Wat That Muang Phin

Terrain

General Condition

Phra That Muang Harp has been excavated and restored. It is located within Wat That Muang Phin, on the banks of Huai Aheen, a branch of Lamphaniang. The topography is flat. used as a community location and agricultural areas Wat Phra That Mueang Phin On the south side of the temple is Huai Ahin. which will flow together with Lam Paniang, which is about 3 kilometers to the north.

Height above mean sea level

Waterway

The geomorphology is sandstone in the Nam Phong rock category. Korat Stone Group

Archaeological Era

era/culture

Types of archaeological sites

archaeological essence

Nong Bua Lamphu Province It is a land inhabited by humans since prehistoric times. as the evidence unearthed From the archaeological site Kut Kwang Soi Kut Kho Moei, etc.

Around 1100 - 1500 in the area of ​​Nong Bua Lamphu Province, objects of the Dvaravati period were discovered such as Bai Sema at Phu Noi, Wat Phra That Mueang Phin, Amphoe Na Klang, and Wat Pa Non Kham Wiwek. Suwankuha District

1500 AD in the area of ​​Nong Bua Lamphu Province Found artifacts from the Dvaravati period, such as sandstone parapet leaves. Wat Phra That Mueang Phin, Na Klang District and the sandstone Bai Sema of Wat Panon Kham Wiwek Suwan Khuha District, etc., at the end of the Dvaravati period. Khmer culture began to influence successively (around 1500 - 1700 B.E.) in the area of ​​Nong Bua Lamphu Province, ancient sites and ancient artifacts were found in the Khmer period, such as laterite viharn bases, stone inscriptions, Phra That Muang Phin, Na Klang District, and Khmer inscriptions. Wat Panon Kham Wiwek Suwan Khuha District etc., it is assumed that In the Dvaravati culture and the Khmer culture period An ancient community in the area of ​​Nong Bua Lamphu Province It does not have the characteristics of an urban community. but probably a small community widely distributed At the end of the Khmer culture The area in the northeast is free from various cultural influences. for a while and Lan Xang culture or Thai-Laos culture has begun to spread influence instead.

Phra That Muang Phin is a masonry building. The original shape was greatly destroyed, especially the base, making the shape unknown. The ubosot (Sim) remains only the base, which is made of laterite and brick, rectangular shape measuring 9 x 12 meters. In front there is a sandstone inscription embedded in 1 digit (Nantaram inscription) and on the side On the (north) side, there is another small sema leaf embedded.

The text in Nantharam inscription mentions Phraya Arin Thirty thousand to build a viharn named Ananta Aram, specifying the year of 1014, corresponding to the year 2195, as evidence of the history of construction in line with the reign of Phraya Suriyawongsa Thammarat. Lan Xang Kingdom and the reign of King Narai the Great of Ayutthaya

The legend of the construction of Wat Nontawaram or Wat Phra That Mueang Phin Said that it was created by Phaya Warin Thirty thousand, who believed with desire, Nirvana, Pajayo, Hotu, from the evidence recorded in the stone parapet that "Sangkasadai, 4th month, ham, 5th night, 6th day, auspicious meal (Kao Sao), 9 auspicious occasion. Luek, Year of Tao Si, Phaya Warin Sam Muen built this viharn named Nontwararam after living in two districts. wide, but the pillars of the city, the city, the nirvana terrace, the pajayo hotu" who built this temple (Probably including Phra That) is Phaya Warin Sam Muen It was built on the fifth waning day of the 4th lunar month, corresponding to Friday morning at 9 o'clock. With the wish of Nirvana

The important archaeological evidence is Ancient Siemens beside the relics Only the base was made of laterite and bricks. rectangular schematic facing east In front, there is a sandstone inscription in Tham Isan characters indicating the 14th era (meaning the 1014 era, corresponding to the 2195 BC).

Phrathat The temple was renovated in 1977. Due to the collapse of the original form, the temple restored the shape of the relics to form a straight, elongated relic, which made it different from the original shape. The chapel is still in its original condition, there is no construction to add stone inscriptions embroidered in the original position.

In 2008, Wat That Muang Phin was established at the location of the Phra That. a rat temple Under the Maha Sect.

In the fiscal year 2010, the Fine Arts Office 9 Khon Kaen carried out a project to restore and improve the landscape of Phra That Muang Phin. until finished