Phra That Mughalin

Terrain

General Condition

Phra That Mughalin At present, it is located in Muthalintraram School, Village No. 1, Ban Nong Chik, Thung Tako Subdistrict, Chumphon Province. The nature of the source is a plateau 10 meters above sea level with a slight slope to the east. On the south side of the source there is a Tako canal flowing into the sea. The distance is about 7 -8 kilometers (Sarat Chalosantisakul 2011 :page number not listed)

Height above mean sea level

Waterway

Khlong Tako flows through the south of the source.

Geological conditions

It is located on a flat land deposited by sediments during the Quaternary period. The height of the area is about 10 meters above the moderate water level. The area has a slight slope to the east.

Archaeological Era

era/culture

Archaeological age

Mythological age

Types of archaeological sites

archaeological essence

Wat Muthalintharam was formerly known as Wat Nong Chik. Because originally in the temple area, there used to be a swamp and a big chik tree was growing on the edge of the swamp. Later, when the temple was built, the temple was named Mujalin, which means "chik tree" in Pali language. and add a monastery that means "Temple" on the back, named "Wat Muthalintraram"

In the history book of temples throughout the kingdom, volume 23, said that Wat Muthalintraram was built in 1797 in the area of ​​Thung Ta Krai Sub-district. Later in the year 1953, the temple was moved to At Moo 1, Chong Mai Kaew Subdistrict 700 meters away from the original area, while the former temple's location is only Phra That Mujalin. which the villagers call "Father Than Nai Kuti" and became the location of Wat Muthalintraram School today

Architectural features of Phra That Mughalin are a bell-shaped chedi with 12 wooden recesses, with a base set as a two-tier chopping board measuring 2.2 x 2.2 meters, followed by a lion base supporting the wooden recessed base. The left and right arches are decorated with giant stucco statues in standing and sitting postures. Gable porch decorated with stucco in the face of Kan. Next up is a lotus in a bell-shaped set in a square plan and a bell body recessed into 12 wooden thrones and the top of the chedi is a group of at least 5 tiers of lotus vines.

from the history of the temple archaeological excavation and art history Thus, it is assumed that Phra That Muthalin has been used in all 4 periods, namely

Early 1 Is the time when the chedi was built, the style was determined according to the art during the reign of King Rama 3 (1824-1851 B.E.)

Early 2 Found evidence of the addition of the relics, presumably not far from the construction of the relics.

Early 3 There was a major repair, presumably during the reign of King Rama 6-7, the height of the bell body was increased. The pagoda elements are plastered with cement.

Early 4 Found evidence of the last renovation around 1987

In addition, other artifacts were also found in the excavations, such as a pottery containing a bone painted with blue flowers on a clear glazed clay background, dating back to the Ming Dynasty, dating back to the 22nd-23rd Buddhist century, fragments of traditional pottery pottery. , Architectural pieces, stucco sculptures and earthen bricks, etc. The bone jars should have been moved along with the sand filling at the base of the chedi in the third chedi renovation (Sarat Cholasantisakul 2011 :Page numbers are not displayed)

Villagers believe that Phra That Mughalin contains bones of important people. By the villagers popularly called this relic. "Your father in the cubicle"

At present, Phra That Mujalin is considered an important place and is respected by the people in the community. On April 15 of every year, there will be a tradition to bathe the water of the father in the cubicle every year.