Terrain
caves/shelves, mountains, slopesGeneral Condition
Wat Phu Khao Thong is a temple that is still in use today. Located at the foothills of Mount Chumthong or Mount Thong It is a mountain of limestone. Approximate size of the mountain, north-south, 250 meters long, east-west, 200 meters wide, north of the mountain adjacent to Highway 4123 and houses. It is a village garden with a canal about 700 meters to the north.
This mountain is located next to the Nakhon Si Thammarat mountain range that separates Trang and Phatthalung provinces. (Khao Lak Chan is located in the east of the Nakhon Si Thammarat Mountain Range). The Lam Phura Canal, which flows through the Chum Thong Mountain, flows from the Nakhon Si Thammarat Mountain Range in the east. before flowing into the Trang River in the west.
Height above mean sea level
70 metersWaterway
Khlong Lamphura, Trang River
Geological conditions
Limestone mountains in the Ratchaburi rock group Permian period, about 245-286 years ago (Department of Mineral Resources 2007)
Archaeological Era
prehistoric age, historical periodera/culture
Rattanakosin Era, New Stone Age, Ayutthaya EraArchaeological age
3,000 years ago, 20th-25th Buddhist centuryMythological age
1200-1300 ADTypes of archaeological sites
cemetery, religious sitearchaeological essence
Chum Thong Mountain is a domed limestone mountain located at Wat Phu Khao Thong (Wat Khao), which is a Rat Temple, Maha Nikaya side, built in 1922 and was granted Wisung Kham Sima on May 14, 2001 (National Buddhism Office 2022).
The area of the cliff of Khao Chumthong In the area of Wat Phu Khao Thong is enshrined a reclining Buddha image. There is a special feature. Wearing the Manora is a combination of faith in Buddhism and local culture. According to the legend of Phatthalung city, it is said that the white-blooded child's husband was the creator of this Buddha image. When traveling through Trang to Lanka (Phanuwat Eua Samarn et al. 2018:127) while local residents believe that this reclining Buddha image built between 1200-1300 AD.
The area inside this golden mountain cave A human skeleton has been found under the base of the Buddha statue, from archaeological evidence it is assumed that it is a skeleton of a prehistoric human about 3,000 years ago (Phanuwat Euasamarn et al. 2018:127).
In addition, within the temple there is a beautiful ordination hall in modern local art. by the Golden Mount Temple with worshipers Upasika together to create to honor and to be auspicious On the occasion of His Majesty the King's reign 9th Cycle Birthday Anniversary, 5 December 1999, on top of the Phra Ubosot Make a chedi to enshrine Buddha images every day and requesting permission to summon the emblem of the ceremony in honor of His Majesty the King Enshrined at the base of the reclining Buddha image. which is in front of the ubosot and Phra Nak Prok, which is behind the chapel, is made of mirrors around it. beautiful ubosot walled And there are Buddhist legends inscribed on the walls made of marble, granite and glass. (Trang Provincial Cultural Office 2022)