{{Infobox religious building | name = Wat Kaew Fah Chulamanee | native_name =Wat Kaew Fah Bon | image = LINE ALBUM 2021 0.9.27 ๒๑๐๙๒๗ 226.jpg | alt = | sect = [[Theravada|Theravāda]] [[Maha Nikaya|Mahā Nikāya]] | caption = Aerial view of the temple | map_type = Thailand Bangkok | map_size = | map_alt = | map_caption = | location = 9 Thahan rd, [[Thanon Nakhon Chai Si]], [[Khet Dusit|Dusit]], Bangkok 10300 | coordinates = {{Coord|13.799459|100.518564|type:landmark_region:TH|display=inline-title}} | religious_affiliation = [[Buddhism]] | deity = | country = [[Thailand]] | functional_status = [[wat|Civil temple]] | website = | founded_by =Unknown | year_completed = 1757 }}
'''Wat Kaew Fah Chulamanee''' ({{langx|th|วัดแก้วฟ้าจุฬามณี}}) is an ancient [[Wat|Thai Buddhist temple]] in [[Bangkok]]. It can be considered as another house of worship next to the [[Chao Phraya river]].
==History== The temple is civil monastery located at the mouth of Khlong Bang Sue canal. At first, it was named ''Wat Bang Sue'' (วัดบางซื่อ), otherwise referred to as ''Wat Kaew Fah Bon'' (วัดแก้วฟ้าบน, "upper Kaew Fah temple") to pair with [[Wat Kaew Jam Fah]], also known as ''Wat Kaew Fah Lang'' (วัดแก้วฟ้าล่าง, "lower Kaew Fah temple"), which is located in the [[Si Phraya Road|Si Phraya neighbourhood]]. This was called in the direction of their location along the Chao Phraya river.<ref name=o/>
It was a covered area of 5.2 acres. There is no precise proof that tells exactly when the temple was built. The only proof is a letter from the former abbot to the Department of Religious Affairs in 1954 which indicates that this temple was built around 1757, the end of the [[Ayutthaya period]].<ref name=o>{{cite web|url=https://www.travel2guide.com/%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%94%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%81%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%9F%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%AC%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%93%E0%B8%B5.html|title=วัดแก้วฟ้าจุฬามณี|language=thai|accessdate=2023-11-21|work=travel2guide}}</ref>
The crematorium is situated in the central area of the temple. The monk's dwellings and the ''[[ubosot]]'' (ordination hall) are on the right of the temple. The murals in the ubosot depict ''[[Jataka tales]]'' (ten lives of the [[Lord Buddha]]).
Inside the ''[[vihara]]'' (sanctuary) is enshrined ''Luang Pho Siri Aisawan'' (หลวงพ่อศิริไอย์ศวรรย์), also known locally as ''Luang Pho Siri'' (หลวงพ่อศิริ), the principal Buddha image. In addition, this place also houses a pair of ''[[Vaiśravaṇa#In Thailand|Thao Wessuwan]]'' and ''[[Rahu]]'' outside the vihara and the ubosot as well.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mthai.com/travel/bangkok/319447.html|work=Mthai|language=thai|accessdate=2023-11-21|date=2023-04-03|title=กราบท้าวเวสสุวรรณ ปล่อยปลา ชมพระอาทิตย์ตก ณ วัดแก้วฟ้าจุฬามณี|author=bonnevie}}</ref>
At first, the temple was located next to the bend of the canal. The location of the ubosot was not so far from the bend of the canal, and the soil was slowly eroding until it almost reached the gate of the chapel and the ''[[cetiya|chedi]]'' (pagoda) Chulamanee, which was in front of the ubosot. Therefore, the ubosot was moved to the present location during the King [[Chulalongkorn]] (Rama V)'s reign.<ref name=oo>{{cite web|url=https://travel.trueid.net/detail/LOL7XdR3Yg4k|title=กราบขอพรสิ่งศักดิ์สิทธิ์ "วัดแก้วฟ้าจุฬามณี" เขตดุสิต กรุงเทพมหานคร|date=2022-10-21|author=เก็บเรื่องมาเล่าโดยหนุ่มสุทน|language=thai|accessdate=2023-11-21|work=TrueID}}</ref>
==Location== Wat Kaew Fah Chulamanee is located at the beginning of Thahan road near [[Chao Phraya Express Boat#Piers|Kiak Kai pier]] (N21) and the parliament house, [[Sappaya-Sapasathan]].
==Gallery== <gallery> file:(2022) วัดแก้วฟ้าจุฬามณี เขตดุสิต กรุงเทพมหานคร Wat Kaew Fa Chula Manee,Bangkok (3).jpg|Luang Pho Siri Aisawan file:LINE ALBUM 2021 0.9.27 ๒๑๐๙๒๗ 32.jpg|The vihara file:วัดแก้วฟ้าจุฬามณี เขตดุสิต กรุงเทพมหานคร (4).jpg|Chulamanee pagoda file:LINE ALBUM 2021.9.27 ๒๑๐๙๒๗ 45.jpg|The vihara and the ubosot </gallery>
==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{Facebook|siriaisawan}} [[category:Dusit district]] [[category:Unregistered ancient monuments in Bangkok]] [[Category:Buildings and structures on the Chao Phraya River]] [[Category:Buddhist temples in Bangkok]] [[Category:18th-century Buddhist temples in Thailand|Kaew Fah Chulamanee]]