Wat Phra Phai Luang Sukhothai Historical Park - Khmer Era Temple - Thailand 2024
The largest of the three Khmer-era temples still standing at Sukhothai, Wat Phra Phai Luang วัดพระพายหลวง is north of the old city walls and east of Wat Si Chum.
It was built in the early 13th century during rhe reign of Khmer King Jayavarman VII. This area appears to have been at the core of the Khmer city. It would have been important until they built to the south, making Wat Mahathat their spiritual center.
Wat Phra Phai Luang originally had three laterite prang towers (similar in style but bigger than those at nearby Wat Si Sawai) on a short laterite base, but only the northern one still stands complete.
These towers are mentioned in Thailand’s famous Ramkhamhaeng Inscription: “North of this city of Sukhothai there is a market, there is the Phra Achana Buddha, there are prasats, coconut groves, upland and lowland farms, homesteads, and large and small villages.”
The south and middle towers have toppled and only some lower parts of the walls are still erect. The middle tower has side chambers, so it was significantly larger than the other two. The middle tower’s entrance is now in the rear, but it would not have been this way in the Khmer era.
When the Thais expelled the Khmer in 1238 and founded the Sukhothai kingdom they converted this temple to Theravada Buddhism and greatly expanded it.
It is one of the oldest monuments in the area and features a unique blend of Khmer and Thai architectural styles. The temple is a must visit for those interested in history and culture.
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This is one of the best sites in Sukhothai. It’s out of the main park so you will probably be exploring it on your own. It’s also near another amazing site that can be visited on the same entrance ticket. Here is the video of it if you want to see. Wat Si Chum - Beautiful & Unique Ancient Temple - Sukhothai Thailand 2024 kzread.info/dash/bejne/ep-quNKMiZC3f6w.html
The word “Thai” was created in 1939 by the Thai father Phlek Phibun Songkram when he changed Siam to Thailand and officially declared to the United Nations in 1949 Sukhotei was an original Khmer name built by Khmer people in the 11th century before Siam was born. Two Tai Chieftains Fa Moeung and Bang Klaing who governed Khmer Sukhotei under the Khmer control until 1350. Uthong came with the Ming dynasty from China with the canon fires rebelling against Khmer and Tai at Sukhotei and Ayutthaya and he killed Li Tai, a descendant of Fa Moeung and Bang Klaing. Uthong declared himself a Siam God King in the Khmer tradition God King at Ayutthaya in 1351. Prang and Kampheing are Khmer originated words. Thanks for the video. 💕🙏🙏🙏💕
@endlessjourneytravels
28 күн бұрын
Thanks for the information. I’ve read a few different accounts of where U-Thong was originally from. One account says he was from near Kampheang Phet. There are some interesting accounts of the foundation of Ayutthaya as well. I really enjoyed this temple. I wish the 2 other Khmer towers were still in tact. Was fun flying the drone around it as well.
@NeekaSimon
28 күн бұрын
@@endlessjourneytravels You’re welcome. The Mongol Emperor Temur Khan of Yuan Dynasty in China sent a Chinese diplomat Zhou Daguan in 1296 to pay respect to the Khmer King Jayavarman VIII of Cambodia for releasing two Mongol generals who were captured by the Khmer army when thousand Mongol cavalries tried to break the gate at the border in order to invade Cambodia, but failed. Zhou Daguan stayed one year at Angkor capital and wrote a book “Customs of Cambodia” which was translated into 5 languages.
@endlessjourneytravels
28 күн бұрын
@@NeekaSimon I’ve never read his book but I’ve seen a few accounts of it. I mention it when I made a video of the 12 identical towers in the center of Angkor. He said the towers were used as divine judgment. It would be an interesting read I think.
Thank you for showing us the Khmer ruins around Thailand nowadays! From Native Khmer in Mekong delta Vietnam show love.
@endlessjourneytravels
27 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoyed the video. I love to see places like this.
The old Khmer Empire frontier town.
@endlessjourneytravels
28 күн бұрын
I was told by another viewer that Sukhothai was used to educate the Tai moving into the area about the ways of the Khmer. I never knew that and it is fascinating.
@SirNova2o9
28 күн бұрын
@@endlessjourneytravels yep that why our country had so much similarity in culture. IS like Chinese culture to Vietnamese culture.
@endlessjourneytravels
28 күн бұрын
@@SirNova2o9 I knew that they valued writing but I didn’t know they built cultural centers to educate people moving into the region. I will have to read more about this.