters wide, 20 meters long and 1.20 meters high (Saraswati Ongsakul 1994:62) facing east. At present, only the base pad in the rectangular chart remains. Lift the front gages 1 part, the back is the Chukchi base for enshrining the principal Buddha image. There are stairs in front and on the south side. wooden roof structure Thatched with clay tiles, please

2. The chedi is located behind the viharn. Only the base of the chopping board remained in the square plan. Supporting the base layer in front of the lift gauge board and the base of the lift gauge base From the pagoda base model, it is assumed that it is a castle-shaped chedi with 4 sides of the arch, followed by a small bell around the base of the chedi. There is a glass wall connected from the end of the sanctuary. On the southwest side of the pagoda there is a flower stand.

The area in front of the viharn is adjacent to the Mekong arch within the glass wall area. Found the base of the octagonal stupa. which left only the base of the chopping board stacked in 2 tiers.

Artifacts found

Antiques which have been excavated include brick plates with inscriptions of Thamma Lanna script, age around the 21st Buddhist century. The inscription reads that “...Anyway…” “…Pengpandin…” “…Saphanna4…” “DinPawan…” etc.

In addition, pieces of stucco sculptures used to decorate the arch of the Cravat were also found. Flora pattern, guard pattern, floral pattern for decorating the front of the wooden floor board. Animal parts and a lonely figure, etc. The pottery was found from the San Kamphaeng kiln. Wiang Kalong furnace source local stove source including Chinese wares painted in blue patterns under the glaze. During the Ming dynasty (1911 - 2187), and other types of antiques were also found, such as a Pala-Pagan clay print, a stucco head of a Buddha image. Buddha parts and bronze aura A piece of bronze plaque adorning the pagoda. and round sandstone stupa, etc.

Determination of age

From the architectural style of the pagodas that were popularly built in the aftermath of the 21st Buddhist century, together with the ancient artifacts found, it can be said that the ancient site of Wat Ku Mai Song. It should have been built around the 21st - 22nd Buddhist century.