Location: 158 Moo 3, Tumbon Ban Hong, Aumphur Ban Hong, Lumphun
Architect (s)/Designer (s): Pho Nanpang Perakaoew
Occupant: Wat Pa Puay
Year established: 1902
Wat Pa Puay is an old temple in the Baan Hong district. It was built in 1887. Before its construction, the area was full of Lythraceae trees (Mai Puay), which was a good location for a temple. Villagers then helped to clean up the area and built the temple. Wat Pa Puay received Prarachtan Wisugcamsima in 1974.
The Dharma or Tripitaka Chamber of Wat Pa Puay was built in 1902 by Phra Maha and his student. The chamber was designed by Pho Nanpang Perakaown. It is a golden teak wood chamber with a raised basement, and a path to walk around the chamber upstairs. The interior of the chamber is used to keep the Buddhist scriptures. This chamber has two entrance doors in the front and back. The wooden tympanum has flowers and plant details carved into it together with a Chinese mirror decoration. Buddhist scriptures are kept inside the chamber like the chadok (the story of the penultimate life of Buddha), and other dharma information. In the past, Lanna people recorded the scriptures in their own native characters, so the text was considered sacred. Thus, they deserved to be respected and honored for worship and kept in high places separate from other buildings.
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