Wat Bang Pla is in the Bang Len district of Nakhon Pathom. It’s about an hour and a half outside of Bangkok to the west. In the past this region was primarily an agricultural area but recently more housing and light industry has changed the communities. Most people were farmers who settled along the water ways, some living on rafts. Rivers and canals were avenues for trade and transport, resulting in the emergence of floating markets in many areas. Boats were the most important means of transport in the water-based culture of Siam.
Bang Len was once an agricultural zone but has since become a residential and light industrial area. Fields which had once grown rice now grow flowers and fruit commercially. The life style of the local people has always been associated with waterways. With the coming of roads the communities along Tha Chin River and other waterways has changed a great deal.
History of Wat Bang Pla
Wat Bang Pla dates back to the end of Ayutthaya the period in 1729. On of the main attractions for the locals is "the 7 former Abbots". People have come here to worship these and the Buddha images for many generations.
Main festures of the temple.
Old Wihan
The prayer hall. Buddha images and the 7 former Abbots are enshirned here. This hall dates back to the founding of the temple in 1729. It was restored and painted gold around 17 years ago.
Ubosot
The temple's main chapel which is an outstanding example of the early Bangkok period. The edge of the outer robe of the principal Buddha image has the Chinese letters saying that this image was built during the reign of King Rama Ill.
Mondop
In side is a footprint of the Buddha (it will be put back in when the restoration is complete). This was built in the mixed Thai, Chinese and European-style in 1924.
The temple is small but an important part of the local community. They have continued to invest in restoration efforts so future generations will also be able to come here and enjoy this little piece of the areas history.
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