Wat Pho Chae

Terrain

General Condition

The condition of the area is a river basin. North of the temple, next to the road along the canal Si Wata Klom and private land. South adjacent to Ekachai Road In the east, adjacent to Khlong Si Wat Klom Road and Ekachai Road. West next to private land The land area of ​​the temple is 21 rai 40 square wa.

Height above mean sea level

Waterway

Khlong Si Wat Klom, Khlong Bang Nam Chuet, Khlong Luang Doem Bang, Khlong Dog Hoon, Mae Klong River, Tha Chin River

Geological conditions

Samut Prakan soil series Found in the coastal plains next to the soil of the Tha Chin series. clay clay and salty meat The soil is fertile to medium height. but is saline soil cannot grow rice It is mostly used for digging fish ponds. or raise the trench to plant coconuts (Documentation and Archives Committee 2000 :3)

Archaeological Era

era/culture

Archaeological age

Types of archaeological sites

archaeological essence

Wat Pho Chae is a royal temple. Under the Maha Nikaya, established in 1913, it was originally a monastery. The villagers call Wat Ta Yim. with Mr. Yim, Mr. Daeng Chuprai and Mr. Thap Mukchan who gave the land to build a temple Because this district does not have a temple (Buddhist Temple Division 2002 :57)

The various Senasana buildings consist of

Ubosot Facing east, built in 1923, who was an important force in the construction of the temple was Phra Phawana Kosol Thera (Iam Suwanasaro) or Luang Pu Tao of Wat Nang, tied with Phatthasima in 1928 in the front of the chapel It is written that "The Ubosot of Wat Pho Sirirat Maintained with unity, built in 1923”, the shape of a rectangular wooden building painted in light yellow. The roof is covered with red kite tiles. stucco molding on roof ridge The stucco bouquet made in the shape of the head of a Naga to the eaves of the cantilever protruding on all four sides Support the roof frame with round wooden pillars painted in yellow. There are two entrance doors on each side. At present, the rear door is closed and can only enter from the east side. Smooth wooden door without carved pattern painted yellow. The side walls are made of window openings, 3 on each side. The window panes are painted yellow. inside the ubosot enshrined the Buddha image in the attitude of subduing Mara as the principal Buddha image It is commonly known as "Luang Pho To"