帕荣寺（Wat Prayoon）是一座皇家寺庙，位于湄南河西岸，一世王纪念桥堍，至今已有185年历史。2013年9月4日，联合国教科文组织宣布将亚太地区文化遗产保护优秀奖授予帕荣寺。该奖项设立于2000年，泰国曾先后9次获得第三名、荣誉奖等，以绝对领先的评分获得优秀奖属首次。


        Wat Prayurawongsawas is a second-level royal monastery and falls into the “Waraviharn” category. Out of the immense faith in Buddhism, Somdetch Chao Phraya Borom Maha Prayunrawongse(Dit) donated his coffee plantation in Tambon Kudi Chin for the construction of this temple in 1828 or since the time he was still Chao Phraya Phra Klang(the Minister of the Treasury).



        Having finished the construction, he celebrated the establishment of the temple and expressed his intention to build this temple as a royal monastery. As a result, King RamaⅢ graciously named it “Wat Prayurawongsawas” in honor of Somdet Chao Phraya Borom Maha Prayurawong and other queen-related Bunnags. The name of the temple means, “Buddhist Place of Royal Relatives”.



        Although this temple was officially known as “Wat Prayurawongsawas”,locals usually called it “Wat Rua Lek” because steel fences (Rua Lek) were erected in front of the temple’s ordination hall, Buddha-image hall, and sermon hall. The fences were more than 1.5meters high. The fence bars emulated ancient weapons, namely spears and axes.