Oldest-Wat Chula Mani—Phitsanulok City, Thailand
Posted by: Ianatlarge
N 16° 47.280 E 100° 12.996
47Q E 629651 N 1856500
This is the oldest wat in Phitsanulok Province.
Waymark Code: WMG1P8
Location: Thailand
Date Posted: 01/02/2013
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This ancient Buddhist temple is located on the eastern bank of the Nan River, a little to the south west of the provincial capital of Phitsanulok.
According to the information signs present on the grounds, the temple is the oldest in the province of Phitsanulok (~400kms north of Bankgok). It was constructed a little before 1464 CE, or 2007 in the Buddhist era, at the command of King Borommatrai. At that time Phitsanulok was part of the Sukhothai Kingdom, which was an early Thai kingdom centred around the city Sukhothai, ~60kms to the west of Phitsanulok City. The Kingdom existed from 1238 until 1438.
The temple consists of several preserved ruins from the Sukhothai era, a number of Buddhist relics, and there is a small, modern Buddhist ordination hall on the site. Apparently, there are also fragments of a previous Khmer era temple.
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