Nakhon Nayok - Wat Prommanee

Wat Prommanee or Wat Luang Phor Pak Daeng is the oldest temple in Nakhon Nayok was built during the King Rama V. The temple is still an old Buddha image which was brought here during the war from Vientiane by migrating Laotians. The Buddha image is commonly called Phra Phuttarup Pak Daeng (the red-lipped Buddha image).

An additional attraction is the Commemorative Monument of the Japanese Forces, Division 37, During World War II, the 37th Quartermaster Infantry of the Japanese Military located their camp at the temple. In 1992, the Friend of Asian Alliance War Association built the memorial to honor the 7,920 Thai soldiers who were recruited to work in the camp and died in the war. Their ashes which were once placed in the temple are now put in the altar of the memorial.

The temple was overrun by people who chose to lay inside a coffin while the monks prayed for good luck. Outside the building where this happens, people line up and wait for "their turn".


Location
The temple located in Sarika Sub-district, approximately 5 kilometers on the way to Sarika Waterfall - Nang Rong route (highway No. 3050).



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Phra Phuttarup Pak Daeng, a Lan Chang-style image 

(seated here behind the Emerald Buddha statue)