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ตำบลโสธร อำเภอเมือง จังหวัดฉะเชิงเทรา 24000 |
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Wat Chomphothayaram is located in Sothon Subdistrict, Mueang
Chachoengsao District, Chachoengsao, about one kilometre away
from Chachoengsao-Bang Pakong Road. Founded in 1980 by Phra Khru
Palat Supho Chanthapho, the temple was built on the land with an
area of over 19200 square metres donated by a couple, namely
Chom and Yiam Thongkhamplew. After that monk’s houses, a sermon
hall, Ubosot, or the main hall, and the attractions of Sang We
Chaniya Sathan, the reproduced version of the real sites in
South Asia, were constructed and were completed in 2001.
Sang We Chaniya Sathan is places that commemorate the Buddha.
Visiting these sites and thinking of the Buddha’s good deeds
will encourage visitors to do good deeds and live their lives
wisely. Wat Chomphothayaram’s replicas of Sang We Chaniya Sathan
are reproductions of four places including:
1.The
Buddha’s birthplace, a park called Lumbini in Nepal
2.The
Enlightenment Stupa of Bodh Gaya, a golden stupa standing
prominently and marking the place where the Buddha attained
enlightenment. It is located near Patna, Bihar, India.
3.The stupa of the first sermon, a dome-shaped stupa marking the
place where the Buddha delivered his first sermon, the
Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta. The stupa is officially called
Dhamek Stupa, located in Sarnath, near Varanasi, India.
4.Parinirvana Temple, a huge building with a curved roof located
in Kasia, Uttar Pradesh, India. In Wat Chomphothayaram’s
reproduction, a reclining Buddha image is hosted.
Phra Maha Chatuphon Chanatthachoto (Phrommi),
abbot of the temple, reveals that, apart from being a Buddhist
temple, Wat Chomphothayaram is an attraction with the replicas
of the four holy places. Wat Chomphothayaram is the only temple
in Chachoengsao with the reproductions of these holy sites and
Buddhists can pay their respect to them without going to the
real places in India and Nepal. |
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Sothon |
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Free |
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13.67535 N |
101.04943 E |
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