| WAT TRAITRUNG (วัดไตรตรึงษ์) |
Wat Traitrung is a restored ruin located on Ayutthaya's city island in the Historical
Park in Pratu Chai district. The monastery is situated in the vicinity of Wat Phra Ram,
established on the cremation site of the first Ayutthayan monarch King U-Thong,
officially called Ramathibodhi I.
The ruins are located in Bueng Phra Ram - north of Pa Thon Rd and the Ayutthaya
Witthayalai School.
In situ is an east-directed sermon hall (vihara) with a chedi on its western side. There are
also a number of foundations of chedi rai (satellite chedi) remaining.
Its historical background and period of construction are unknown.
The temple could be named after the City of Traitrung, a settlement in the area of
Kamphaengphet on the Ping River (one of the major tributaries of the Chao Phraya
River) established by a group of Thai from the area of Chieng Saen, who were expelled
by the Burmese in the latter part of the twelfth century. The city became likely a vassal to
Sukhothai in the middle of the thirteenth century. The city was once the home of the
mother of King U-Thong. The princess was expelled from the city by her father, the
King of Traitrung, after having married a commoner. They both left the city and
established Thep Nakhon in 1319. In 1344, their son U-Thong became king and moved
the capital to Ayudhya in 1351 (based on the work of Somdet Phra Wannarat, the
Culayuddhakaravamsa). [1]
References:
[1] The Rise of Ayudhya - Charnvit Kasetsiri (1976) - page 56).
Park in Pratu Chai district. The monastery is situated in the vicinity of Wat Phra Ram,
established on the cremation site of the first Ayutthayan monarch King U-Thong,
officially called Ramathibodhi I.
The ruins are located in Bueng Phra Ram - north of Pa Thon Rd and the Ayutthaya
Witthayalai School.
In situ is an east-directed sermon hall (vihara) with a chedi on its western side. There are
also a number of foundations of chedi rai (satellite chedi) remaining.
Its historical background and period of construction are unknown.
The temple could be named after the City of Traitrung, a settlement in the area of
Kamphaengphet on the Ping River (one of the major tributaries of the Chao Phraya
River) established by a group of Thai from the area of Chieng Saen, who were expelled
by the Burmese in the latter part of the twelfth century. The city became likely a vassal to
Sukhothai in the middle of the thirteenth century. The city was once the home of the
mother of King U-Thong. The princess was expelled from the city by her father, the
King of Traitrung, after having married a commoner. They both left the city and
established Thep Nakhon in 1319. In 1344, their son U-Thong became king and moved
the capital to Ayudhya in 1351 (based on the work of Somdet Phra Wannarat, the
Culayuddhakaravamsa). [1]
References:
[1] The Rise of Ayudhya - Charnvit Kasetsiri (1976) - page 56).
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| Text & photographs by Tricky Vandenberg - April 2009 |
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(Click button for aerial view)
| (View of the hall from the west) |
| (View from the southeast) |
| (View from the south) |
| Site view of Wat Traitrung shortly after receding of the flood which hit the Historic City of Ayutthaya and its Historical Park in the evening of 7 October 2011. Pictures were taken on 28 November. This site needs urgent restoration as part of the Ayutthaya Historical Park. (Pictures by Tricky Vandenberg) |