Wat Hasadavas วัดหัสดาวาส - Historic Temple Ruin - Ayutthaya Thailand 2025

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 structure. One chedi rests at the front of the sermon hall. This bell-shaped chedi is constructed in the Sri Lanka style. It is 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 chedis on site. 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. 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 size. 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 be allowed to take Siamese Prince Ramesuan and some other men back to the Burmese capital as collateral (a customary practice at that time). Although he resisted, King Chakkraphat was forced to relent. In return, the Burmese king consented that Ayutthaya could retain all the inhabitants of the provincial cities that the Burmese had captured.

There is evidence that Wat Hasadavas had become an active temple for a short period
during recent times. The head monk is said to have been fond of drinking and as word spread the temple lost favor in the community. It fell into ruin once again and the Fine Arts Department listed it as a historic site.

The temple is small but worth a short visit to see a piece of the cities history.

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