Wat Kawitsararam Ratchaworawihan |
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วัดกวิศรารามราชวรวิหาร |
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Wat Kawisraram Ratchaworawiharn is the third class royal temple
located on Petracha Road, Tambol Tha Hin, Amphoe Mueng, Lopburi
province.
The name Kawisararam means the king’s temple.
It is considered as one of the oldest and most important temples
in the province. The legend has it that it was built by King
Narai who granted the land to the temple by announcing in royal
decree. The temple was former known as ‘Wat Kwid’ before it was
granted a new name by King Rama IV to be ‘Wat Korawisayaram’.
Later, King Rama V had a royal order to renovate the temple to
be of one of the Buddhism branches known as Raman Nikaya. Every
abbot at this temple had been entitled as ‘Phra Kru Raman
Samanakhun’ until the temple was converted into another branch
called Maha Nikaya. Wat Kawisararam is believed to be once
abandoned, in other words, there were no monks resided here. The
former ubosot, constructed in Maha Ut architecture style, has
only one gate. The walls features no window but were drilled
into small vertical rectangular holes. The principle Buddha
image, an old one from Au Thong Period, is in the attitude of
subduing Mara. Kabu, the Chinese carved tiles, was used to make
the roof. The interior decoration bares traditional wall
painting on every side of the walls and poles.
Archaeologists believe that the principle Buddha image,
large and believed to be in the ubosot since the establishment
of the temple is an ancient one. However, the plaster base of
the Buddha image and the way the Buddha image is placed were
popular before the time of King Narai and the style in which
they appear is different from the art from King Narai’s time.
Thus, some believe that this temple is very much prior to King
Narai’s reign, but King Narai might renovate it.
Besides, there are many other important things in the
compound that are worth visiting: stunning murals, monk
portraits, and sacred well which was used in the water of
allegiance ceremony. Operating hours: Everyday from 8 a.m.
– 4.30 p.m. |
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Lopburi |
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Mueang |
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Tha Hin |
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14.798332 N |
100.610524 E |
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