Wat Pu Pia

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General Condition

Wat Pu Bia is an abandoned ancient site. It was originally a longan plantation belonging to Nang Chandi's father. And after the Fine Arts Department has excavated an archaeological study in 1986, it found a group of archaeological sites, including viharn, chedi, ordination hall, octagonal stupa. and the altar

At present, the ancient site surrounding the residential houses

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

Wat Pu Bia is an abandoned ancient site. The name of Wat Pu Bia comes from what the villagers call it after the appearance of a small old man who lives in this ancient site (Pu Bia means Grandfather Tia).

The Fine Arts Department has excavated and studied the ancient monuments of Wat Pu Bia in the year 1986 (Department of Fine Arts 2005 :85 – 87) found information on ancient sites and antiques as follows:

From the excavation study, it was found that the ancient monuments of Wat Pu Bia consisted of a chedi, a viharn, an ubosot, an octagonal stupa. and the altar

Architectural features

1. Vihara, remaining only the base part in the rectangular plan The back room has a Chukchi base that fills the room. Same as Wat I Tang, Ku Ai Si Temple, Ku Ai Lan Temple and Wat Phaya Mangrai Next to the room enshrining the principal Buddha image is a booth. (Gandhakudi Room) Inside the viharn, there are 6 pairs of pillars. There is a main staircase in front and a small staircase inside the Viharn. Two floors have stairs and a kitchen to find someone. Vihara Gandha Kudi room is connected to the side of the chedi. From excavations found that Viharn of Wat Pu Pia has overlapping construction in 2 periods. In the latter, the brand has been expanded to add double pillars outside the viharn on the side walls to support the use of the bird wings on both sides. Use the inner pair of pillars and build a pair of Hathai Viharn, Gandha Kudi room to build the hall porch. The front creates a staircase leading up to the front and decorates the column with lonely parts.

2. The chedi is located on the base of the palace behind the viharn. surrounded by glass walls The corner of the base of the palace in the southeast has a staircase leading up to it.

The pagoda is in the shape of a bell-top castle. The lower base is the chopping board base in the square plan. Supports the front layer of the square board in the 3 stacked lift gauge layout and 2 sets of 2 sets of overlapping base pads. Each set consists of The bases are stacked in 2 layers and separated by a very high stretched board layer.

The middle part is a square-shaped elemental house. Lift the wheel gauge with the base part. There are arches to enshrine the Buddha images on all four sides. The corners of the elemental houses are decorated with cladding patterns on the upper and lower cladding, while the elements of the elements are decorated with stucco designs in Lanna style influenced by Chinese art.

Above the elemental house, up to the base layer Supports garlands, vines and bells in the octagonal layout. The malai tier of Wat Pu Bia does not match the traditional Lanna chedi very much. Above it is a polygonal throne or it can be a round throne. The upper part collapses, unknown pattern.

The style of the Chedi Wat Pu Bia has greatly evolved in terms of the height of the base set. Both the chopping board base and the high-gauge pad base are stacked in two sets, which are different from the castle-shaped chedi in the previous period. Therefore, it may be that the chedi was built around the second half of the 21st Buddhist century.

3. Ubosot facing east The layout is parallel to the viharn and pagoda lines. Set on a cutting board base surrounded by glass walls. The walls of the walls have cross-shaped perforations. There is a staircase leading up to the front. Inside the glass wall, there are red and gray round sandstone parapets. white masonry ubosot At present, only the part of the pad remains. In the rectangular plan, lifted 2 parts in front and 1 part in the back. The back room is the base of the Buddha image. There are no pillars inside the building to support the roof structure. but using a weight-bearing wall technique instead At the base of the golden wooden board, decorated with stucco patterns in the shape of clouds. or pattern around the glass box frame

4. Octagonal stupa located in front of the ubosot surrounded by glass walls Only the base of the pad that looks like an inverted lotus is left. Above, drilled a cross-shaped perforation like the glass wall of the chapel, 2 holes on each side, the rest collapsed. But from the discovery of the gold leaf Jango that was used to decorate the parts in the area of ​​the stupa Therefore, it is assumed that it is an octagonal stupa whose top is a bell, segment, and tiered stupa and probably contains the remains of important persons. because found a clay pot, not strong meat and bone fragments in the joints of human hands or feet In front of the octagonal stupa stands an altar in the form of a pedestal pedestal of plexiglass.

Artifacts found

Important antiques found include:bronze buddha parts glass buddha sandstone buddha stucco buddha A small Buddha image made of lead material on the back with a spell inscription. Terracotta amulets, Phra Phong and Phra Singhsong types

Also found pieces of pottery made from the San Kamphaeng kiln source. Wiang Kalong stove and pottery in the Haripunchai style Other types of antiques include patterned brick panels. Glass, colored stone rings, colored stone beads, steel blades and oyster shells, etc.

Determination of age

from a comparative study of architectural styles, analyzes with antiquities Therefore, it is assumed that the ancient site of Wat Pu Bia is probably between the 21st and 22nd Buddhist centuries.