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“Wat Phra That Chom Mon is a place where the ancient pagoda is considered sacred.”

Mon Chom Mon The old pagoda. It is considered to be a sacred relic enshrined and celebrated in July every year.
history
Does not appear when But the evidence found at Ku. Presumably created in vogue. God's city The King of Chiang Mai, 7th, Mung Rai, by the viceroy Chao Saen Kham was built around 1935.
The buns are located at Ku Kham or Ku Saen Kham. The present temple in 1600 in the reign of King Naresuan. To salvage the country has persuaded Thai Thais, big Thai, Karen Lau from Burma as partisans to come to Thailand. Mon Monar escaped the Burmese army, dressed in white asylum seekers. This is settled. It has helped to restore the monument Mon Chom.
In the past, the pagoda has deteriorated. But the ruins are holes. The ponds of the Buffalo to 1910 by the Karen. "The father of mulberry, mothers, mothers, heaps of pagan" was built in the old 1997, the temple has created a large and tall. The original Buddha statue (chin section) and the elemental Buddha. The relics are added by Khun Rattana Bhong Jitjitnun who invited Phra That Kaew to come to the room and then presented. Packed in this pagoda with 1000 pieces before restoration.

Wat Phra That Chom Mon is a deserted temple in the forest. The monkhood has been in existence since 1982, when the villagers of Palawan, Arthana, came to Wat Phra Phutthabat Tak Tak, Pa Sang District, Lamphun, where he was a disciple of Luang Pu Phusuk. The monks who came to pay their respects at that time were 2 monks, namely, Sawat Sawaswarisorn and Pimol Chatvio. Then there was Luang Poo Kham From Wat Suthat, San Kamphaeng District, Chachoengsao Province. The new monk joined the monks, these three are important in the restoration of the monument Mon Monn.

Together with the congregation, the monks and nuns in the restoration of Wat Phra That Chom Mon made Sattahip. I have to make a story to the Department of Religion to raise the temple is a legal measure. The Department of Religious Affairs approved the monument to the monument Mon Mon year, registered as a temple on May 17, 2542 appointed the Superior of the temple as the abbot figure 1 on April 1, 2000. At the same time, the temple of Mon Chom Mon was selected as an educational park in the same year, May 22, 2000.

Art within the temple Buildings and artifacts in Wat Phra That Chom Mon It is a mixed Chinese Chinese Lanna things that were originally a pair of temples, but the pagoda. The pagoda itself was restored to cover the old one. So do not see the original pagoda. There is a term ending with "mon", but the art appears within the temple. Mon art is not displayed at all. The restoration of the temple in the reign of Lop Suwis Saris who is patronizing the capital. Most are Chinese kinsmen of Chinese descent. The building was influenced by Chinese art such as the Temple of Heaven. Sankhagjana Mix with Lanna art, such as the temple of the Buddhist scriptures.

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