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Wat Nai Rong

Coordinates: 13°46′29″N 100°28′17″E / 13.774593°N 100.471483°E / 13.774593; 100.471483
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Wat Nai Rong
  • Wat Nok
  • Wat Pak Khlong
The temple as seen from Khlong Bangkok Noi
Religion
AffiliationBuddhism
SectTheravāda Mahā Nikāya
StatusCivil temple
Location
Location692 Soi Borommaratchachonnani 15, Borommaratchachonnani Rd, Arun Amarin, Bangkok Noi, Bangkok 10700
CountryThailand
Wat Nai Rong is located in Bangkok
Wat Nai Rong
Shown within Bangkok
Geographic coordinates13°46′29″N 100°28′17″E / 13.774593°N 100.471483°E / 13.774593; 100.471483
Architecture
FounderKrab
Completed1860
Website
https://watnairong.com/

Wat Nai Rong (Thai: วัดนายโรง) is an old Buddhist temple in Bangkok. It is considered to be another temple along the historical stream, Khlong Bangkok Noi.

Wat Nai Rong is a small temple, was built in Rattanakosin period around 1860. It is an old temple which having a beautiful ancient remains, antiques. There was not appeared about the history of the temple.

Mostly from the story told that Krab who was the owner of Lakhon nok (open-air dramatics) troupe during the King Rama IV's reign was built this temple which was called Wat Lakhon Chao Krab (Mr. Krab's theatre temple).

The King Rama IV was given a new name as Wat Sammaj Chapon but locals always called Wat Nai Rong (temple of troupe owner) and Wat Nok (outer temple) called together with Wat Nai (inner temple) which the temple named Wat Bang Bamru as it close to each other and some called Wat PaK Khlong (temple on the mouth of the canal) as it located on the mouth of the canal Khlong Bang Bamru.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "วัดนายโรงวัดแห่งตำนาน'เบี้ยแก้หลวงปู่รอด'". Komchadluek (in Thai). 2012-12-07. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
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