Wat Mahathat Chainat - Ancient Temple Built in 1354 - Thailand 2023

Wat Mahathat houses a huge ruined chedi with seated Buddha images and distinguished three star fruit shaped prangs. The prangs housed Buddha relics and were built of brick and bound with cement on a square shaped plinth in the Loop Buri style. The Buddha head is fascinating with 400 years of the Historical legend. You can find Lop Buri and early Ayutthaya styles of Buddha images in the Temple, and a museum where ancient documents are kept.

Located at Phraek Si Racha, Sangkhlaburi district about 20 kilometers southeast of Chainat. Wat Mahathat or Wat Phra Mahathat was originally named Wat Hua Muang. It is an ancient royal Temple of Muang Phraek or Muang San, built in 1354, dating back to the Dvaravati period.

Sankhaburi had been an important fort town used several times as a base of the Sukhothai and Ayutthaya Kingdoms to confront the Burmese army, thus originating the name of Chainat means a “place of victory”.

The temple was in very poor condition and has seen some restoration. The chedis and prangs that have been restored as well as the 9 room Wihan are all worth seeing. It is well off the normal tourist path and overshadowed by Ayutthaya or Sukhothai but worth a trip to see if you are in the area.

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