Ku Pa Dom Temple

Terrain

General Condition

Ku Pa Dom Temple is an abandoned ancient site. Originally, the ancient site was located on Aunt Dom's land. The villagers therefore called the ancient site by the name of the landowner. Ku Pa Dom Temple

At present, the ancient site is surrounded by gardens and residential houses. It is about 700 meters from the Ping River to the east, 250 meters from the ancient site of Wat Pu Pia to the south, and about 200 meters from the Wang Tan Municipality Office to the north.

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 Pa Dom Temple is an abandoned ancient site. Originally, the ancient site was located on Aunt Dom's land. The villagers therefore called the ancient site by the name of the landowner. Ku Pa Dom Temple

The Fine Arts Department has excavated and studied the ancient monuments of Wat Ku Pa Dom in the year 1999 – 2000 (Department of Fine Arts 2005:61 – 62).

The archaeological site of Wat Ku Ba Dom is characterized by a densely distributed group of ancient sites, consisting of a viharn facing east. pagoda behind the temple The altars are located on the west and north side of the pagoda, one on each side, a glass wall in the form of a lotus-backed lotus (capped lotus) and a Khong arch.

Architectural features

1. Vihara is a hall hall, at present, only the base part is left in the rectangular plan, lifting 2 front sections and 2 back sections, the same as Wihan Wat Phra Ut. The floor of the viharn is paved with bricks, plastered with white plaster, consisting of 7 pairs of pillar bases and a staircase in front. and a small staircase on either side of the back room. Only the front of the stairs is decorated with a lonely body (Tang Wan)

At the end of the viharn is a room for enshrining Buddha images. Build a Chukchi base that fills the room as well as the Viharn of Wat Ku Ai Si. Kuai Lan Temple, Kum Kam Temple, I Khang Temple and Phaya Mangrai Temple, etc.

2. Chedi is a white brick pagoda. At present, only the base of the chopping board remains visible in the square plan. Supports the floor in front of the lift board 2 sections

Artifacts found

For earthenware, it was found very rarely. There are pieces of pottery made from the San Kamphaeng kiln source. Wiang Kalong stove Containers made from local stoves And found only a small piece of Chinese wares painted under the glaze of the Ming Dynasty (1911 - 2187).

Determination of age

From a comparative study of architectural styles in Ku Pa Dom Temple It was found that it was a popular style built in the Lanna Kingdom during the 21st - 22nd Buddhist century. In addition, the excavated artifacts can be of a similar age. Therefore, it is assumed that the ancient site of Wat Ku Pa Dom is probably in the 21st - 22nd Buddhist century.