| WAT KHOK YAI MI |
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Wat Khok Yai Mi or the "Monastery of the Mound of Grandmother Mi" was located
on the city island in the southern area at Pratu Chai sub-district, east of Somdet Phra Sri
Nakarin Park.
The monastery was situated between Khlong Chakrai Yai, a canal presently called
Khlong Tho and Khlong Chakrai Noi.
It stood south of Wat Khok Khema and Wat Khok Khemi; east of Wat Hib. Wat Prasat
stood on its east. Wat Khok Yai Ma was situated the most closest to the present Chao
Phraya River.
There are no traces anymore visible of the monastery above ground level, although a
commemoration vihara exists on the premises of the Ayutthaya Hospital.
Historical data about the monastery and its construction are unknown.
The site is indicated on Phraya Boran Rachathanin's (PBR) map drafted in 1926. The
temple is situated south of what PBR mentions as Thanon Rong Krai (street). Wat Khok
Yai Mi seems to have been situated on an island formed by Khlong Chakrai Yai, the
present Chao Phraya River and a canal of unknown name, which ran on its northern and
eastern sides; linking Khlong Chakrai Yai with the present Chao Phraya River. The
temple stood though within the city walls.
on the city island in the southern area at Pratu Chai sub-district, east of Somdet Phra Sri
Nakarin Park.
The monastery was situated between Khlong Chakrai Yai, a canal presently called
Khlong Tho and Khlong Chakrai Noi.
It stood south of Wat Khok Khema and Wat Khok Khemi; east of Wat Hib. Wat Prasat
stood on its east. Wat Khok Yai Ma was situated the most closest to the present Chao
Phraya River.
There are no traces anymore visible of the monastery above ground level, although a
commemoration vihara exists on the premises of the Ayutthaya Hospital.
Historical data about the monastery and its construction are unknown.
The site is indicated on Phraya Boran Rachathanin's (PBR) map drafted in 1926. The
temple is situated south of what PBR mentions as Thanon Rong Krai (street). Wat Khok
Yai Mi seems to have been situated on an island formed by Khlong Chakrai Yai, the
present Chao Phraya River and a canal of unknown name, which ran on its northern and
eastern sides; linking Khlong Chakrai Yai with the present Chao Phraya River. The
temple stood though within the city walls.
| Text, map & photograph by Tricky Vandenberg - July 2010 |
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| (Vihara on Ayutthaya Hospital premises) |
