Wat Borommawong วัดบรมวงศ์ - Royal Temple Ayutthaya 2023 - King Rama V Shrine

Wat Borommawong วัดบรมวงศ์

Wat Borommawong Isarawararam (Woraviharn) is located off the city island along the west bank of the new Lopburi River in the northeastern area of Ayutthaya.

The main monastic structures are the ordination hall with chedi and a vihara to commemorate King Rama V. Foundations of ruins are visible to the south of the ordination hall. They are overgrown by trees and protected by a low wall.

The location where the temple resides was called in earlier times Talay Ya or the grass area, as the whole area was a large grass field.

After the first fall of Ayutthaya, King Maha Thammaracha ordered the old elephant kraal near Wat Song to be moved to the present site and a canal dug from "Tha Chang" (Elephant Landing) towards the old Lopburi River, now called Khlong Hua Ro.

The monastery survived the siege of Ayutthaya by the Burmese in 1767, as it was never left by the monks and continued being occupied by the Buddhist Sangkha during the Ratanakosin period (1782 onwards).

The Royal family line of sponsors of this temple met their end at the fall of Ayutthaya in 1767. The Chronicles state that a large part of the Royal lineage was "rounded up and removed" to Ava. Nobody took care for the monastery and it decayed slowly over time.

In 1876 Somdet Phra Chao Borommawong was looking repairing the elephant kraal and discovered "Wat Talai Ya" not far away from the kraal. He found the monastery in bad shape and decided to sponsor the restoration of the temple. He offered the temple to King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), who bestowed a new name on the temple naming it Wat Borommawong Isarawararam, its present name.

Somdet Phrachao Borommawong died in 1901. Between this time and 1908 a lot of infra-structural changes occurred. New shelters for the monks (kuti) were built; a large pond was dug out, while the canal in the North giving out into the Lopburi River, Khlong Nam Ya was repaired and widened over 200 m, making the monastery easier to be accessed by boat. All these works were overseen by King Chulalongkorn.

Wat Borommawong is a Royal temple of fourth grade in the second class following a ranking system for royal temples that was initiated in 1913. It has the suffix Woraviharn added to its name. The ordination hall of Royal temples has double boundary stones or "Bai sema" around it structure. This monastery follows the old school, still being the majority in the country, called Maha Nikaya (meaning the Great Sect).

In 1916 restoration occurred at the vihara and the ordination hall, which walls where showing large cracks at that time.

In 1960 the western vihara was turned in a commemoration vihara for King Chulalongkorn. The Trimuk is beautiful decorated and contains a large number of photographs of the members of the Royal family during the reign of King Rama V.

History

Wat Talay Ya was part of a battlefield in 1760. The Burmese King Alaungpaya wanted to subjugate the territories formerly occupied by his predecessors. An excuse was quickly found to start a war with Siam and the Burmese
King invaded the country from the south. Little resistance was encountered and he was soon encamped near the City of Ayutthaya.

Prince Uthumphon prepared the city for a siege. The Burmese vanguard set up camp north of Ayutthaya, on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River.

The Chinese Luang Aphai Phiphat organized an army of 2000 Chinese men and moved forward to erect a stockade, north of the city.

The Burmese front brigade saw the Chinese preparations for a stockade and acted swiftly. He crossed the Chao Phraya River and with his troops and attacked the Chinese. The Chinese were routed, pushed into the old Lopburi River and fled to the opposite side of the river. The Burmese Cavalry drove their horses over the river and killed the Chinese in the water and on the riverbanks in great numbers. The remaining men fled back into the city.

The city of Ayutthaya escaped destruction at that time. King Alaungpaya personally fired a cannon near Wat Na Phra Men, to shoot into the Royal Palace. Unfortunately for him the cannon burst and he was seriously wounded. Shortly after died from his wounds at Taikkala before reaching the Salween River.

The temple has a lot of history and is interesting to see.

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