Wat Jao Dok Dua, or the Monastery of King Fig Flower, was located off the city island in the eastern area of Ayutthaya in the present Phai Ling Sub-district. Wat Jao Dok Dua stood north of Wat Jaeng and east of Wat Yom Mon. Wat Nang Chi stood northwest.
No visible traces remain at ground level unless a brick mound is under a house.
Locals spoke of a small vihara in situ, but the latter was not found during a reconnaissance trip in February 2009 CE.
Its historical background and period of construction are unknown.
The monastery could have been related to King Uthumphon (reign 1758 CE), usually known in Siamese history by the nickname of King Dok Madua (Uthumphon is the Sanskrit word for "Fig flower"). [1]
There is a location of a former monastery with nearly a similar name, Wat Jao Fa Dok Dua, situated a bit south of this place along Khlong Ban Bat in the same sub-district.
The monastery is mentioned on a Fine Arts Department map drafted in 1993 CE and a 2007 CE FAD GIS map. On the last map, the monastery is denominated Wat Phai Lom.
The site is in geographical coordinates: 14° 21' 39.52" N, 100° 35' 1.30" E.
References:
[1] Wood, William, A.R. (1924). A History of Siam. Chalermnit Press. p. 238.
