Wat Bang Kaphom |
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It is located on the 37th and 38th kilometer marker along the
highway number 325 (Samut Songkhram- Bang Phae). It is an
ancient temple constructed during the late Ayutthaya period
approximately in 1769. The interesting thing inside the temple’s
old image hall is the brick building with the influence of
Chinese architecture, in line with King Rama III’s preference.
There are no decorations like Chofah, Bai Raka, and Hang Hongse.
The gable is decorated with stucco in Chinese style.
The entrance door, where the two stucco statues of
Western soldier are guarding on both sides, is round. The top of
the image hall’s wall shows the mural paintings which are
different from the other paintings. It is made of embossed
stucco, displaying the life of Buddha. The stucco mural
paintings at the temple vary from bas-relief, deep-relief, and
colored paintings in some parts. The art works here are simple
and straightforward but also contain a lot of hidden interesting
stories and details; for example, houses in Chinese style,
durian trees in the picture of trees, or the appearance of
angels, mountains, and seas.
Around the wall below the
image hall is a hole that enshrines the Buddha image. In the
middle of the image hall houses four large models of Buddha’s
footprint overlapped with one another in descending order. It is
believed that the models were built in Thonburi period. In the
past, there was a silver sheet covering the models but it was
stolen during the war time. The deepest overlapped model which
is made of wood and decorated with pearl still remains
spectacular.
Although Wat Bangkapom is not a large
temple, there is “Luang Por Kong Dhammachoto,” the well-known
instructor and the former abbot who made a big progress to the
temple. There are a lot of followers visiting Luang Por Kong’s
image hall in order to cover the statue of “Luang Por Kong” with
gold leaves for lucks. The famous sacred object is Luang Por
Kong coins. It is said that the coins are powerful for
invulnerability, especially a version that costs up to
400,000-500,000 baht. In addition, there are Luang Por Hok Ong
image hall and Luang Por Dam image hall in the area of the
temple. At the entrance, there is a small coffee shop with
thatched roof, providing tea and nice original coffee for the
visitors.
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temple is located between Km37-38 on Highway 325
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Mueang |
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13.41529 N |
99.962583 E |
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