Wat Mongkol Thep

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Operating day: Daily

Operating time: 08.00 - 17.00

 

Wat Mongkol Thep Pak Nam, Bang Khla, Chachoengsao. Originally, there were wandering monks in this area and they established a meditation center. Later, it was announced as Wat Mongkolthep after the wandering monks in 1999.

 

It is a temple where people practice meditation and perform daily duties from 5:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wat Mongkolthep is a temple of the people under the Mahanikaya sect. It is located in Pak Nam Subdistrict, Bang Khla District, Chachoengsao Province. It has a land area of ​​75 rai, 2 ngan, and 26 square wa. It is also the 27th meditation center of Chachoengsao Province.

 

Wat Mongkolthep received permission to build a temple on October 11, 1994 and was established on June 3, 1999. Ms. Sanae Panthakhai was the person who requested permission to build a temple and donated a land area of ​​53 rai, 1 ngan, and 89 square wa. The first abbot is Phra Athikarn Bancha Siriwichayo, who is currently appointed as Phra Khru Phawanasitkun Wi. Chap. The temple received the royal charter of the boundary of the temple on May 11, 2011. Most of the buildings are contemporary buildings. The building designs are simply decorated.

 

The chapel was built between 2008 and 2010. It is a chapel with a 1.5-meter high base, 9.40 meters wide and 30.50 meters long. Inside the chapel, the walls and floor are covered with marble. The exterior walls are made of brick and plastered with white washed sand. The gable on the east side is made of aluminum in bas-relief with 100 images of the Lord Buddha in his extraordinary form.

 

The gable on the west side is made of aluminum in bas-relief with 101 images of Phra Mongkhon Thepmuni (Sod Chanthasaro). There are 3 gables on each side. The chapel is surrounded by a glass wall measuring 33.75 meters wide and 54.85 meters long. The principal Buddha image in the chapel is called The Buddha, the origin of the elements and the dharma.