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Wat Pradoosongtham Phranakornsriayutthaya
Tak Sila Phrawet Institution of Old Town
Khao Ao of Ayutthaya
Venerable Father Rod (Sua) of Wat Pradoosongtham was an ancient master monk of Ayutthaya. He was known and even older than Venerable Father Klun of Wat Phra yat, Venerable Father Jun of Wat Bang Mon, Venerable Father Sub of Wat Bang Pla Mo, and Venerable Father Pun of Wat Phi kul. He was known as the best master monk in the first era of Ayutthaya which was the beginning of Rattanakosin Kingdom.
Wat Pradoosongtham was compared as Khao Ao of Ayutthaya. It had been the institution for studying Morals in Tripitaka (Buddhists Scriptures), Meditations, Incantation, Yantras, 20 cores of Arts, Pichaisongkram Textbook, Ancient Thai Boxing, Krabi Krabong, Fighting, Thai Herbs, and also Magic Spells. On the other hand, Wat Pradoosongtham was the studying place for many master monks. There were many great and excellent monks who graduated from this place such as Venerable Father Klun of Wat Phra yat ( the 1st of Thai Benjapakee Amulet), Venerable Father Kee of Wat Hoo Chang Nonthaburi (The owner of Takrud, a tiny rolled metal amulet inscribed with magic words that cannot melt at Wat Prasat in 2506), Venerable Father Tan of Wat Thammasen Ratchaburi (The owner of Takrud, a tiny rolled metal amulet inscribed with magic words that cannot melt at Wat Prasat in 2506), Venerable Grandfather Thiem of Wat Kasattrathirach (The owner of Takrud, a tiny rolled metal amulet inscribed with magic words that cannot melt at Wat Prasat in 2506), Venerable Grandfather Pleum of Wat Suan Hong Suphanburi, Venerable Father Yongyut of Wat Khao Mai Dang Chonburi, Venerable Father Yai, Venerable Grandfather Doo, Venerable Grandfather Si of Wat Sakae, Ajarn Heng Praiwan, and Venerable Father Nak. The most famous subject at Wat Pradoosongtham was the learning how to make Takrud which made it popular for another temples to make various kind of Takrud such as Maharangub Takrud, Maharud Takrud of Venerable Father Sala and Venerable Grandfather Phew, MahaJakkrapadtrathirach Takrud, Mahapichaisongkram Takrud, Mahalaluay Takrud, Mahaaumnaj Takrud, and Mahaprab Takrud. Another popular subject was making Brahma (Ratsami Brahma). The most costly and popular Brahma was at Ayutthaya which Venerable Granfather Si, Ajarn Heng Praiwan, and Venerable Grandfather Doo of Wat Sakae made Brahma following Wat Pradoosongtham textbook.
Chabphannarungsi Yantra was the signature yantra of Wat Pradoosongtham (Venerable Father Miem of Wat Pho Kob Jao used this Yantra from his omen to be his signature yantra). This Yantra was the high subject which called Mettamahaniyom, and used for protecting and escaping from dangerous. Wat Pradoospngtham was mentioned in Thai annals. The story told about 8 monks helping Songtham, the King of Ayutthaya escape from Japanese rebels who try to kill him.
Venerable Father Rod (Sua) was known by many streams. First, the reason why people called him Venerable Father Rod (Sua), as his name was Rod but he was fierce like a tiger. Another stream told that he was escaped from a tiger. Formerly, Venerable Father Rod (Sua) lived in Wat Bang Wa Yai or Wat Rakhang Thonburi. After that, before moving to Wat Pradoo, he moored a boat to stay a night at Ban Suakham. The villagers asked him to move the boat to another place as they were afraid of a tiger to across the canal. But he did not move the boat so the villagers just left from him. On the way back home, the villagers talked about going back there again on tomorrow morning. They said that if he was not eaten by the tiger, he might be a great master monk. If he died, they would take his corpse to burn. In the morning of the next day, they found him sitting in the boat and laughing happily. Therefore, people called him as Venerable Father Rod (Sua). Then, it was assumed that when Ayutthaya Kingdom collapsed, many temples including inside and outside the city were abandoned as many monks had to escape from Burmese enemies like other villagers. Even the monks were not killed by the enemies, they were famished. People were seeking to survive including Father Rod. He escaped from Wat Pradoo to Wat Rakhang or Wat Bang Wa Yai for a while until the Rattanakosin era. Then he moved back to wat Pradoo again and restored Wat Rongtham which was located nearby and from then on called as Wat Pradoorongtham. Father Rod was the first abbot of the temple since the King Rama I from the evidence of Kwamsongjam, which was a thesis of the Prince Damrong Rajanubhab. |
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