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- Phakininat Worawihan is an ancient temple that predates the Rattanakosin period. It was originally called
"Wat Bang Chak" because it was located at the mouth of the Bang Chak Canal. Locals often called it "Wat Nok"
because it was paired with Wat Paorohit, Wat Thong, and Wat Singh. Later, King Rama III bestowed the new name "Wat Phakininat," making it a third-class royal temple, Worawihan type. Archaeologists speculate, based on the surviving remains, the viharn (ordination hall), that the temple dates back to the late Ayutthaya period.
Later, during the early Rattanakosin period, Her Royal Highness Princess Thebyavati, the youngest daughter of King Rama I, renovated it. Only the ubosot (ordination hall) was completed. Muen Phinitphonphak (Chit Phongchinda) related that there was another monastic residence to the north of the palace, which was damaged and demolished. Phra Khru Wisutthisangwon (Phong) then rebuilt it.
It extended eastward, on a riverside spuran, the current building. It was dilapidated and unusable, but it was not demolished. The original chapel was replaced with a viharn (wihan), the one that still stands today. The new chapel has been used ever since. The chapel was established and built at that time. It was 1 sen, 8 wa, and 2 sok long.
The principal Buddha image was 5 sok wide at the lap and 7 sok high. The chapel has a gallery (wihan khot) surrounding it. The gallery was built on a raised base to serve as a surrounding monk's seat, housing 80 Buddha images. Some speculate that this chapel was likely built during the reign of King Rama I. Some suggest it was during the reign of King Rama II. Others suggest it was begun during the reign of King Rama I and completed during the reign of King Rama II. I believe it could have been either of the three, so I will present the history of that princess here for readers to make their own assumptions. Her Royal Highness Princess Prapawadi (Phra Chao Fah Ying Krom Luang Thepyawadi) was born in 1777, the Year of the Rooster, and was the tenth child of the King of Thonburi. Her original name was "Ying" or "Nok Ying." At the age of five, her father crowned her as King Rama I, and she was elevated to the title of Princess Prapawadi (Praphaiwadi). She later became Krom Khun and Krom Luang Thepyawadi, respectively. She lived for 27 years during the reign of King Rama I and 14 years during the reign of King Rama II. She died one year before the reign of King Rama II.
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