| WAT KHUN PHROM 2 (วัดขุนพรหม) |
Wat Khun Phrom is an active temple located off the city island in the southern area of
Ayutthaya in Samphao Lom sub-district, village (Moo) 5. The monastery is situated on
the south bank of the old Lopburi River, at present the Chao Phraya River (1).
Wat Nang Kui and Wat Pa Jak were situated on its east side; Wat Yi Kham on its west
side.
The ordination hall is build in the Late Ayutthaya style (1629 - 1767). The building has
the classic elevated front and back porches, with each four columns supporting the roof.
There are two entries in the front and in the back. The ubosot is 15 meters long by 5
meters in width. Behind the ubosot stood a chedi. A prayer hall was added in 1982.
Some monastic structures have been excavated in 1955. The monastery apparently was
built in 1557.
Historical data about the monastery is unknown.
Opposite Wat Khun Phrom was the mouth of Khlong Pratu Jin and its well known water
gate. A ferry connection existed from the Phraya Racha Wangsan landing at the mouth of
the canal to the landing of Wat Khun Phrom. This ferry is still in existence today. [1]
The temple is mentioned on a mid-19th century map as on Phraya Boran Rachathanin's
map drafted in 1926.
Footnotes:
(1) The Chao Phraya River has been deviated into the river bed of the old Lopburi River
in the post-Ayutthayan era anno 1857. See the essay: Ayutthaya's ever-changing
waterways.
(2) In Ayutthayan times there were twenty-two ferry routes between the main land and
the city island. In the southern area, the five other crossings were: the crossing to Wat
Phanan Choeng, Tha Hoi to Wat Pa Jak, Tha Dan Chi to Wat Surintharam, Tha Chakrai
Noi to Wat Tha Rap and Tha Wang Chai to Wat Nak. [1] See "The Boat & Ferry
Landings of Ayutthaya".
References:
[1] อธิบายแผนที่พระนครศรีอยุธยากับคำวินิจฉัยของพระยาโบราฌราชาธานินท์
ฉบับชำระครั้งที่๒ และ ภูมิสถนกรุงศรีอยุธยา (2007) - Explanation of the map of the
Capital of Ayutthaya with a ruling of Phraya Boran Rachathanin - Revised 2nd edition
and Geography of the Ayutthaya Kingdom - Ton Chabab print office - Nonthaburi
(2007) - page 91.
Ayutthaya in Samphao Lom sub-district, village (Moo) 5. The monastery is situated on
the south bank of the old Lopburi River, at present the Chao Phraya River (1).
Wat Nang Kui and Wat Pa Jak were situated on its east side; Wat Yi Kham on its west
side.
The ordination hall is build in the Late Ayutthaya style (1629 - 1767). The building has
the classic elevated front and back porches, with each four columns supporting the roof.
There are two entries in the front and in the back. The ubosot is 15 meters long by 5
meters in width. Behind the ubosot stood a chedi. A prayer hall was added in 1982.
Some monastic structures have been excavated in 1955. The monastery apparently was
built in 1557.
Historical data about the monastery is unknown.
Opposite Wat Khun Phrom was the mouth of Khlong Pratu Jin and its well known water
gate. A ferry connection existed from the Phraya Racha Wangsan landing at the mouth of
the canal to the landing of Wat Khun Phrom. This ferry is still in existence today. [1]
The temple is mentioned on a mid-19th century map as on Phraya Boran Rachathanin's
map drafted in 1926.
Footnotes:
(1) The Chao Phraya River has been deviated into the river bed of the old Lopburi River
in the post-Ayutthayan era anno 1857. See the essay: Ayutthaya's ever-changing
waterways.
(2) In Ayutthayan times there were twenty-two ferry routes between the main land and
the city island. In the southern area, the five other crossings were: the crossing to Wat
Phanan Choeng, Tha Hoi to Wat Pa Jak, Tha Dan Chi to Wat Surintharam, Tha Chakrai
Noi to Wat Tha Rap and Tha Wang Chai to Wat Nak. [1] See "The Boat & Ferry
Landings of Ayutthaya".
References:
[1] อธิบายแผนที่พระนครศรีอยุธยากับคำวินิจฉัยของพระยาโบราฌราชาธานินท์
ฉบับชำระครั้งที่๒ และ ภูมิสถนกรุงศรีอยุธยา (2007) - Explanation of the map of the
Capital of Ayutthaya with a ruling of Phraya Boran Rachathanin - Revised 2nd edition
and Geography of the Ayutthaya Kingdom - Ton Chabab print office - Nonthaburi
(2007) - page 91.
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| Text & photographs by Tricky Vandenberg - February 2010 Reviewed May 2011 |
| (View of the ubosot of Wat Khun Phrom) |
| (Vihara at Wat Khun Phrom) |
| (Old bell tower) |
| (Boundary stone of the ordination hall or ubosot) |