Pier - San Saeb - Ekamai / Wat Prasee Traditional Cache
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Pier - San Saeb - Ekamai / Wat Prasee
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Nano red magnetic cache at the back of Wat Prasee with a full view of the klong and the pier.
Hidden at the back of Wat Prasee and across the klong from the pier. Wat Prasee is an unusual temple compared with the others in Bangkok. It is Tibetan style temple with a history.
Almost nothing is written about this temple on the internet, which is a great shame as it is a fascinating little place tucked away at the far end of Soi Ekkamai, on Soi 23.
Not very easy to get to, the best way is to get there by klong boat.
Although there's nothing much to see inside the temple itself, it is a beautiful building. But it is the exterior of this temple which is so appealing, with lots of little shrines dotted about, a school right next door and the way the temple is squeezed in amongst the surrounding shop houses, a bridge, canal and Siemen's Bangkok HQ!
Not known to many outsiders, this Wat is the place where the last person (Boonpeng Hep Lek) was executed by beheading. People come to his shrine when they are seeking some good luck. Which is strange, because this guy didn’t really have much of his own.
The execution took place on 19th August 1919. Just 13 years later, the Penal Code of 1932 abolished beheading. These executions took place at this Wat, which in those days was on the outskirts of Bangkok. The temple dates back to the 1840’s. The cemetery for executed felons has now been built over by a local school. I wonder if the students know what lies under their classrooms?
The procedure for the execution usually followed these guidelines during the reign of King Rama V:
1. After a prisoner had been sentenced to death by the court, his case would be presented to the King for a final approval.
2. Before the execution, the prisoner would be whipped for three rounds with 30 strokes for each round.
3. On the way to the execution place, the prisoner might be punished with the five instruments of restraint which were leg chain, handcuffs, neck chain, hard wooden stocks and waist chain.
4. Last meal would be provided for the prisoner and after that a monk would be invited to preach to him.
5. The prisoner had to sit down with both his legs stretched forward, and his body would be fastened to a wooden cross.
6. The prisoner’s ears and mouth would be filled with clay, and the base of his neck which was going to be cut off, was also marked with clay. After that, the second executioner would continually dance with his sword in front of the prisoner and as soon as it was believed that the prisoner’s mind was calm, the first executioner would then behead him from behind.
7. After the prisoner had been executed, both of his feet would be cut off at the ankles in order to take the leg chain off. After that, his flesh would be sliced and his body chopped up into pieces and then given to the vultures and crows.
8. His head would be placed on a sharp stick and displayed for everyone to see.
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