List of Buddhist temples in Thailand
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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
[edit]Royal temples
[edit]Special class
[edit]First class
[edit]- Wat Phra Chetuphon Vimolmangklaram (Wat Pho), Bangkok
- Wat Mahathat Yuwarajarangsarit, Bangkok
- Wat Suthat Thepwararam, Bangkok
- Wat Bowonniwet Vihara, Bangkok
- Wat Rajapradit Sathitmahasimaram, Bangkok
- Wat Rajabopit Sathitmahasimaram, Bangkok
- Wat Benjamabopit Dusitwanaram, Bangkok (built on the site of former: Wat Laem (วัดแหลม; Lem), also called Wat Sai Tong.)
- Wat Phra Si Mahathat, Bangkok
- Wat Arunratchawararam, Bangkok
- Wat Niwet Thammaprawat, Ayutthaya
- Wat Phra Sorn Kaew, Phetchabun
- Wat 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
[edit]- Wat Saket, Bangkok. On the grounds of the older, smaller Wat Sakae (วัดสะแก).
- Wat Traimit Witthayaram, Bangkok
- Wat Kalayanamitr, Bangkok
- Wat Prayurawongsawat (Wat Prayoom or Wat Rua Lek), Bangkok
- Wat Phanan Choeng, Ayutthaya
- Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai
Third class
[edit]- Wat Hua Lamphong, Bangkok
- Wat Nang Chi Chotikaram, Bangkok
- Wat Pathum Wanaram, Bangkok
- Wat Sam Phraya, Bangkok
- Wat Bang Phli Yai Nai, Samut Prakan
- Wat Phet Samut Worawihan, Samut Songkhram
- Wat Si Khom Kham, Phayao
- Wat Suan Dok, Chiang Mai
- Wat Tha Luang, Phichit
By region
[edit]Northern Thailand
[edit]Chiang Mai
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- Wat Aranyawiwake
- Wat Buppharam, Chiang Mai
- Wat Chai Mongkhon
- Wat Chedi Liam
- Wat Chedi Luang วัดเจดีย์หลวง
- Wat Chet Yot วัดเจ็ยอด
- Wat Chiang Man
- Wat Chiang Yuen วัดเชียงยืน
- Wat Ket Karam วัดเกตการาม
- Wat Ku Tao วัดกู่เต้า
- Wat Lok Moli
- Wat Pa Daeng วัดป่าแดงมหาวิหาร
- Wat Phra Singh, Chiang Mai
- Wat Phra That Doi Suthep วัดพระธาตุดอยสุเทพ
- Wat Saen Fang วัดแสนฝาง
- Wat Suan Dok วัดสวนดอก
- Wat Umong
Chiang Rai
[edit]- Wat Pa Sak วัดป่าสัก
- Wat Phra That Doi Chom Thong
- Wat Phra Kaew
- Wat Phra Sing, Chiang Rai
- Wat Rong Khun
Lampang
[edit]- Wat Phra That Lampang Luang
- Wat Chedi Sao
- Wat Phra Kaeo Don Tao
- Wat Nakhot Luang[2]
- Wat Bunyawat[3]
- Wat Thung Kha[4]
- Wat Mon Pu Yak[5]
Lamphun
[edit]- Wat Phra That Hariphunchai วัดพระธาตุหริภุญชัย
Nakhon Sawan
[edit]- Wat Koei Chai Nuea วัดเกยไชยเหนือ
Nan
[edit]- Wat Phumin
- Wat Chang Kham วัดช้างค้ำวรวิหาร
Nong Khai
[edit]Phayao
[edit]- Wat Si Khom Kham วัดศรีโคมคำ
Phetchabun
[edit]Phichit
[edit]- Wat Tha Luang วัดท่าหลวง
Uthai Thani
[edit]- Wat Khao Wong วัดเขาวงพรหมจรรย์
- Wat Tham Khao Wong วัดถ้ำเขาวง
Uttaradit
[edit]- Wat Khung Taphao วัดคุ้งตะเภา
Northeastern Thailand
[edit]Khon Kaen
[edit]- Wat Nong Waeng (Phra Mahathat Kaen Nakhon)
- Wat Chetiyaphum (Phra That Kham Kaen)
- Wat Pa Thama Uthayan
- Wat Thung Setthi
Maha Sarakham
[edit]- Wat Photharam วัดโพธาราม
Nakhon Phanom
[edit]Nakhon Ratchasima Province
[edit]Sakon Nakhon
[edit]Sisaket
[edit]Ubon Ratchathani
[edit]Udon Thani
[edit]- Wat Kham Chanot วัดคำชะโนด
- Wat Pa Ban Tat วัดป่าบ้านตาด
- Wat Pa Phu Kon
- Wat Phra Putthabaht Bua Bok
Western Thailand
[edit]Kanchanaburi
[edit]Central Thailand
[edit]Ayutthaya
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- Chedi Phukhao Thong เจดีย์ภูเขาทอง
- Wat Bang Nom Kho วัดบางนมโค
- Wat Chaiwatthanaram วัดไชยวัฒนาราม
- Wat Mahathat วัดมหาธาตุ
- Wat Maheyong วัดมเหยงค์
- Wat Na Phra Men วัดหน้าพระเมรุ
- Wat Niwetthammaprawat วัดนิเวศน์ธรรมประวัติ
- Wat Phra Sri Sanphet วัดพระศรีสรรเพ็ชญ์
- Wat Phanan Choeng วัดพนัญเชิง
- Wat Phutthaisawan วัดพุทไธศวรรย์
- Wat Ratchaburana วัดราชบูรณะ
- Wat Worachettharam วัดวรเชษฐาราม
- Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon วัดใหญ่ชัยมงคล
Bangkok
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- Wat Amarinthraram
- Wat Arun (วัดอรุณ; formerly: Wat Cheng)
- Wat Bang Khun Thian Nok
- Wat Benchamabophit (marble temple)
- Wat Bopitpimukh
- Wat Boromniwat
- Wat Bowonniwet
- Wat Bowon Sathan Sutthawat
- Wat Bueng Thonglang
- Wat Chaichana Songkhram
- Wat Chaiyaprukmala
- Wat Champa
- Wat Chan Pradittharam
- Wat Chanasongkhram
- Wat Hongratanaram
- Wat Hua Lamphong วัดหัวลำโพง
- Wat Intharavihara
- Wat Kanlayanimitr วัดกัลยาณมิตร
- Wat Kanmatuyaram
- Wat Khanikaphon
- Wat Mahannapharam
- Wat Mahathat
- Wat Mangkon Kamalawat วัดมังกรกมลาวาส
- Wat Molilokkayaram
- Wat Nang Chi Chotikaram
- Wat Nuannoradit
- Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen วัดปากน้ำภาษีเจริญ
- Wat Pathum Khongkha
- Wat Pathum Wanaram
- Wat Phichayayatikaram
- Wat Pho (Wat Phrachetuphon)
- Wat Phra Kaew วัดพระแก้ว
- Wat Phraya Suren วัดพระยาสุเรนทร์
- Wat Pichaiyat วัดพิชยญาติการาม
- Wat Pradu Chimphli วัดประดู่ฉิมพลี
- Wat Prathoomkongkha วัดปทุมคงคา
- Wat Prayoonwongsawat วัดประยุรวงศาวาส
- Wat Rakhangkhositaram (early during the Bangkok Era: Wat Bang Va Jai (= Bang Wa Yai)
- Wat Ratchabopit วัดราชบพิธ
- Wat Ratchanadda วัดราชนัดดา
- Wat Rajorasaram
- Wat Ratchapradit
- Wat Saket (Golden Mount temple)
- Wat Sam Phraya
- Wat Samian Nari
- Wat Sitaram
- Wat Sommanat
- Wat Suthat the Giant Swing
- Wat Suwannaram วัดสุวรรณาราม
- Wat Thepthidaram
- Wat Traimit
- Wat Yannawa (วัดยานนาวา)
Lopburi
[edit]Nakhon Nayok
[edit]Nakhon Pathom
[edit]- Wat Bang Phra วัดบางพระ
- Wat Phra Pathom Chedi วัดพระปฐมเจดีย์
- Wat Phra Prathon Chedi Wora Viharn วัดพระประโทณเจดีย์เจดีย์วรวิหาร
- Wat Klang Bang Kaeo
- Wat Rai Khing วัดไร่ขิง
- Wat Samphran วัดสามพราน
- Wat Song Thammakanlayani วัดทรงธรรมกัลยาณี
- Wat Suk Wararam วัดสุขวราราม
Nonthaburi
[edit]- Wat Bang Oi Chang
- Wat Bang Phut Nok วัดบางพูดนอก
- Wat Chaloem Phra Kiat Worawihan
- Wat Chomphuwek
- Wat Hong Thong (Wat Klang Na) วัดหงษ์ทอง
- Wat Klang Kret วัดกลางเกร็ด
- Wat Ku วัดกู้
- Wat Paramaiyikawat
- Wat Pho Ban Aoi วัดโพธิ์บ้านอ้อย
- Wat Prasat Nonthaburi
- Wat Sai Yai
- Wat Si Rattanaram (Wat Bang Phang) วัดศรีรัตนาราม (วัดบางพัง)
Pathum Thani
[edit]Phitsanulok
[edit]- Wat Phra Sri Rattana Mahatat Woramahawihan
- Wat Chulamani
- Wat Nang Phaya
- Wat Ratchaburana
- Wat Chedi Yod Thong
- Wat Aranyik
- Wat Grung See Jayrin
- Wat Laemphrathat
- Wat Sam Ruen
Samut Prakan
[edit]- Wat Bang Phli Yai Nai วัดบางพลีใหญ่ใน
Samut Songkhram
[edit]- Wat Bang Kung วัดบางกุ้ง
- Wat Phet Samut Worawihan วัดเพชรสมุทรวรวิหาร
Saraburi
[edit]- Wat Kaeng Khoi
- Wat Phra Phutthabat วัดพระพุทธบาท
- Wat Tham Krabok วัดถ้ำกระบอก
Suphan Buri
[edit]Eastern Thailand
[edit]Chachoengsao
[edit]Chonburi
[edit]Trat
[edit]- Wat Buppharam (Wat Plai Khlong) วัดบุปผาราม (วัดปลายคลอง)
Southern Thailand
[edit]Ko Samui
[edit]- Wat Phra Yai (Big Buddha)
- Wat Khunaram (Temple of the Mummy Monk)
- Wat Lamai
- Wat Plai Laem
Krabi
[edit]- Wat Tham Suea (Tiger Cave Temple)
- Wat Kaew Korawaram
Nakhon Si Thammarat
[edit]Phuket
[edit]Surat Thani
[edit]See also
[edit]- Architecture of Thailand
- Buddhism in Thailand
- Knowing Buddha
- List of Buddhist temples
- Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University
- Mahamakut Buddhist University
- Phutthamonthon, Buddhist park in Nakhon Pathom
- Sala Kan Parian
- Sanam Luang Dhamma Studies
- Sangha Supreme Council
- Supreme Patriarch of Thailand
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]Media related to Buddhist temples in Thailand at Wikimedia Commons