Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen
Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen ( Thai: วัด ปากน้ำ ภาษีเจริญ s for short: Wat Paknam - about: Monastery at the river mouth; own name: Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen ) is a Buddhist temple ( wat) in the Bangkok, capital of Thailand. He is a Royal Temple Class Three. Wat Paknam is located in Bangkok's Charoen Phasi at the confluence of three Khlongs: Khlong Bangkok Yai ( คลอง บางกอกใหญ่ ) flows north, Khlong Phasi Charoen ( คลอง ภาษีเจริญ ) west and Khlong Dan ( คลอง ด่าน ) east of the temple.
Architectural History
Wat Paknam was during the Ayutthaya period - " 1488-1630 " - built. King Rama III. had renovated it and then gave him the status of " Royal Temple Class Three ". King Mongkut was at the mouth of Khlong Phasi Charoen, which connects the Tha Chin River via the Khlong Bangkok Yai with the Chao Phraya River, directly build a customs station at the temple. Since then, locals call the temple of Wat Paknam, which means " temple at the mouth of the river " means.
Meditation Center
Wat Paknam for a long time had a significant school of meditation, by the house during the rainy season ( Vassa ) many hundreds of monks here.
Launched a new meditation movement into life; Approximately in 1914 ( Bhikkhu ) Phra Mongkol Thepmuni was by the monk ( 1885-1959 " Luang Pho Sot "). Luang Pho Sot claimed to have rediscovered the Dhammakaya meditation, and claimed that it was the way in which even the Buddha ( Siddhartha Gautama ) have attained enlightenment. 1916 Luang Pho Sot abbot of Wat Paknam. He later founded the Wat Phra Dhammakaya, but also experienced harsh reviews of the native population with great approval. Wat Paknam and the Dhammakaya meditation gained such a great reputation.
Attractions
- The library (Hor Trai ) was supposedly built by craftsmen King Narai.
- The front of the ordination hall ( Phra ubosot ) is decorated with glass sculptures, the roof is supported by massive teak logs.
- Sala Maw Saw Jaw - In the " Luang Pho Sot - Pavilion" ( Sala ) is a statue of the founder of the Dhammakaya Movement.