Wat Phra Si Mahathat

Coordinates: 13°52′27.249774″N 100°35′36.145592″E / 13.87423604833°N 100.59337377556°E / 13.87423604833; 100.59337377556
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Wat Phra Si Mahathat
Royal Thai Government
Completed1942
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Wat Phra Si Mahathat

Wat Phra Si Mahathat Wora Maha Viharn (

Boworadet rebellion in 1933. Wat Phra Si Mahathat was designated a first-class royal monastery in 1942, making it one of the most significant temples in Thailand.[1]

The temple is served by

Wat Phra Sri Mahathat BTS station
since June 2020.

History

Intended to be called Wat Prachathipatai (

Khana Ratsadon (People's Party) and royalists under Prince Boworadet in 1933. The temple is significant: "not only for the government to ideologically proclaim their victory over the conservative royalists, but also to symbolize the efforts by the People’s Party to shape the political landscape of the country."[2][3]

In 1940,

Taxila, modern day Pakistan. Thawan also brought back five branches of the Bodhi Tree (at the Mahabodhi Temple) and some soil samples from various sacred Buddhist sites. The government decided to enshrined all of these relics at the temple and the temple's name was changed to Wat Phra Si Mahathat (Temple of the Sacred relics). In 1941 the government raised the status of the temple to that of a first-class royal monastery and the name was altered to Wat Phra Si Mahathat Wora Maha Viharn.[2][4][5]

The construction of the temple was completed on 24 June 1942, precisely on the tenth anniversary of the revolution.[2]

Gallery

  • Historical hotograph of the temple from above
    Historical hotograph of the temple from above
  • View of the temple from above in 2001
    View of the temple from above in 2001
  • The back of the vihara of the temple
    The back of the vihara of the temple
  • The great stupa of the temple
    The great stupa of the temple
  • Inside the great stupa, a smaller golden stupa containing the relics of the Buddha
    Inside the great stupa, a smaller golden stupa containing the relics of the Buddha

See also

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References

  1. Royal Thai Government Gazette. เล่ม 58, ตอน 0 ง: 2154. 1941-07-30. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on February 4, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Noobanjong, Koompong (2011). "The Aesthetic of Power: A Critical Study on the Politics of Representations at Wat Benchama Bophit and Wat Phra Sri Mahathat, Bangkhen: สุนทรียภาพแห่งอําานาจ: การศึกษาเชิงวิพากษ์เรื่องการสื่อสัญลักษณ์ ทางการเมืองผ่านงานสถาปัตยกรรม ณ วัดเบญจมบพิตรและ วัดพระศรีมหาธาตุบางเขน". Faculty of Industrial Education, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, Thailand – via Journal of Architectural/Planning Research and Studies, 2011.
  3. ^ "Wat Phra Si Mahathat Bangkok". Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  4. ^ "Unseen bang khen". www.bangkokpost.com. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  5. ^ ศิลปวัฒนธรรม (2019-11-05). "จาก "วัดประชาธิปไตย" ถึง "วัดพระศรีมหาธาตุ" วัดสัญลักษณ์ประชาธิปไตย". ศิลปวัฒนธรรม (in Thai). Retrieved 2020-02-26.

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