Wat Khun Inthapramun
Wat Khun Inthapramun is located in the middle of a rice field at Tombon Inthapamun Amphoe Pho Thong and house and old massive stucco reclining buddha image of 50 metres long. The roof structure of Phara Wihan That Provided shelter for the image all tumbled down and the image now lies in the open there is a statue of a man in front of the image. It was told that Khun Inthapramun was holder of a government monopoly. He embezzled money from the duties colleced for the enlarement of the image and was whipped to death. The temple was named after him.
Ubosot (Church) and Octagonal Chedi(Pagoda) at Wat Khun Inthapramun
Wat Khun Inthapramun is located at Intra Pramul sub-district, Po Thong district, Ang Thong province. The temple is known of the importance in Ayutthaya peroid. The significant manument are Recling Buddha Image, Viharam, Ubosot and Octagonal Chedi. Both of them were built on a mound with 2 meters high bricks circled their edges as gigantic temple courts
Ubosot for Vihara face the east and is built with bricks and mortar as of Ayutthaya building technique. The foundation is a high base in lotus shaped. There are two entrances at the east and the west. Both entrances are divided into 2 channels. There is no evidence neither of window nor boundary marker (Sema) and its rood was collapsed for long time. Inside in placed with a sand stone Buddha image which was covered with stucco and grounded with floor tiles.
Octagonal Chedi is situated next to the west of the Ubosot. The Chedi is a bell shaped and has its foundation built in tiered octagonal base. The top part of the Chedi was tiered chatravali which ony some part are left to be seen currently. Considering from its pattern, the Chedi is an Ayutthaya style in around 17th-18th Century
Wat Khun Intrapramul has been registered and announced as a National Ancient Manument of 58 Rais, 2 Ngans and 34 square waha in the Government Gazette Volumn 52 Section 75 date 8 March 1935. The Fine Arts Department has restored the temple and the Reclining Buddha since 1975, In 2012-2013, the Reclining Buddha, the Ubosot and the Chedi hae been once again restored.
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