【Thai Temples】Wat Srisa Thong (Wat Phra Rahu)

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Wat Srisa Thong (Thai: วัดศรีษะทอง) in Nakhon Pathom Province is also called Wat Phra Rahu (Thai: วัดพระราหู). Originally named Wat Huathong (Thai: วัดหัวทอง), it was built during the reign of King Rama I (AD 1782 – AD 1809).

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When Somdet Chao Phraya Mahakasatseuk (later King Rama I) subdued Vientiane in Laos and took Phra Kaew Morakot (Emerald Buddha) to Thailand, many Vientiane people followed him, immigrating into Thailand. For example, there are immigrant villages in the neighborhood of Ban Kluai Canal, which is near Wat Klang Khu Wang on the west bank of Tha Chin River (Nakhon Chaisi River).

Hua Thong village, also located near Tha Chin River, is an immigrant village as well. A golden Buddha head had been dugged out here. People took this event as an auspicious sign and began migrating into this village. Wat Hua Thong, now Wat Srisa Thong, was built at that time. In Thai, Both "Hua Thong" and "Srisa Thong" means "golden head", while "Hua Thong" is more colloquial.

Luang Phor Tai (Thai: หลวงพ่อไต), the first abbot of Wat Hua Thong, was from Vientiane. Wat Hua Thong became more famous after the abbot Lung Phor Noi Nawarat (Thai: หลวงพ่อน้อย นาวารัตน์) made Phra Rahu amulets with one-eye coconut shells. The temple name was changed to Wat Srisa Thong by Lung Phor Noi.

Lung Phor Noi
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Phra Rahu amulets made by one-eye coconut shells
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Phra Rahu amulets made by one-eye coconut shells
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