Saturday, January 19, 2008

Klang Ming Mueang Temple


Location:


Klang ming mueang temple stands far from the city hall goes to the north about a half kilometer. We arrive at Roi-Et bus- station . we have to take motorcycles. A driver takes us to Klang Ming Mueang Temple in 10 minutes. It costs us about 60 Bath.When enter temple,we have to be clam and polite. The weather in temple is cool and nice.The temple is compound of important sacred objects such as a main hall, the principal Buddha images, the old Chadok texts, small Buddha images,the Ming Muaeng palace,the Hor Tri,and a library. Thing we should avoid as a taboo is entering to the church don’t step on the thresholds because it’s impolite and insult the holy things. The old people are trust in the holy. We can take a photo and ask for the information. When we finish to visit it we can walk to Sra Thong Temple because it is next to Klang Ming Mueang Temple. It takes 5 minutes on walking.
History :
Klang Ming Mueang Temple, originally named “Wat Klang”. When they built this temple , there was not mentioned clearly. Anyhow, some books said that it might be built when Cambodians ruled Roi-Et. The North of the temple borders Sukburapha road, the South of the temple borders Phadung phanich road, the East of the temple borders Jaloernphanich road and, the West of the temple borders Dumrong Radwitee road. It’s approximately 500 meters far from the center of the town.
Klang Ming Mueang Temple is an ancient place because it used to be the place for government’s ceremony of taking an oath to become a government official.

The important places of worship:

Buddhist Temple Hall
The Buddhist Temple Hall is in the Klang Ming Mueang Temple. It was built in 1547 during Ayuttaya period. In the Buddhist temple Hall, there is a big Buddha image called “Phaputta Ming Mueang”. It is very famous in Roi – Et and nearby. Outside the Buddhist temple hall there is the beautiful painting of 12 signs of the zodiac.

Ming Mueang Castle
The Ming Mueang Castle is in the Klang Ming Mueang. It has a square shape. There are four floors.
On the first and the second floors, there are the ancient artifacts and there is a book about the Buddhist doctrine on the third floor. The fourth floor has the bone of lord Buddha.


Soontorntomprariyad school
It was built in 1947 for Buddhist novices to study the general curriculum. There are 215 novices who study at secondary school level.

Group information :
Name: Sompop Bootsard (Pop)
He is 18 years old
Hobbies :playing football and reading books
He thinks this project makes him has experienced more to improve his English.
Name: Opas Chuenchom (Nui)
He is 18 years old
Hobbies: playing music
He thinks this project is a represent Salaphumpitayakom school and Roi-Et province.

Name: Tinnawong Kongkham (Taung)
He is 18 years old
Hobbies: playing sport
He thinks this peoject makes him know more intereting places of Roi-Et.
Name: Lalita Wolachina (Aif)
She is 18 years old
Hobbies: singing songs, playing sport
She thinks this project makes her to be a deligent student and learn to work hard for the group.
Name: Chuleephorn Wonganu (Kratai)
She is 18 years old
Hobbies: singing songs, reading books and listening to songs
She thinks this project help her know how to do and English project as a team work.

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