Wat Phummarin Kudi Thong

Wat Phummarin Kudi Thong is by the Mae Klong River, at the mouth of the Prachachom Chuen Canal on the west bank, in Suan Luang Sub-district. There are many interesting items within the temple. Kudi Thong or a golden- teak monk's cell has an unusual story that the father of Khun Nak (Queen Ammarinthramat) had her fortune examined by the abbot of Wat Bang Li. The abbot foretold that the daughter would become a queen. The millionaire father, therefore, promised to build a Kudi Thong for the temple if the abbot`s words proved true. Wat Bang Li was later named Wat Bang Li Kudi Thong, When the temple soil was eroded and destroyed by water, the Kudi Thong was moved to be restructured at Wat Phummarin. Hence, Wat Phummarin was renamed "Wat Phummarin Kudi Thong" Furthermore, there is a Wat Phummarin Museum and an Educational Park, where valuable artefacts worth a study and conservation have been collected, such as Buddha images, traditional Thai books, blue-and-white porcelain and brassware. A Buddha image here, which is over three hundred years old, is a gilded stucco image in the posture of Subduing Mara, called "Phra Phuttha Rattana Mongkhon or Luang Pho To." There is also a monument of King Rama II. [Source: TAT]

Ayutthaya Historical Research