Opening days: Daily

Opening hours: 08.00 - 17.00

 

Wat Chonlathara Singhe It is located in Moo 3, Chehe Subdistrict, on the bank of the Tak Bai River. From the city, go out along the route. Narathiwat-Tak Bai (Highway 4085) to Tak Bai District Market Intersection and turn left for about 100 meters to reach the entrance to the temple. Phra Kru Opas Phutthakhun (Put) was the founder of this temple and had to ask for land from Phraya Lantan in order to build a temple in 1873. At that time, the land of Tak Bai was still in Kelantan state.

 

This temple is involved in the case of the secession of Tak Bai territories of Siam and Malay. which was a colony of England at that time (In the reign of King Rama 5, 2409 B.E.), by the Thai side, Buddhism has been lifted. Temple and temple art as a bargaining machine for sharing boundaries England accepted the reason. by bringing the Golok River to the area that flows through the city of Tak Bai (Tak Bai River) is the demarcation line. This temple is known as another name. "Wat Phithak Din Thai".

 

The general atmosphere in Wat Chon Thara Singha is quiet. And there is a wide courtyard by the river where you can sit and relax. The interior of the church, which was built during the reign of King Chulalongkorn There is a mural which was written by a monk from Songkhla.

 

It is a Buddhist history that inserts images of the lives of people in those days clearly and very interesting. And it is enshrined the principal Buddha image covered with gold, making it impossible to see the original appearance that the mouth is red. The child's hair is black. It is enshrined on a Buddha statue about 1.5 meters high. From the appearance of the Busabok, it is assumed that it is a Mon monk. There is a viharn enshrining a reclining Buddha image. which along the wall is decorated with ancient chinaware.

 

To get there, you can take a bus that goes to Tak Bai District. There are both minibuses (fares around 20 baht), vans (fares around 30 baht, up at the roundabout in Muang district) and buses down at Amphoe Tak Bai. and walk about 500 meters, but the van will go to the temple.