Wat Worachettharam is often confused with a monastery sharing a similar name that is located west of the city island. This has lead to many complications when interpreting history as it relates to the two monasteries. The same facts are sometimes mistakenly attributed to both temples. To be clear, this temple is referred to only as Wat
Worachettharam because that is how it is named on PBR’s 1926 map. The temple situated west of the city will be mentioned as Wat Worachet, since Royal Chronicles specifically mention a temple in the west with this name. Both monasteries are listed as possible sites for containing King Naresuan’s ashes.