Wat Phet Samut Worawihan Ayutthaya Thailand
Wat Phet Samut Worawihan
Wat Ban Laem, situated in Samut Songkhram town, has a rich and interesting history. Centuries ago the temple was called Wat Si Champa. According to historical evidence, Phetchaburi was attacked by Burmese army in 1764.
This attacked prompted the villagers from Ban Laem village in Phetchaburi to flee and form a new settlement in Mae Klong subdistrict, which was just north of the then-called Wat Si Champa temple. The villagers named their new village Ban Laem after their former village in Phetchaburi and decided to restore the Wat Si Champa temple and rename it Wat Ban Laem.
The primary occupation of the villagers of Ban Laem is fishing, and that is why the story that how Buddha image was enshrined in the temple is very interesting. It is believed that the villagers went fishing to Ao Mae Klong and ended up netting two Buddha images. One image was that of seated Buddha while the other was standing Buddha image. The seated Buddha image was taken to Wat Khao Takhrao in Ban Laem district of Phetchaburi while the standing Buddha image was enshrined in Wat Ban Laem.
Initially Wat Ban Laem was small temple but during its renovation, it started attracting hordes of people who came here to pray and bestow offerings, which ended up making the temple popular. This soon led Wat Ban Laem to be promoted to a royal temple and it was renamed Wat Phet Samut Worawihan.
Within the compound of the temple is a museum called Sangha Museum. The museum has displays of beautiful Buddha images, artifacts, porcelain, amulets belonging to many different eras as well as a pulpit from the Ayutthaya era.
62 03 20 วัดบ้านแหลมหรือวัดเพชรสมุทรวรวิหาร Wat Ban Laem or Wat Phet Samut Worawihan
วัดเพชรสมุทรวรวิหาร ตำบลแม่กลอง อำเภอเมือง จังหวัดสมุทรสงคราม
สักการะ “หลวงพ่อบ้านแหลม” พระพุทธรูปคู่บ้านคู่เมืองของจังหวัดสมุทรสงคราม และเป็นพระพุทธรูปที่มีความสำคัญมากองค์หนึ่งของเมืองไทย ความสำคัญของพระพุทธรูปองค์นี้ต่อจังหวัดสมุทรสงครามมีมากมายแค่ไหน เพียงได้ยินประโยคเปรียบเปรยว่า “ถ้ามาเมืองสมุทรสงครามแล้วไม่ได้มานมัสการหลวงพ่อบ้านแหลม ก็เหมือนมาไม่ถึง” ในสมัยอดีตชาวบ้านเรียกวัดนี้ว่า “วัดศรีจำปา” ซึ่งสร้างขึ้นในสมัยพระเจ้าปราสาททองแห่งกรุงศรีอยุธยา ชาวบ้านได้อาศัยวัดนี้เป็นที่หนีภัยสงครามพม่า และภายหลังได้ช่วยกันบูรณะวัดขึ้นใหม่แล้วเรียกว่า “วัดบ้านแหลม” ปัจจุบันวัดบ้านแหลมได้รับยกฐานะขึ้นเป็นพระอารามหลวงชั้นตรีวรวิหาร และได้รับพระราชทานนามว่า “วัดเพชรสมุทรวรวิหาร”
Wat Ban Laem or Wat Phet Samut Worawihan
Mae Klong Subdistrict, Mueang District, Samut Songkhram Province
Located in the province’s main town, this temple was once known
as Wat Si Champa and has played a significant role in Thai historical migration. According to royal chronicles, Burmese armies attacked the city of Phetchaburi in 1764, causing Ban Laem villagers from the area to flee here. The villagers, mostly fishermen,
helped restore the temple and contributed two special Buddha images they had caught in their trawl net. One is a seated image and the other is a standing image. The seated image was brought to Wat Khao Takhrao in Amphoe Ban Laem, Phetchaburi, while the other was enshrined here in Wat Ban Laem and is commonly called
“Luangpho Ban Laem”. Wat Ban Laem over time expanded and became a widely-respected temple, where the Buddhist faithful gather to make merit and pay homage to the remaining image. It was later awarded the status of royal temple of the third class, and renamed “Wat Phet Samut Worawihan”.
