WAT KUTI HAK





Wat Kuti Hak, or the Monastery of the Broken Dwelling of the Monk, was located off the city island in the eastern area of Ayutthaya in the Phai Ling Sub-district.


The monastery was situated east of Wat Sam Pluem and west of Wat Si Liam. The three monasteries stood nearly in line. Khlong Kramang (1) was north, and Wat Rerai was south.


There are no traces of the monastery above ground level.


Historical data about the monastery and its construction are unknown.


The site is only indicated on a 1974 CE Fine Arts Department map.


Based on the last, the monastery should have been approximately located in geographical coordinates: 14° 21' 13.46" N, 100° 35' 33.39" E.


Footnotes:


(1) Khlong Kramang flows on the border between Hantra and Phai Ling sub-districts. It covers the stretch between Khlong Hantra and Khlong Ban Bat. Like Khlong Hantra, Khlong Dusit and Khlong Khao San, this canal was once a stretch of the Pa Sak River. The canal is named after a common fish in the Siamese waters, the Smith's Barb (ปลากระมัง).