Wat Pathum Khongkha Ratchaworawihan, Khwaeng Samphanthawong, Khet Samphanthawong, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (Bangkok), Thailand
Also spelled Wat Pathumkhongkha or Wat Pathum Khong Ka
วัดปทุมคงคาราชวรวิหาร แขวงสัมพันธวงศ์ เขตสัมพันธวงศ์ จังหวัดกรุงเทพมหานคร (กรุงเทพฯ) ประเทศไทย
Wat Pathum Khongkha Ratchaworawihan (also spelled Wat Pathum Khong Ka), วัดปทุมคงคาราชวรวิหาร, is a
second class royal temple located in the Sampheng or Samphanthawong district
of Bangkok's Chinatown. The temple dates from the Ayutthaya period and
was usually called Wat Sampheng in reference to its location. In the
reign of King Rama I, Somdet Krom Phraratchawang Borworn
Mahasurasinghanat renovated the entire temple as a merit-making
dedicated to his father Thongdee and renamed the temple to its
present name of Wat Pathum Khongkha. The Phra Wihan (Ordination Hall) is
made of brick and has a principal Buddha image in the subduing Mara (demon)
mudra enshrined inside. The doors and windows of the Phra Ubosot
(Sermon Hall) are of beautiful lacquered gold leaf patterns. In the
rear, the stone of Lord Buddha's footprint is placed. Behind the
Phra Ubosot is found the Thaen Hin Paraharn Kabot (literally the rebel
execution stone) upon which King Rama III, in 1848 (2391 BE), ordered the execution of Krommaluang Rak Ronnaret for
planning a rebellion against him. The canal in front of the temple was
regarded as a holy place where ashes of the royal family and the white
elephants would be scattered.
