WAT JAENG





Wat Jaeng, or the Monastery of the Light, is located off the city island in the eastern area of Ayutthaya, in the Phai Ling Sub-district, Mu 4, Chumchon Wat Jaeng Rang. The former monastery was situated east of the railway road.


Wat Jao Dok Dua was positioned north, while Wat Luang Pho Kho Hak, earlier called Wat Chang, stood on its south.


In situ is a large mound with scattered bricks, as the remainder of the former monastery. In the location, a commemoration vihara has been built.


Its historical background and period of construction are unknown.


The site is only mentioned on a Fine Arts Department map drafted in 1993 CE and is in geographical coordinates: 14° 21' 30.89" N, 100° 35' 4.60" E.





(The site of Wat Jaeng)