Nathawee Temple, was located at 55 Bannathawee, Moo 4, Nathawee, Nathawee, Songkhla, Thailand. Nathawee temple is under the Buddhist sect clergy.Nathawee Temple includes land area 10-0-80 Rai. North territory is connected to road to irrigation. South territory is connected to land of Mr.Yordthong. East territory is connected to Nathawee canal. West territory is connected to land of Mr.Nearm. Land of Nathawee Temple is a plain connected to Nathawee canal.The width of a Buddhist temple hall is 10 meters and the length of its is 13 meters. It was built in 1936 with concrete and steel structure. The width of a temple hall for sermons is 80 meters and the length of its is 12 meters. It was built in 1930 with hardwood. Nathawee Temple includes 5 monk’ s cells built with hardwood. A crematory of public health was built in 1976. For a sacred object to be respected, Nathawee temple has the main Buddha statue in a temple built in 1941. It is called ‘’ Luang Pu Thuad ‘’ which is the sacred main Buddha statue of Thai people and foreigners. The width of its lap is 3 feet. A pagoda is Sukhothai – Lanka (Ceylon) style. Its altitude is 15 meters. Nathaweee Temple was built on 15 May 1817. The primary landlord is Mr.Yordthong who was appointed as a district officer of Janong district. Once before Nathawee temple was built, there had been one temple, Nawa Temple. It was attacked by an enemy. At that time, Nawa Temple was burnt. It made people need to build a new one near a village. Mr.Yordthong so consulted with the head of the group of Jana district. Those agreed to build a new temple called Nathawee Temple on Mr.Yordthong’ s land and invited a monk named “ Pra Sun Sanutajitto “ from Nawa Temple to be the abbot of Nathawee Temple.
Name of Nathawee Temple’ s abbot :
1817 – 1857 Pra Sun Sanutajitto
1917 – 1923 Pra Athikarnsai Thammachoto
1923 – 1929 Pra Athikarnnearm Thammasaro
1929 – 1987 Pra Kroo Prajaknawakarn
1987 – 1993 Pra Kroo Prajakkunatorn
1993 – At present Pra Kroo Suwathanaporn
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