Wat Khung Taphao

In the year 2018, There are 20 monks and 3 novices that The Most Ven.Phra Ajahn Somchai jirapunno is the leader and to be abbot of Wat Khung Taphao and have Ven.

According to the issue of The Royal Chronicles of Ayutthaya (issue of Panjantanumas) in historical record of Thonburi Kingdom, it point out that Wat Khung Taphao is the only one temple in the areas of Muang Pichai and Muang Sawangkaburi to be established in that year.

King of Thonburi ordered the construction a hall for religious observances at Wat Khung Taphao as a symbol of victory of the normalcy it enjoyed during as such the Ayutthaya kingdom in the past and invited ecclesiastical dignitaries from the capital to teach monks and brought them back in line with the main teachings of Buddhism.

[1] The old hall for religious observances of Wat Khung Taphao always was Local villagers were taught by the monks at the monastery until the government began supplying teachers in 1922.

Nowadays, Wat Khung Taphao is not only a public resource of knowledge to encourage the education for ministry and people, but also as the center of the community.

The main pavilion at a temple is used for religious ceremony on Buddhist days such as making merit, giving food to the monks and paying respect to Buddha.

On the second floor of this building is local museum where collect scripture of Buddhism and Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia that are a significant resources of knowledge.