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English Mueang Sing Historical Park is located on the bank of the Kwai Noi River in Sing Subdistrict, Sai Yok District, Kanchanaburi Province. Prasat Mueang Sing This was built as a Buddhist temple in the Mahayana sect of Buddhism, which has architecture and sculptures similar to those of King Jayavarman VII, the Khmer castle-building king. From the excavations of the Fine Arts Department Found the most important art. Nagaprok Buddha statue Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara and Prajnaparamita And another image of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara radiating light was also found. The appearance is similar to those found in Cambodia as well.

From the stone inscription of Prasat Phra Khan, Angkor, Cambodia, which was inscribed by Phra Veerakumar, the son of King Jayavarman VII, inscribed with the names of 23 cities that King Jayavarman VII built, there is a city named Si Chai Sing Buri. which is assumed to be a city Prasat Muang Singh

There is also another idea about the origin of Prasat Muang Sing that is believed to be It is probably a construction imitating a Khmer castle. After the reign of King Jayavarman VII and should not have anything to do with the name of the city of Sri Chai Singburi. or Sri Chai Singburi in the inscription because it is seen that The architectural features lacked balance and harmony, and there were discrepancies in the positioning of the buildings. As well as the inscriptions on the sandstone base supporting the sculpture in letters and the Khmer language from the period after Angkor. or after the reign of King Jayavarman VII.

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