The Journal of the Siam Society Vol. LXXXIX, Part 1-2 ... - Khamkoo

Based on '!otc' from 1 hong,uk llamhongcbil
Wat C haiyaphrukmala, Taling Chan, Bangkok
K
""'"' fonnerl' as \\a1 ('haiyophnok. 1hi>.
lt:mpk dates 11"1 lhc: wnc ui ·\yutth>t)"'J hm
h> 1hc lime ufthc lir..l reign of1he ll;111gkok ern,
\\'a1 l'hniyaphruk hJd been uhanSor. Kin~; Ram;~ II. hoWC\Cr.
orucrcJ the temple reCOibtructcd und J'fO\'Ided
buth.hng matcnals a.s well a::. :;om namt: ot' Wac Ch\liyuphrukrnni:J as :1
royal 1emple sc-~.· ,md clrL ...... 1hn1 i1 \\'3~ ready for
U>c. TI1e temple IS lo~alcd 011 the ca~t bank of
tho Mah;e;awat Canal (abo ~ """" as Khlong
!\.uti where It conn-..-cl.,. '' uh Aangkol ~01 Canal.
The construc1ion of other "itntcmres in the
lcrnpk. mduding. J school ha.' c'm1inucd umil
1 he prc>enl.
The name. ' ChJ1yuph111~, l!lcrllly mean>
"VH.:hlriou"i Plam (or J'n.:cr· i:-.ul:-:o kno'"" morl!
conlmtmly "~ A~ fum ( C'a.'l.\ictjistulu) and hclongs
to the lt'guminv.'ial! tlun i ly \Vhy tlu~ n~unc was
gt\Cn to the temp i ~ ho.i!- ht:..:n l(.,rg ..' ll lo!ll but tlu.:
tr~~ b used
,,, lmullaN, such 3S ill Baog~u~ and Yala. ha\C b=t
mad~ fr\)m the wood of lfu:-. 11"\'c thJt is alw
OChch.-d tu ~nng good funum:. \ltJ/rJ mean~
g;.ul:md.'" Kmg Rama IV'~ rendnung gJ\c the
H:mplc the morot.• •tu:-.pidous IItle nf"'\'iCtOJH)U!\
rrct• (J:Irl.md". In Enghsb Lhc Ln:c IS known :''i
Golden Shh•PP'"l'· and other
pUrpll~'-
1 \ C 'hm......;c basket usuall~ ma..l