โบสถ์ปรกโพธิ์ วัดบางกุ้ง - Wat Bang Kup was a Wat that nosotros visited when nosotros were on a trip to the Damnoen in addition to Sauak in addition to Amphawa Floating River Markets on the outskirts of Destinations inwards Bangkok Thailand.
WOW - was the biggest description of this.
The surrounding expanse was a large sized auto common alongside a lot of people hanging to a greater extent than or less a tree in addition to and then following to this was a Thai Wat. Where inwards the grass expanse surrounding it were models of what looked similar farm workers?
Then my focus was drawn to the tree - in that location were therefore many people hanging to a greater extent than or less this tree! As I drew closer I cry back the stories of the Bodhi Tree - the tree which the Buddha sat nether in addition to to the correct of where he attained enlightenment. BUT what I constitute was NOT this.
It was a Banyan Tree in addition to underneath it's roots was a pocket-sized temple referred to as Bot Prok Po (โบสถ์ปรกโพธิ์).
As people filed inwards I was made aware that in that location was a temple nether the roots of the whole tree - how on basis did this happen?
Moving closer it was clear that it is a real pop goal for Thai people to celebrate their Culture in addition to Religion.
Outside in addition to to a greater extent than or less in that location was an fifty-fifty cracking discover of things to see
a life-sized doll dressed inwards traditional Thai dress
traditional bells to ring
places for donations
Muay Thai boxing figures inwards the following field
Stories were told;
The Holy Wooden Nymph Memorial
A particular house which is worth visiting.
I solely read this later;
However this chapel isn't the solely of import house of the compound. In fact, this temple is an historical pregnant place, every bit it was the army camp of manful mortal monarch Taksin during an laid upwards on past times the Burmese regular army inwards 1768. However after the successful displace the site was abandoned for well-nigh 200 years, until inwards 1967 it was redeveloped past times the Ministry of Education. - from My unseen Thailand Blog.
