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262-years monastery anniversary of Wat Tong February 1,2,3 2019 Schedule February 1, 2019 4.19 pm: Parade of Buddha relics formerly respectfully engaged from India and Sri Lanka February 2, 2019, 3.49 am: Ceremony of the Buddha relic installation inside the top head of the principle Buddha image of Ubosot, the Buddha image of 471 years long. February 3, 2019, 4.30 pm; The ceremony of blond metal Buddha image molding for the 471-years-old principle Buddha image of Ubosot Wat

Wat Tong… History Bang Yi Khun, Bang Phlat, Bangkok Wat Tong is located at 821 Charan Sanit Wong 46, Bang Phlat, Bang Phlat District, Bangkok, Wat Tong formerly was called as Wat Tong Klong Bang Chak located at the mount of Klong Bang Chak and always was mentioned together with Wat Tong Bangkoknoi (presently called Wat Suvarnnaram Rajvoraviharn)  where is the other temple. Wat Tong is located near Wat Pakianinat Worawiharn (formerly called Wat Nork). Klong Bang Chak formerly was considered as one of the wide long canals and extended to the area of Bang Bamru. Presently, Charan Sanit Wong road passes across the area with more residents and houses around and could result in the canal of being narrower and shallower finally. Wat Tong is one of the historical sanctuaries. Normally, the temple has surrounded by agricultural areas of many kinds of fruits since the reign of Krungsriayutthaya capital. Wat Tong had been settled before the reign of Thonburi Capital; however, it still has unclear evidence to prove that who certainly constructed the temple. From the architecture style, the original Ubosot or Ordination Hall is that of middle Krungsriayutthaya, it has stone Sema or boundary stone having the art of middle Ayutthaya architecture appearing to be clear till now. From the evidence of ancient sanctuaries and objects of the temple, it could estimate the ages of the temple should be that the temple could be founded around 1757. In the reign of King Rama 3, Phra Sampanthavongter Prince Kes Krom Khun Isararuksa, the origin of Isaranggoon Na Ayutthaya royal family, who was the nephew (son of older sister) of great King Rama I, the royal son of Prince Kaew, Kromprasrisudarugsa and Chowkrue Ngern Saetun (it was having no royal nomination because of former death before the settlement, in the reign of King Thonburi) Prince Kes had renovated Wat Tong and built Ubosot in the favorite architecture style of King Rama 3, having no gable apex. Nâa-ban or gable or pediment, the elongated and elaborately carved apex of the gable of a Buddhist temple  was decorated with Chinese earthware pottery. Wat Tong was royally nominated for monastery area in 1782 and was registered as the major national ancient sanctuary in the royal gazette number 94 section 75 on August 16, 2007. Now, 2019, Wat Tong has about 55 monks and novices together, Phra Maha Sawud Kesornmethee is the abbot.

Official Announcement 3438 The Royal Gazette number 94,  section 75,   16 August 2007, Announcement of the Art Authority, Registration of National Ancient Sanctuary Rely on the authority statement in the bill 7 of the regulation for National Ancient Sanctuary, Objects, Art Object, and the National Museum  1961, the Fine Arts Department announced for the registration of Wat Tong, Bangkoknoi, Bangkok, according to the attached announcement. Announcement for acknowledgement 30 June    1977 Decho Savananon Director-general of the Fine Arts Department Ubosot or the Ordination Hall of Wat Tong in the past Renovation of Wat Tong From the discovered evidence, Wat Tong used to be renovated in the reign of King Rama 3. Later, in 1984, Phra Maha Sanit Apakaro the past abbot of Wat Tong had begun renovation for the roof of Ubosot and had renovated to be the modern style and had more construction to have the style of many layers style of the roof with gable apex,    bai rá gaa  or toothlike ridges on the sloping edges of a gable, representing the fin on the back of Naga was decorated with shiny Chinese pottery, some part of the roof maintained  paa-lai or verandah or porch mixing with that of modern style with beautiful complete combination, inside of the Ubosot, there is mural  with original pattern, golden paint was implanted into the original one by the artist Paptawan Suwannakood.

Sanctuaries inside Wat Tong

1. Ubosot, with the architecture of middle Ayutthaya art, has single main front door called Mahaud Ubosot  (má-hăa ùt ù-boh-sòt, Ubosot that could greatly block  any unwholesomeness) hardly seen in present art, Nâa-ban  or gable or pediment was built with stuccowork decorated with Chinese earthware pottery as same as that of the door frame and window frames without  gable apex,    bai rá gaa  or toothlike ridges on the sloping edges of a gable, representing the fin on the back of Naga in front of the door has  paa-lai or porch  that projects out to fit the combination with the dimensions of 8x12.5 square meters. 2. Mural inside ubosot originally expected that the mural was painted by Kru Pae Kong or Old Chinese named Kong and  his followers or by only his followers, the mural behind the principle buddha image of the ubosot and in front of the ubosot was imitated from that of Wat Suvarnaram Bangkoknoi and it was the same type and details, the mural on the left and right sides inside the ubosot were imitated from that of Khrau In Khong (one of the most celebrated Thai artists, was active in the 1850s and 1860s during the reign of King Rama IV.) and there were the images of westerner life, images of uropean building continually painted with perspective art style, on the wall over the windows appears the images of monks sitting praying in line and turn their faces towards the principle buddha image of the Ubosot. 3. Jetiya,   between ubosot and vihara locate 2 big jetiyas, the back one has the upside-down-belled shape on lotus-shaped base, having gam-paeng gâew or the wall surrounding a pagoda  and  surrounding pitch with architecture style of  last period of Ayutthaya to the beginning of ratanakosin period, the front one has the polygon shape with the architecture style of yôr mum mái sìp sŏng or twelve wooden recessing architecture style with high base with the architecture shape of Ayuttaya last period to the beginning of Ratanakosin period, as same as that of Wat Suvarnaram, Phranakornsriayutthaya.

4. Vihara or church, the middle Ayutthaya architecture style, inside has installed the ancient Buddha images of Ayutthaya period and has long been the priciple Buddha image of Wat Tong.

Important Ancient Monastery Objects Principle Buddha image in Ubosot The Buddha image of bpaang maa-rá-wí-chai, The style of the Buddha image of ancient fender-bamboo-raft-shaped gold formally coated with stuccowork, from the scientific material measurement of the age, the Buddha has about 470 years long, with the Buddha characteristics and information, estimates that the Buddha image had been built in the reign of Phra Chai Cheddhadhiraj the king of ancient Chaing Mai Territory and Lan Chang Territory.

1.	Buddha images inside the Ubosot -The Buddha image bpaang nâak bpròk or the overspreaded  mythological naga or serpant with the method of calcareous molded structure. -The Buddha image of bpaang maa-rá-wí-chai with the art style of Chaing Saen made of nine metals formerly coated with cement.

2.	Buddha images inside vihara The Buddha images having long been staying at Wat Tong, the Buddha images of Ayutthaya period, 4 bpaang samadhi Buddha images, and 4 standing Buddha images with glory decoration. 3.	Statue Images of former famous monks The statues of sanctuary monks and the abbots of Wat Tong -Somdet pút-taa-jaan dtoh or Somdet Budhacariya (Toh Brahmaransi) -The former abbot ordination precepter Lek -The former abbot Phra maha Sanit Apakaro

4.	Wat Tong museum The place of the Collections of ancient Buddha images, ancient objects having long been at Wat Tong and other things of the ex-abbots of Wat Tong. https://th-th.facebook.com/pages/วัดทอง-คลองบางจาก/640936862717074