Wat Khok Ma Feung

Terrain

General Condition

Wat Khok Ma Feung is located on a sandbar. Tak Bai River is an important river that is not far from Wat Khok Ma Feung to the north.

The territory of Wat Khok Ma Feung

North, next to the new public road

South, next to Wat Khok Ma Feung School

east and west next to the forest

Height above mean sea level

Waterway

Tak Bai River

Geological conditions

Most of the area of ​​Tak Bai District is flat area. Some are characterized by peatlands that are flooded throughout the year. Khok Ma Feung Temple is located on a sand dune that originated in the Holocene era about 6,000 years ago. The Tak Bai River is not far from the temple to the north. The Tak Bai River runs parallel to the coastline. There is a sandbar about 100 – 200 meters wide between the river and the sea. which is caused by changes in sea level the flow of the tides and the action of the wind Causing sandbars blocking the original river exit until the Tak Bai River lagoon was formed. Therefore, the Tak Bai River flows out to the Ban Taba area. The same area as the Bang Nara River and the Kolok River. Sala Mai and Jae Hee sub-district area

Archaeological Era

era/culture

Archaeological age

Types of archaeological sites

archaeological essence

Wat Khok Ma Feung is a temple built in the year 1874. There are two approaches to the history of the temple construction, namely the first approach:Chai Phromsakul initiated the construction of the temple and invited Phra Winai Tham (Jui) from Wat Chonlatarnsinghe as The abbot of the Vinaya Thammarat (Jui) is a carpenter who is skilled in writing and carving. as well as sculpture (Wannika Na Songkhla 1992 :75)

The second approach says that Wat Khok Ma Feung was built by Phra Kru Opasphutthakhun (Put Inthachoto) while he was the abbot of Wat Chonlatarnsinghe. After that, Phrachai was appointed as the abbot (Prungsri Walliphodom et al. 2002:169).

Wat Khok Ma Feung was bestowed Wisung Kam Sema on August 11, 1898 and tied Phatthasima in 1903 Wisung Kham Sema District, with a width of 17 meters and a length of 21.50 meters.

Important ancient artifacts within the temple are:

Ubosot Facing the east is the building of the masonry. There is a veranda around 9.50 meters wide and 15 meters long. There are 3 doors in front. The mondop arch has a large chant in the middle that used to house a Buddha image. The back wall is built into a solid wall. There are 4 windows on each side, the arch of the window is a mondop Twelve wooden recessed pagoda tops In the middle there is an arch enshrining a Buddha image. Wooden wares, with bouquets of blue flowers, a handsome body, a rooster leaf, and a swan's tail, which is a naga's head. The front gable is stucco painted with the image of Vishnu Song Garuda. The back gable is a picture of a castle. Indra on the back of the Erawan elephant Inside the Ubosot enshrines the principal Buddha image, a gilded stucco Buddha image in a meditation posture. There is a small gilded stucco Buddha image in the attitude of subduing Mara enshrined on each side, one on each side. Behind the three Buddha images, there are murals in the shape of a Ruean Kaew arch surrounded by trees. The ceiling of the chapel is divided into 8 rooms, 4 rooms in the middle are the shape of the sun. 2 moons each surrounded by stars, 8 each, the ceiling of the first and last rooms are star-shaped, surrounded by 4 butterflies, except the first room on the right, the main Buddha image has no butterfly image. Every room's background is a picture of a falling bouquet of flowers. The rafters and beams are regularly patterned when they are in a bad state. The cone in the middle of the rafter that intersects is made of lotus-shaped etching sticks. The sema leaves around the chapel are stucco, size 59 cm long, 35 cm wide, 3.5 cm thick, with a pattern similar to the sema leaves at Chonlatarnsinghe Temple.

kumai There are 3 houses:

- abbot's cubicle It is a wooden building with concrete pillars. It is in the form of a Tri Muk building and has a porch protruding towards the front. The gable of the cloister is stucco with two lacquer panels. There are two window openings. All three sides are the same The ceiling of the front porch is divided into 6 rooms, decorated with a carved star pattern in the middle. There is a butterfly surrounded by stars in all four corners. Inside the cloister are paintings on a few boards on the neck which adorn the back of the monk's chamber depicting successive images of the Buddha's life. The second neck on the south side of the amulet had one plate. There are three parts of the Buddha's biography, namely the birth, liberal arts performances, and visits to the park. He met the four angels Two parts of the wooden slats in the monk's room There is a picture of his coming out of the Maha Phinetekrom. cut off the mauli His Majesty performed all manners When Mrs. Suchada offered the rice, and when she floated the golden tray down to the castle, down to the Kannakarat castle on the two-necked wooden planks on the north side of the monk's room. There is a picture of the three daughters of Phraya Mara dancing in front of the Buddha. Pictures of the preaching of the Dharma Chakra Please Panchawakee and Lelai Forest Inside the abbot's cubicle, there is Mondop Phra Phutthabat It is a gilded wooden mondop decorated with glass on which the Buddha's footprint has an inscription that reads:“Phra Buddha A.D. 2468” is a wood carving of the Vinayadhamma (Jui), Phra Dhammakha Singh Cabinet It is a pattern of two watering cans, Buddha in the posture of prohibiting the sea It is a wood carved with lacquer and gilded with gold. The craftsmanship of the Vinaya Dhamma (Jui) carved from Pradu wood, lacquered with gold and decorated with glass.

- East hut near the entrance of the temple a raised cubicle The hipped roof is stacked in two tiers, covered with clay tiles. The building is made of wood. There are windows and grilles for ventilation.

- Wood of the West There is a letter written on the wooden plate decorated the second neck saying "Phanok Kong-Suwanno, built in 1941". The cubicle is a wooden building with a high platform, rectangular plan. The roof is hipped, stacked 2 floors, with a porch protruding from the front of the cubicle, with stairs flanked on 2 sides. The outside of the building inside is carved with wood and painted in various patterns such as flora designs. The ceiling area is decorated with a butterfly pattern surrounding the stars at all 4 corners.

bell tower in the west of the church It is a wooden building with concrete pillars. The roof of the Chaturamuk, the top of the Mondop, decorated with rooster leaves, swan's tail, gable with flora and thepphanom designs (Wannipha Na Songkhla 1992 :75-76)