Wat Prasat, Nonthaburi

Wat Prasat, Nonthaburi
วัดปราสาท
Religion
AffiliationMahayana Buddhism
Location
LocationBang Kruai-Sai Noi Road, Bang Krang, Nonthaburi 11000
CountryThailand
Geographic coordinates13°50′22″N 100°27′07″E / 13.83947°N 100.45186°E / 13.83947; 100.45186

Wat Prasat, Nonthaburi (Thai: วัดปราสาท, RTGS: Wat Prasat, pronounced [wát prās̄āth], Temple of Prasat) is the oldest temple in Nonthaburi. Wat Prasat was built in the reign of King Prasat Thong.

Wat Prasat is in Bang Krang Subdistrict, Mueang Nonthaburi District, Nonthaburi Province.[1][2] Its mural is the work of the province's most admired artist and is the oldest painting in Nonthaburi Province.[3] The temple is in the Mahayana sect, a temple that was bestowed upon Wisungkhamsima (วิสุงคามสีมา) for tourism.[4] It is registered as a National Historic Site.[2] Its date of construction is unknown. Sources variously say that Wat Prasat was built in the reign of King Prasat Thong[5] or in the reign of King Narai[2].

Map
Principal Buddha Image
  1. ^ "Retro coin, Venerable Monk Son, Wat Prasat". Khaosod Online. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b c ผู้จัดการออนไลน์ (22 January 2021). "Exquisite and full of faith with "5 old temples of the Ayutthaya period", beautiful and precious in Nonthaburi". MGR ONLINE. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Wat Prasat (Prasat Temple)". Tourism Thailand. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Wat prasat". WAT PORTAL. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
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