Wat Pa Mok

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In the "Testimony of the King from Wat Pradu Songtham", there are eight sacred places listed outside the city of Ayutthaya, being the glory of the capital since olden times. [1] One of these eight places is Wat Pa Mok, which features a reclining Buddha 50 meters long.

Wat Pa Mok is on the right bank of the Chao Phraya in the Pa Mok District of Ang Thong. Pa Mok refers to an area with abundant Water Jasmine trees (Wrightia Religiosa). The city of Pa Mok is located 12 Km south of Ang Thong.

The area of Pa Mok is mentioned on different occasions in the Royal Chronicles of Ayutthaya, mainly in preparation for or during warfare. Pa Mok must have been one of the strategic passageways for the Burmese, Lao (Chiang Mai) and Ayutthaya armies situated on a stretch of the present Chao Phraya River called at that time the Pa Mok Noi Canal.

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Source: Ayutthaya Historical Research

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