WAT JAENG (วัดแจ้ง) |
Wat Jaeng or the Monastery of the Light is located off the city island in the eastern area of Ayutthaya in Phai Ling Sub-district, Moo 4, Chumchon Wat Jaeng Rang. The former monastery was situated east of the railway road. Wat Jao Dok Dua was positioned in the north, while Wat Luang Phor Kho Hak, earlier called Wat Chang, stood on its south. In situ is a large mound with scattered bricks, as remainder of the former monastery. In the location a commemoration vihara has been built. Its historical background and period of construction are unknown. The monastery is only mentioned on a Fine Arts Department map drafted in 1993 and is situated in Geo Coord: +14°21' 30.89" N, +100° 35' 4.60" E. |
Text, maps & photographs by Tricky Vandenberg - April 2009 Reviewed April 2012, May 2014 |
(View of Wat Jaeng) |
(Detail of a 1993 Fine Arts Department map - Courtesy Khun Supot Prommanot, Director of the 3th Regional Office of Fine Arts) |
(Sala Wat Jaeng) |
(Board in situ) |
(Sala Wat Jaeng) |
(Buddha images in the vihara) |