Home
The end of the road at Bang Pa-in
kirin pralongchoeng
25 Jun 2022 05:30
share
Line
Copy link
record
Every time I go to Bang Pa-In Palace Ayutthaya I set my eyes on the cable car across the river. Ah! It should be a canal across to Wat Niwet Thammaprawat. but until then For over forty years that I have only been looking for Haven't been there yet
that last wednesday
The merit made by the karma that I wrote...inspired to reach
very few people
Just the first queue, take the cable car across the water to reach the temple.
The first step on the floor...which way do you look? The shape of the building is strange, clean, calm, and simple.
Ajarn Woranan Chatchawantipakorn described it in the book of Phra Khu Mueang.
If Buddhists who want to enter the temple to have a "farang" atmosphere, please come to Wat Niwet Thammaprawat.
His Majesty King Chulalongkorn
He built this temple in the early days of his reign.
for His Majesty the King
When he stayed at the Bang Pa-In Palace, he had a special request to build a Viharn Sena in a European style of architecture.
He intended to be a Buddha worship with "strange things" for the people to watch and play. Unlike any other temple in the country
The starting point for getting off the cable car
Actually, it's the area behind the temple... even at noon.
but the wind by the river blew softly
The thick-leafed trees provide shade.
We can walk comfortably.
To reach the church where the spire is seen from a distance.
Built in the style of a Christian temple, this is a Gothic church.
towering
with spiers, vaulted ceilings
The shutters are colored glass.
when the shape of the church art is western style
Buddha image
Diamond meditation posture
Rattanakosin Art, lap size 22 inches and a half, height 36 and a half inches, the material of the whole body is gold, the amulet and base have a look that is mixed with westernity as well.
His Majesty King Chulalongkorn
Please give her royal family Prince Pradit Worakarn
He designed a puppet and molded it.
by merging traditional art with western art
therefore a beautiful Buddha image
Buddha looks like an ordinary person, bestowed the name Phra Buddha Naruemon Thammamophas.
This is the masterpiece of Chao Pradit Worakarn. Even after asking to make the Buddha image as beautiful as this again, it cannot be done until it is said that "He has lost his skills. at this Phra Buddha Naruemon Dharmamobhas."
in the priceless Buddha image
Many different eras... Values of those who know the art of Buddha images, starting from the Chiang Saen period and the Sukhothai period.
It is the most beautiful amulet in the U-Thong period, the second most elegant beauty.
Ayutthaya period
Buddha statues began to dress up in angelic robes, but it was estimated that
The beauty level dropped further.
until the Rattanakosin period
Add a decorative pattern
Even though it is said that "flower robe", the overall level of beauty is assessed as "decreased" less beautiful than any art era.
Not many people come to be amazed...Rattanakosin Buddha image in the reign of King Rama IV, made by Prince Pradit Worakarn.
Starting at Phra Phuttha Angkhirot, Ratchabophit Temple, Phra Phutthawachira Mongkut, Makut Kasatriyaram Temple, Nirantrai Phra Nirantrai, Rajathiwat Temple, arrives at Narumon Thammamophas
Wat Niwet Thammaprawat, etc., in front of us we are bowing down.
line art
This set of Buddha images is so beautiful, perfect and flawless that it can compare with the beauty of the Chiang Saen Sukhothai period.
which he said
The craftsmanship of the Buddha image of Chao Pradit Worakarn ended at Phra Buddha Naruemon Thammophas
Wat Niwet Thammaprawat...
Come and see, this is a statement that proves the truth.
in the Rattanakosin period together
whether before or after
There is no set of Buddha images yet.
who is handsome and beautiful like this
Let's find time to pay respect to the Buddha image at Wat Niwet Thammaprawat...I bow to you and feel full of merit. If hungry, visit Ton Nam restaurant nearby. Every menu is delicious. will fill your mouth and stomach as a gift before going home
kirin pralongchoeng
Read more...