Wat Kasattrattrathirat วัดกษัตรา - Restored Ancient Temple - Ayutthaya Thailand 2024
Wat Kasatrathirat is a monastery still in use by the Buddhist clergy. It is located off the city island along the west bank of the Chao Phraya River.
Besides the ordination hall and the relatively small prang, most of the monastic buildings are more modern constructions. Although the history of this temple is mostly unknown, it is presumed to have been built in the Middle Ayutthaya period (1488 - 1629).
The principal prang is not as streamlined as the other prangs in Ayutthaya. There are no stairs to access the niche inside the prang. Traces of restoration are present in the bell-shaped chedis in the niches, which earlier contained Buddha images.
The temple was renovated in the first reign of the Bangkok Period (1782-1809) by Prince Khrom Khun Isranurak, a nephew of King Rama I. The renovation was a complete overhaul of the temple. The temple was almost completely destroyed and a pile of ash after the Burmese invasion. The temple was then changed from Wat Kasatra to Wat Kasatrathirat.
In the reign of King Rama IV, Pra Kru Winyanuwattikhun added more monastic
buildings. These new buildings included a new chapel sponsored by Khrom Mun Ayulyaluksa Sombat (Prince Urai). The new chapel took 14 years to be built and was finished in 1879.
Wat Kasatrathirat is classified as a third-class Royal temple of the 2nd grade - Voraviharn, following a ranking system for royal temples initiated in 1913 and has beautiful carved double bai sema around the ordination hall (ubosot).
The Royal Chronicles of Ayutthaya recount that Posuphla, the General of the Burmese Armies, at the end of 1766, sent soldiers to establish a stockade at the Village of the Fort (Ban Pom) so that they could fire their large guns on the City of Ayutthaya. Wat Kasatra was badly damaged and deserted during the last siege of Ayutthaya by the Burmese.
The temple is a great place to visit and worth a bit of your time to see. It’s not on the tourist trail but is well known by the locals.
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