Wat Sam Phraya


Wat Sam Phraya is a Thai royal temple of the third class, located in Wat Sam Phraya Sub-district, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok. Formerly called Wat Sak or Wat Bang Khun Phrom, it was presumably built in the Ayutthaya period. It was restored and given its present name in the Bangkok era.

History

During the reign of King Rama I, Luang Wisut Yothamart dedicated the land and houses of his deceased younger brother Khun Phrom as a temple in his memory, and it was named Bang Khun Phrom Temple. During the reign of King Rama III, the temple had fallen to ruins. Phraya Raja Supawadee, Phraya Rachikul and Phraya Thep Worachun, who were the sons of Mrs. Phawa, the youngest sister of Luang Wisut Yothamat and Khun Phrom, jointly renovated the temple. When the three phraya offered the temple to King Rama III, he bestowed it the name "Sam Phraya Temple" and raised it to the status of a royal temple in the year 1823 CE.

Structures

The ordination hall is a brick building with a double-tiered roof clad in Chinese glazed tiles. The main Buddha image of the temple is called Luang Pho Phra Phutta Keson. The interior walls are painted in a floral pattern. A frieze, depicting dragons and phoenix in gold, runs along the top of the walls. The sections between the windows depict offering tables in a Chinese style.
The ceremony hall is a brick building with 2-tiers of roof tiles, decorated with Chinese plates and patterns.
A total of twenty-five stupas lie within and around the enclosure of the ordination hall.

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