| WAT CHI THAMMO (วัดชีธรรโม) |
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Wat Chi Thammo or the "Monastery of the Dharma Nun" - also called Wat Sri
Thammo (วัดศรีธรรโม), in this case translated as the "Monastery of the Splendid
Dharma" - was located off the city island in the southern area of Ayutthaya in Samphao
Lom sub-district. (1) It was situated on the south bank of the Chao Phraya River, west of
Wat Khun Phrom.
In situ, close to the waterfront, the foundation of a small monastic building still can be
seen.
Its historical background and period of construction are unknown.
The site is indicated on a mid-19th century map (วัดชีทำโม) and on Phraya Boran
Rachathanin's map drafted in 1926 (วัดชิธรรโม) . Some remains of the temple were
excavated by the Fine Arts Department (FAD) in Geo Coord: +14° 20' 36.41" N,
+100° 34' 1.26" E.
Footnotes:
(1) Literally the sub-district of the capsized junk. The area was known before as Ban
Samphao Lom.
Thammo (วัดศรีธรรโม), in this case translated as the "Monastery of the Splendid
Dharma" - was located off the city island in the southern area of Ayutthaya in Samphao
Lom sub-district. (1) It was situated on the south bank of the Chao Phraya River, west of
Wat Khun Phrom.
In situ, close to the waterfront, the foundation of a small monastic building still can be
seen.
Its historical background and period of construction are unknown.
The site is indicated on a mid-19th century map (วัดชีทำโม) and on Phraya Boran
Rachathanin's map drafted in 1926 (วัดชิธรรโม) . Some remains of the temple were
excavated by the Fine Arts Department (FAD) in Geo Coord: +14° 20' 36.41" N,
+100° 34' 1.26" E.
Footnotes:
(1) Literally the sub-district of the capsized junk. The area was known before as Ban
Samphao Lom.
| Text, map & photographs by Tricky Vandenberg - July 2009 Reviewed June 2011 |
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| (Click button for aerail view) |
| (View of the brick mound) |
| (Scattered bricks & tiles) |
| (Remaining foundations of Wat Chi Thammo?) |
(Extract of a mid-20th century map)