Wat Phra Borommathat

Terrain

General Condition

Wat Phra Borommathat is located in Muang District, an area on the east side of Thanon Thongchai Mountain Range. The general condition is a floodplain along the banks of the Ping River. The area has a slope to the east towards the Ping River.

The location of Wat Phra Borommathat looks like a hill higher than the surrounding area. There is the Ping River flowing about 800 meters to the east.

Height above mean sea level

Waterway

Ping River

Geological conditions

Most of the area is composed of igneous rocks. The most common is granite. granite stone It is a stone that was born in the Triassic era. and carboniferous Characterized by the geomorphology of flood plains (flood plain) is a narrow plain along the river bank. and some creeks Parboils are recent alluvium, upstream and sedimentary sediments.

Archaeological Era

era/culture

Archaeological age

Mythological age

Types of archaeological sites

archaeological essence

Wat Phra Borommathat or Wat Phra That, Tak Province, located on a high hill Originally an abandoned temple, later, around 1897, it was renovated. And received the royal Wisung Kham Sima on February 8, 1949, is now a Rat temple. Under the Maha Nikaya Sangha

According to legend, the gods along the world in the Koi book found inside the temple written in the northern language. Mention the history of the construction of this Buddha image that when the Buddha Lord Buddha had favored animals to travel along the Ping River. He came to Doi Mahiyaka. or Mahiyang in the city of Tak and said to Ananda that this place is a place of serenity After Somdej Phra Nirvana, Phra Anon (some legends say that he was a disciple of 4 Buddha images) brought the royal relics. (Or relics) with 4 hairs to enshrine this Doi Mahiyang. Then build a square pagoda. put the royal ashes in the pagoda to be a place of worship for all human beings and deities (Some legends say that villagers joined together to build a pagoda to cover a hole that contained the Buddha's relics.)

However, from the historical archaeological evidence Some scholars therefore suggest that Wat Phra Borommathat may have been built since the 18th Buddhist century, corresponding to the Sukhothai period (Committee 2002:68-69), because there are ancient monuments in the Sukhothai period located in nearby areas. Iuthheete Pagoda It is located on Doi Chang on the northwest side of the temple. which is a bushy chedi built to commemorate the elephant collision incident between Pho Khun Si Inthrathit and Khun Sam Chon, the ruler of Mueang Chod (the Fine Arts Department 1973).

Important things inside Wat Phra Borommathat include:

Royal relics According to the history, it is said to be an imitation of the Shwedagon Pagoda. It is assumed that the original chedi was built by Phrakhru Phithak Boromthat. (Luang Por Thong Yoo), who is the abbot of Wat Phra Borommathat since the year 1932-1969 But the current appearance is an octagonal chedi in Lanna art. outside lining with zucchini (Brass mixed with copper) surrounded by 16 small pagodas and an arch for enshrining 12 Buddha images.

Other important things (Buddhist Division 1982:691) such as

Ubosot It is a brick building with mortar, 12 meters wide and 20 meters long, built in 1951 with beautiful carved wooden doors. The gable and gable are wooden. The carved window is a picture of the Buddha's life gilded with gold. the head of the stairs is a naga Inside the Ubosot enshrines Luang Pho Tanjai. It is a Buddha image made of bricks and cement in the attitude of subduing Mara, lacquered and gilded with gold. It is said that it was built in one day. It is considered sacred to the city of Tak. There are people who come to make wishes that often receive requests in no time. hence the origin of the name Father Tanjai

The Temple It is an old sanctuary with a two-storey high ceiling with air vents all around. causing the air inside the temple to be cool and there is a gilded stucco Buddha image inside the viharn Also within the temple grounds is another old wooden viharn with beautiful carvings.

The Hall of Worship Width 8.5 meters, length 16 meters, built in 1924, prayer hall 6.5 meters wide, 12 meters long, built in 1980

Monks both a wooden pavilion and concrete