Worship the Phra Nak Prok and Luang Pho Chao Sua

🏘 Wat Nak Prok was built in 1748 during the reign of King Boromkhocha by the local villagers. It was originally called Wat Prok because it was located in the middle of a garden covered by a forest. Later, the temple deteriorated until the reign of King Rama III when Phra Boriboonthanakorn (Chao Sua Puk Saetan) and his Thai wife renovated the ordination hall and hired Chinese artists to paint murals depicting Chinese auspicious symbols and offerings in Mahayana Chinese art style.
🙏🏽 He requested a Sukhothai Buddha image to be granted by the king as the principal Buddha image, which is a bronze Buddha image from the Sukhothai period in the Mara Vichai posture, known as "Luang Pho Chao Sua."
⛺ The principal Buddha image inside the vihara is a plaster Buddha image in the Mara Vichai posture with seven-headed Naga spreading its hood, so the villagers named the temple Wat Nak Prok.
🏠 Around 2011, the ordination hall floor was raised by 5 meters, becoming a two-story hall with approval from the Fine Arts Department. Wat Nak Prok was registered as an ancient monument in 1977.
🏚 The Vihara Luang Pho To houses Luang Pho To and Luang Pho Yai, with Luang Pho To being two overlapping Buddha images, siblings.
🛕 The Mondop features a statue of Luang Pu Chu Khong Choonam, a former abbot and famous guru.
♨️ Wat Nak Prok: No. 99 Thoet Thai Road, Pak Khlong Phasi Charoen Subdistrict, Phasi Charoen District, Bangkok
🎯 Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/USQETvtVUZJJT7U4A
🕣 Opening hours: 08:30 – 17:00

Post by the old traveler | Jun 23, 2025