Pathumkongka Temple

Terrain

General Condition

Wat Pathum Ganga is a temple that is still in use today. It is located within the ancient city of Bua. The surrounding environment is densely populated with people's houses.

Height above mean sea level

Waterway

Lam Siew, Lam Tao

Geological conditions

Ban Muang Bua Archaeological Site Located on the Sanpatong series (SP) soil, classified in coarse-loamy, mixed, Oxic Paleustults (USDA), formed by sediments from old rivers that have been deposited on the middle terrace. It looks quite smooth to the undulating slope slightly with a slope of 2-4%. This soil is very deep. have good drainage It is expected to have moderate to fast water permeability. There is moderate surface water runoff. The groundwater level is usually more than 2 meters deep in the dry season (Suphawadi Inthaprasert 2002:11).

The base rock is mudstone in the Phu Thok rock category (Kpt) in the Korat group.

Archaeological Era

era/culture

Archaeological age

Types of archaeological sites

archaeological essence

According to the history of the temple of the Office of Buddhism states that Wat Pathum Ganga is a Rat temple. Affiliated with Maha Nikaya It was built in 1807 and was granted Wisung Kham Sima in 1981. The important historical sites of the temple are Sim (Ubosot) made of bricks and mortar, with solid walls on all 4 sides except for the door and window openings. set facing west It has a rectangular plan with a length of 3 rooms (width 8 meters, length 10.10 meters, height 7.2 meters), with 2 windows on each side (the last room has no windows) and has only one entrance on the west side. There are pillars around the wings of birds. There is a front porch protruding to cover the stairs. At the corners of the base are decorated with brickwork as wall columns. wheel with cornice wire of the base This style is probably the handiwork of the Vietnamese craftsmen (Sukanya Baonerd and Chinnawut Vilayalai 2010 :63), but the overall architectural style is Thai-Isan style.

The current roof is covered with two layers of zinc for ventilation. Around the eaves there are pillars and wishbones. Currently, there is an extension of the roof protruding to cover the stairs leading up. Smooth plastered gable without decorative patterns. Inside Sim, there is a Chukchi base enshrining the principal Buddha image and a number of wooden Buddha images.

This sim was probably built in 1897 - 1917 by the villagers of Bua who gathered money to hire the Vietnamese people. What the villagers call Kwae Pak Kwak (Pak Kwak) to be a builder. Because it is considered that the Vietnamese are more skilled in mortar than the Isaan people (Sukanya Baonerd and Chinnawut Vilayalai 2010 :63). Fermentation) means a mixture of resin, animal bones, shells (fossils), burned and ground. There is also crushed straw, rice husk and mixed tamarind. Later in 1962, it was repaired again. by applying cement to plaster the damaged wall and change the roof from flake to zinc (Krawalai Thongmarong et al. 1999 :4; Sukanya Baonerd 2010 :97; Sukanya Baonerd and Chinnawut Vilayalai 2010 :63; Supawadee Inthaprasert 2002 :13)

History of the City of Bua (Kornvalai Thongmarongsi et al. 1999 :5)

The people of Bua today probably lived in this place about 200 years ago when people migrated from Vientiane. All Bua residents know that their village is an old city. and is believed to be a Khmer city Old people tell each other that in the past The lotus city is called Muang Te. It is an outpost of Saketun City. (Former name of Muang Kaset Wisai) When the city of Kaset Wisai was established around 1872, Muang Te was reduced to under the power of Chao Kaset Wichai. (Vector rhizomes) Ban Don Samrong later, Muang Tae was renamed the city of lotus. It is located as there is a common swamp in this area. There are many types of lotus flowers.