Muangboran, The Ancient City : point description.: 66. พระธาตุบังพวน,Phra That Bang Phuan.

๖๖. พระธาตุบังพวน หนองคาย

พระธาตุบังพวน ตั้งอยู่ที่อำเภอเมือง จังหวัดหนองคาย เชื่อกันว่าเป็นที่ประดิษฐานพระบรมสารีริกธาตุที่นำมาจากอินเดีย มีประวัติกล่าวไว้ในตำนานอุรังคธาตุ ทำให้เชื่อได้ว่าสร้างขึ้นตั้งแต่ราวพุทธศตวรรษที่ ๖ – ๘ พระธาตุองค์นี้สร้างด้วยอิฐ มีฐานย่อมุมไม้สิบสอง ๔ ชั้น เรือนธาตุย่อมุมไม้ยี่สิบมีซุ้มจระนำ ๔ ด้าน หลังคาเรือนธาตุทำอย่างบัวถลา เหนือขึ้นไปเป็นบัลลังก์มีองค์ระฆังสี่เหลี่ยมเป็นบัลลังก์อีก ๓ ชั้น จึงออกเป็นยอดสี่เหลี่ยมแหลม ปลายปี พ.ศ. ๒๕๑๓ พระธาตุองค์นี้พังลงมา ทำให้ทราบว่าเจดีย์รูปสี่เหลี่ยมมีซุ้มจระนำนั้น สร้างครอบเจดีย์รูปสี่เหลี่ยมอย่างพระธาตุพนมเอาไว้ แล้วเจดีย์ทรงสี่เหลี่ยมแบบพระธาตุพนมครอบเจดีย์แลงไว้อีกชั้นหนึ่ง เจดีย์แลงนั้นรูปทรงสัณฐานเป็นอย่างไรไม่ทราบแน่ชัด

66. Phra That Bang Phuan is situated at Amphoe Mueang Nong Khai.

Phra That is believed to house the relics of the Lord Buddha brought from India. The old traditional history known as the Tamnan Uragkha That mentions the existence of the relics. It is believed to be constructed in the reign of King Chaiyachettha Thirat. The construction is mentioned in the Lan Chang chronicle.

66. 廊开邦潘佛塔

廊开邦潘佛塔位于农卡府，下端为四方形，塔顶部为多角型。本地人相信农卡府之佛塔设有舍利子在内。

66. 농카이, 프라탓 방푸안

농카이(Nong Khai) 지역의 방푸안(Bang Phuan) 지구 돈 무(Don Mu)에 위치한 프라탓 방푸안(Phra That Bang Phua)입니다. 프라탓은 인도에서 가져온 부처님의 유적을 모시는 사당입니다. 이 사당에는 오래된 전통 역사가 전해지는데 타난 우랑카 탓(Tamnan Urangkha That)이 유적의 존재를 언급한 것으로 알려져 있으므로 기원후 1세기에서 3세기경의 유적으로 추정됩니다.

벽돌 건축물은 들어오는 각도로 설계된 모서리로 만들어진 4층의 하부 구조가 있고, 구조물은 그 위에 서 있습니다. 사리탑 공간은 각 모서리에서 5개의 은총이음이 있습니다. 사각 사리탑의 각 면에서 4개의 큰 틈이 있습니다. 사리탑 공간 위에 있는 천장 부분은 꽃이 뒤집어져 밖으로 꽃잎이 뻗어 있는 연꽃 형상을 하고 있습니다. 판 위의 연단은 네모난 종 모양을 받치고 있으며, 그 위에 연단 혹은 반랑(banglang)이 있습니다. 첨탑 역시 사각형이며 한쪽 끝으로 뾰족한 모양을 하고 있습니다.

기념물은 수년동안 한쪽으로 기울었고, 마침내 기원후 1970년에 무너졌습니다. 고고학 부서가 시행한 조사에서 틈이 있는 사각 사리탑은 사각 건물 내부에서 발견된 원래 두개의 사리탑 위에 설립된 것을 찾아 냈습니다. 프라탓 방 푸안의 현재 사각구조는 사리탑이 있고, 형상은 프라탓 파놈(Phra That Phanom)과 유사합니다. 사리탑은 라테라이트 사리탑이며 8미터 높이입니다.

라테라이트 사리탑의 원래 형상은 완전히 발굴된 적 없는 벽돌 사리탑의 일부만 출토되었기 때문에 알 수 없습니다. 하지만 벽돌 사리탑은 프라탓 파놈과 비슷하며 차이야 체타티랏(Chaiya Chettha Thirat)의 통치 시기에 치어졌다고 추정됩니다. 구조는 란 창 연대기(Lan Chang chronicle)에서 언급되었습니다.