Wat Chaiyaphrueksamala
| Wat Chaiyaphrueksamala | |
|---|---|
Wat Chaiyaphruek | |
.jpg) The new ordination hall | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| Location | |
| Location | 2, Mu 4, Chaiyaphruek Rd., Taling Chan, Taling Chan, Bangkok[1] |
| Country | Thailand |
  Shown within Bangkok | |
| Geographic coordinates | 13°47′44″N 100°28′01″E / 13.795443°N 100.466885°E |
Wat Chaiyaphrueksamala Ratchaworawihan (
Nonthaburi Province
.
The temple was built during the
King Rama III
(1824–1851) and other royal members as well.
The new ordination hall facing the north (Khlong Maha Sawat), it was built in 1973 and completed in 1974.
King Rama IX (1946–2016) presided over the opening ceremony on March 30, 1978 and performed the principal Buddha image casting ceremony.[1]
The
Thai-style building
made of bricks and cement. It is currently used as part of the music and dance activities of Kusol Suksa School, an elementary school under the patronage of the temple.
Wat Chaiyaphrueksamala is a beautiful temple, and the location of the temple was once under the administration of Tambon Maha Sawat, Amphoe Bang Kruai of Nonthaburi Province.[2][1]
Gallery
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The principal Buddha image in the old ordination hall -
Memorial of King Rama II, a temple restorer -
The decorative windows inside the old ordination hall -
Façade of the new ordination hall -
Beside new ordination hall
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References
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- ^ "รักษ์วัดรักษ์ไทย : วัดชัยพฤกษมาลา องค์กษัตราทรงสถาปนาไว้" [Rak Wat Rak Thai : Wat Chaiyaphrueksamala, the King has established]. Manager Daily (in Thai). 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2021-03-10.