Wat Chakkrawat วัดจักรวรรดิ์
Wat Jakrawan (Chakrawan), also called Wat Chao Mon, is a restored ruin located off the city island in the eastern area of Ayutthaya near the train station.
The temple ruin is situated on the west bank of Khlong Ayodhya. Wat Kudi Dao lies opposite of it, while to the north stands Wat Ayodhya. On its west side is Wat Pradu Songtham.
The monastery derives its name from the "Traiphum", the three-world system. The ancient Theravada tradition saw a flat world with Heaven above and Hell below, which was later modified to a ten thousand world vision.
According to the Traiphum, the universe has been for ever occupied by an infinite number of Chakrawans (groups of worlds) all exactly similar, and each embracing a world of men, with a series of heavens and hells. Each of these worlds (solar systems) depends on a central mountain named
Phra Meru. Around Mount Meru are eight circular belts of ocean, divided from each other by seven annular mountains ...
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Wat Bang Kacha วัดใหม่บางกะจะ also known as Wat Mai or the new temple is located to the south of the main island of Ayutthaya. The monastery is strategically situated on the
confluence of the Chao Phraya River and the Pasak River, just opposite the Phet Fortress and the old harbor. Wat Nang Kui is situated on its northwestern side. To the east, on the opposite side of the river stands Wat Phanan Choeng.
The original name was Wat Bang Kacha but the temple was dilapidated and was rebuilt, hence
the name the New Monastery or Wat Mai.
In situ is a classic temple consisting of an
ordination hall (ubosot), a large chedi and a vihara. The large chedi belongs to the vihara.
The ubosot, built in Early Ayutthaya style (1351 - 1488 AD), stands in a strange north-south axis, rather unusual as monastic buildings are almost always built on an east-west axis, while the main Buddha image is looking into the direction of the rising sun.
Kacha village is mentioned in the Royal Chronicles ...
Wat Phra Non - Monastery of the Reclining Buddha
Wat Phra Non is situated off the city island in the eastern area of Ayutthaya, within the Khlong Suan Phlu Sub-district. It is positioned adjacent to Wat Chumphon to the west and Wat Kradok to the east.
Access to the site was historically provided by the nearby canals: Khlong Suan Phlu, Khlong Dusit, and Khlong Phra Non, with the latter running south of the three monasteries.
The monastery lies on the southern edge of what historians believe was a Khmer baray—an ancient artificial water reservoir from the pre-Ayutthaya period, dating back to the Khmer rule of the region from the early 11th to mid-13th century.
This area was part of an outpost known as Ayodhya Pura, centered around a Khmer sanctuary likely on the site of the present-day Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon.
The exact construction date and historical details of Wat Phra Non remain unknown, but the Royal Chronicles of Ayutthaya offer a potential reference. In 1659 (the year of the boar), a group of 2,214 Cambodian ...