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02 Wat Bang Kung at Samut Songkhram Province
03 Chinatown Bangkok
04 Lan Sang National Park, Tak Province
05 Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province
06 Hat Chao Mai National Park, Trang Province
07 Pa Hin Ngam National Park, Chaiyaphum Province
08 Wat Lokayasutharam, Ayutthaya Historical Park
09 Khao Ngu Stone Park, Ratchaburi
10 Damnoen Saduak Floating Market
11 Laem Sala Beach, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province
12 Hua Hin Tique Walking Street
13 Haew Suwat Waterfall, Khao Yai National Park
14 Wat Maha Chedi Ban Krut, Bang Saphan
15 Khao Yai National Park
16 Pranburi Railway Station
17 Hot Springs and Raksawarin Public Park, Ranong Province
18 Giant Krabak Tree, Taksin Maharat National Park, Tak
19 Hua Hin
20 Peninsular Botanic Garden (Thung Khai), Trang Province
21 Samchuk 100 Years Old Market, Suphan Buri Province
22 Chainat Bird Park
23 Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park, Phitsanulok
24 Khao Prathap Chang Wildlife Breeding Center Open Zoo, Ratchaburi
25 Khao Bin Cave, Ratchaburi
26 Ao Bo Thong Lang Beach, Bang Saphan
27 Huay Mae Khamin Waterfalls, Kanchanaburi
28 Hua Hin Sam Phan Nam Floating Market
29 Si Thep Historical Park, Phetchabun Province
30 Phetkasem National Road
31 Pak Nam Pran Beach, Pranburi
32 Phuwiang Dinosaur Museum & National Park, Khon Khaen
33 Palau Waterfall
34 Cha Am
36 King's Cup Long Tail Boat Racing, Pranburi
37 Sai Yok National Park, Kanchanaburi
38 Wat Amrintraram Temple, Ratchaburi
39 Elephant Watching at Kuiburi National Park
40 Tham Thong Bang Boet Beach, Chumphon Province
41 Khao Krachom Mountain, Ratchaburi
42 Khao Luang Cave, Phetchaburi
43 Damnoen Saduak Floating Market
44 Hua Hin Night Market
45 The Death Railway, Kanchanaburi
46 The Secret Beach, Koh Phangan
47 Khao Wang Palace (Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park), Phetchaburi
48 Mu Ko Ang Thong National Marine Park
49 Jim Thompson House, Bangkok
50 Erawan Shrine, Bangkok
51 Hua Hin Jazz Festival
52 Maeklong Railway Market
53 Chinatown, Bangkok
54 Sala Daeng BTS Skytrain Station in Bangkok
55 Kaeng Krachan National Park
56 Hua Hin
57 Asiatique The Riverfront in Bangkok
58 Chao Phraya River, Bangkok
59 Phraya Nakhon Cave, Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park
60 The Bridge on the River Kwai
61 Koh Nang Yuan, Surat Thani
62 Plearn Wan Vintage Village in Hua Hin
63 Koh Tao
64 Mu Ko Ang Thong National Park
65 Chaloem Rattanakosin National Park in Kanchanaburi
66 Phetkasem Road
67 Don Mueang International Airport (DMK)
68 Palm Trees Garden in Phetchaburi
69 Tham Kra Sae Bridge, Burma Railway in Kanchanburi
70 Amphawa Floating Market and Pranburi Old Market
71 Samut Songkhram Province
72 Kaeng Sopha Waterfall in Thung Salaeng Luang National Park
73 Swiss Sheep Farm, Cha Am
74 Khao Nang Phanthurat Forest Park in Cha Am
75 Chinatown Bangkok
76 Hua Hin Market Village
77 Phra Pathommachedi, Nakhon Pathom
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79 Local Market in Thailand (everywhere)
80 Kaeng Krachan National Park
81 Maeklong River
82 Phra Nakhon Khiri Fair, Phetchaburi
83 Khlong Saen Saep Express Boat in Bangkok
84 Siam Square One, Bangkok
85 Waghor Aquarium, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province
86 Giant Rain Tree in Kanchanaburi
87 Mu Ko Ang Thong National Park
88 Hua Hin Night Market
89 Canals in Samut Songkhram Province
90 Kaeng Krachan National Park
91 Bantak Petrified Forest Park, Tak
92 Pranburi Old Market Walking Street
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94 Koh Mae, Mu Ko Ang Thong National Marine Park
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