Wat Sangkha Tha

Wat Sangkha Tha has several structures in situ that make it worth the effort of finding it. This ruin consists of two monastic structures including an ordination hall (ubosot) and a sermon hall (vihara), both with separate chedi.

The chedi of the vihara at the west resembled the Lanna or Haripunchai style. It has three tiers and multiple redentations on an octagonal base. Several standing Buddha images are partly visible in the niches of its relic chamber.

The ordination hall at the east has a Sinhalese-styled chedi on a square base. The bell-shaped dome rests on a three-leveled platform.

Its historical background and construction period are unknown. Still, the Royal Chronicles of Ayutthaya mention that Reverend Yan Rakkhit of the Holy Royal Synod’s Division of Meditation Matters lived in 1755 CE at the Monastery of Sangka Tha. He was invited by King Borommakot (reign 1733-1758) to study the methods of holy transcendental meditation within the residence of the Reverend Professor of the Monastery of Binding and Overlaying to control the weather during the dedication of the Monastery of Phraya Kham.

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