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The Buddha image in Wat Bang Pood Nei Vihara Precious mural paintings in Ubosot of Wat Phraya Jeang 8. Wat Bang Pood Nei Opposite to the other side of Khlong Bang Pood (canal) and Wat Bang Pood Nok, the temple was built in 1826 by Mon settlers during the reign of King Rama III. Ubosot characterized with the architecture of Rattanakosin era contains a main Buddha image in a gesture of preventing calamities. At the back of Ubosot is Phra Vihara, or a prayer hall, which enshrines several Buddha images. The temple compound consists of elaborately decorated Phra Chedi with twelve indented corners, Sala Kanprien, or a hall of sermons, containing a pulpit built during the King Rama V’s reign, a museum that keeps sacred objects, and Mondop, or a canopy, housing a footprint of Buddha, which becomes a famous worship place. 9. Wat Koh Phraya Jeang Located 1 km. south of Wat Kuh, the ancient monastery was built by Chao Phraya Maha Yotha (Jeang Kothchaseni) during Rattanakosin era. Its former name was Wat Koh Bang Pood because it was situated near the entrance of Khlong Bang Pood (Canal). It presently becomes a residence for Mon monks, a community gathering place and a spiritual center of Mon community. Inside contains several interesting places including newly renovated Ubosot, an ordination hall of early Rattanakosin era, which is ranked the biggest ordination in Pak Kret district. Ubosot houses magnificent Phra Prang (stupas), exquisite murals painted by royal artists during the era of King Rama III, and a main Buddha image in a gesture of preventing calamites. Other features in the temple comprise a newly built Vihara, or a prayer hall, enshrining a reclining Buddha image, a hall for sermons (Sala Kanprien) with a Thai-style wooden house, two Mondops (canopies having a square Buddhist structure usually with a pyramidal roof housing a footprint of Buddha), a museum, a bell hall, and a prayer hall. »Ò¡à¡Ãç´ ¹¤ÃáË‹§ÈÃÑ·¸Ò The City Of Happiness 62