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41,205 Thailand Temples

Why does Thailand need 41,205 Buddhist temples?

There are a total of 41,205 Buddhist temples (ThaiWat) in Thailand since the last update.

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:

Special class

First class

Second class

Third class

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

Chayaphum Province

  • Wat Prang Ku
  • Wat Sila Art Puphra
  • Wat Siri Pong Sawat (Chaturak)

Khon Kaen

Loei Province

  • Phra That Si Song Rak (Dan Sai)
  • Wat Neiramit Vipassana (Dan Sai)
  • Wat Pho Chai (Dan Sai)
  • Wat Si Pochai (Na Haeo)
  • Phra That Din Thaen (Na Haeo)
  • Phra That Satcha (Tha Li)
  • Wat Si Khun Muang (Chiang Khan)
  • Wat Tha Kok (Chiang Khan)
  • Wat Tha Kaek (Chiang Khan)
  • Wat Phra Phutta Bat Phu Khwai Ngoen (Chiang Khan)
  • Wat Tham Erawan (Erawan)
  • Wat Tham Pha Bing (Wang Saphung)

Maha Sarakham

Nakhon Phanom

Nakhon Ratchasima Province

  • Wat Phra Narai Maharat
  • Wat Sutthachinda
  • Wat Khao Chan Ngam
  • Wat Thammachak Semaram
  • Wat Na Phrathat
  • Wat Sala Loi
  • Wat Sala Thong
  • Wat Pa Salawan
  • Wat Nok (Chokchai)
  • Wat Maha Viharn (Pak Chong)
  • Wat Ban Rai (Dan Khun Thot)
  • Wat Pa Sung Noen (Sung Noen)
  • Wat Yai Sung Noen (Sung Noen)

Sakon Nakhon

Sisaket

Ubon Ratchathani

Udon Thani

Yasothon Province

  • Wat Mahathat
  • Wat Ampawan
  • Wat Sri Thammaram
  • Wat Thung Sawan
  • That Kong Khao Noi
  • Wat Sing Tha
  • Wat Sra Trai Nurak (Sai Mun)
  • Wat Phrom Wihan (Loeng Nok Tha)
  • Wat Latthiwan (Thai Charoen)
  • Wat Thai Charoen (Thai Charoen)
  • Wat Phra That Fun
  • Wat Phu Tham Phra (Loeng Nok Tha)
  • Wat Phu Tham Phra 2 (Loeng Nok Tha)
  • Wat Phra Phutta Baht Yasothon (Maha Chana Chai)
  • Wat Song Puay (Kam Khuan Kaew)
  • That Kong Khao Noi Ban Sadao
  • Phra That Ku Chan (Kam Khuan Kaew)
  • Wat A-Ham (Pa Tio)
  • Wat Ban Phon Than (Phon Than)

Western Thailand

Kanchanaburi

* Wat Thamfad

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

Nakhon Si Thammarat

Phuket

Surat Thani

Ko Samui

Krabi

See also

Wiki References

  1. ^ Dhammathai.org, ข้อมูลวัดทางสถิติ, Theravada Buddhism Information Network, retrieved 2008-10-13. (in Thai).
  2. ^ “Wat Nakhot Luang | Southeast Asia Digital Library”sea.lib.niu.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  3. ^ “Wat Bunyawat | Southeast Asia Digital Library”sea.lib.niu.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  4. ^ “Wat Thung Kha | Southeast Asia Digital Library”sea.lib.niu.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  5. ^ “Wat Monpuyak | Southeast Asia Digital Library”sea.lib.niu.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-30.

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