Buddhist temples and monasteries in Thailand
Wat Phra Kaew , or Temple of the Emerald Buddha, is Thailand's primary and most important temple.There are a total of 41,205 Buddhist temples (wat ) in Thailand since last update. This is confirmed, of which 33,902 are in current use, according to the Office of National Buddhism .[1] Of the 33,902 active temples, 31,890 are of the Maha Nikaya and 1,987 are of the Dhammayuttika Nikaya orders of the Theravada school, while 12 are of the Chinese Nikaya and 13 are of the Anam Nikaya orders of the Mahayana school. Two hundred and seventy-two temples , 217 of the Maha Nikaya order and 55 of the Dhammayut order, hold the status of royal temple. Royal wisungkhamasima (Pali: visuṃ gāmasīmā ), official recognition of a temple's legitimacy, has been granted to 20,281 temples. The following is a very partial list of Buddhist temples in Thailand:
By class
Royal temples
Special class
First class Wat Phra Chetuphon Vimolmangklaram (Wat Pho) , BangkokWat Mahathat Yuwarajarangsarit , BangkokWat Suthat Thepwararam , BangkokWat Bowonniwet Vihara , BangkokWat Rajapradit Sathitmahasimaram , BangkokWat Rajabopit Sathitmahasimaram , BangkokWat Benjamabopit Dusitwanaram , Bangkok (built on the site of former: Wat Laem (วัดแหลม; Lem), also called Wat Sai Tong.)Wat Phra Si Mahathat , BangkokWat Arunratchawararam , BangkokWat Niwet Thammaprawat , AyutthayaWat Phra Sorn Kaew , PhetchabunWat Phra Phutthabat , Saraburi Wat Yanasangwararam , Chonburi Wat Phra That Phanom , Nakhon Phanom Wat Phra Singh , Chiang Mai Wat Phra That Hariphunchai , Lamphun Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat , Phitsanulok Wat Phra Pathom Chedi , Nakhon Pathom Wat Phra Mahathat , Nakhon Si Thammarat
Second class
Third class
By region
Northern Thailand
Chiang Mai Wat Chedi Luang during the yearly Inthakin Festival, Chiang Mai Wat Phra That Lampang Luang, Lampang Wat Phumin, Nan
Chiang Rai
Lampang
Lamphun
Nakhon Sawan
Nan
Nong Khai
Phayao
Phetchabun
Phichit
Uthai Thani
Uttaradit
Northeastern Thailand
Khon Kaen
Maha Sarakham
Nakhon Phanom
Nakhon Ratchasima Province
Sakon Nakhon
Sisaket
Ubon Ratchathani
Udon Thani
Western Thailand
Kanchanaburi
Central Thailand
Ayutthaya Wat Mahathat An overgrown sandstone Buddha statue, near the minor chapels of Wat Maha That in Ayutthaya
Bangkok Wat Benchamabophit Wat Ratchaorotsaram Wat Ratchathiwat Wat Suthat
Lopburi
Nakhon Nayok
Nakhon Pathom
Nonthaburi
Pathum Thani
Phitsanulok
Samut Prakan
Samut Songkhram
Saraburi
Suphan Buri
Eastern Thailand
Chachoengsao
Chonburi
Trat
Southern Thailand
Ko Samui
Krabi
Nakhon Si Thammarat
Phuket
Surat Thani
See also
References ^ Dhammathai.org, ข้อมูลวัดทางสถิติ, Theravada Buddhism Information Network, retrieved 2008-10-13 . (in Thai) .^ "Wat Nakhot Luang | Southeast Asia Digital Library". sea.lib.niu.edu . Retrieved 2022-06-30 . ^ "Wat Bunyawat | Southeast Asia Digital Library". sea.lib.niu.edu . Retrieved 2022-06-30 . ^ "Wat Thung Kha | Southeast Asia Digital Library". sea.lib.niu.edu . Retrieved 2022-06-30 . ^ "Wat Monpuyak | Southeast Asia Digital Library". sea.lib.niu.edu . Retrieved 2022-06-30 .
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