Wat Hasadavas วัดหัสดาวาส
Wat Hasadavas is located north of the city island near Wat Na Phra Meru. It is categorized as a reconstructed ruin.
It is comprised of three primary structures. There is a reconstructed sermon hall, which consists of only…
Wat Hasadavas วัดหัสดาวาส
Wat Hasadavas is located north of the city island near Wat Na Phra Meru. It is categorized as a reconstructed ruin.
It is comprised of three primary structures. There is a reconstructed sermon hall, which consists of only an outline of its basic foundation layer. One chedi rests at the front of the sermon hall. This bell-shaped chedi is constructed in the Sri Lanka style. It is basically round with multiple rings leading
to its spire. The harmika is present and the spire has at least 30 rings. This chedi sits on a
square foundation that is decorated with brick balustrades. Excavations around this chedi
revealed stucco pieces of elephant statues (similar to the ones at Wat Maheyong). These
elephant images suggest that Wat Hasadavas may have been constructed during the Early Ayutthaya period. A second bell-shaped chedi rests at the back of the sermon hall. This has an octagonal base, and its upper portions are missing from the top of its relic chamber. In addition, the monastery walls have been rebuilt at the ground level, and there are traces of smaller chedi in situ. There is still part of a moat surrounding Wat Hasadavas.
Records show that this temple served as site of an armistice treaty between Burma and
Siam. King Chakkraphat signed this truce in 1549 to gain a short reprieve from a war that began when he refused to present a white elephant to the Burmese King (Bayinnaung) as a gift. King Chakkraphat realized that the Burmese army was too enormous to withstand without causing massive destruction to the city. Therefore, he decided to accept an
invitation to meet with the Burmese King to negotiate a truce. He ordered that officials
erect a royal building and two royal thrones equal in height and space. These were
constructed at Wat Phra Meru and Wat Hasadavas.
King Chakkraphat then offered to give the Burmese king four white elephants instead of
the two that he had originally requested. The Burmese King asked that he also b..
