List of Buddhist temples in Thailand

Wat Phra Kaew, or Temple of the Emerald Buddha, is Thailand's primary and most important temple.

There are a total of 40,717 Buddhist temples (Thai: Wat) in Thailand as of 31 December 2004, 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:

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By class

Royal temples

Special class

First class

Second class

  • Wat Chana Songkhram, Bangkok
  • Wat Makutkasattriyaram, Bangkok
  • Wat Ratchaburana, Bangkok
  • Wat Rajadhivas Vihara, Bangkok
  • Wat Boromniwat, Bangkok
  • Wat Saket, Bangkok. On the grounds of the older, smaller Wat Sakae (วัดสะแก).
  • Wat Somanas Vihara, Bangkok
  • Wat Debsirindravas, Bangkok
  • Wat Bophitphimuk, Bangkok
  • Wat Chakkrawat Rachawat, Bangkok
  • Wat Traimit Witthayaram, Bangkok
  • Wat Kalayanamitr, Bangkok
  • Wat Prayurawongsawat (= Wat Prayoom or Wat Rua Lek), Bangkok
  • Wat Molilokkayaram, Bangkok
  • Wat Hong Rattanaram, Bangkok
  • Wat Ratchasittharam, Bangkok
  • Wat Phichayayatikaram, Bangkok
  • Wat Anongkharam, Bangkok (founded as Wat Noi Kham Thaem)
  • Wat Chaiyapruekmala, Bangkok
  • Wat Suwannaram, Bangkok
  • Wat Klang, Samut Prakan
  • Wat Songtham, Samut Prakan
  • Wat Phaichayon Phonlasep, Samut Prakan
  • Wat Khemaphirataram, Nonthaburi
  • Wat Chaloem Phra Kiat, Nonthaburi
  • Wat Poramaiyikawat, Nonthaburi
  • Wat Phanan Choeng, Ayutthaya
  • Wat Sala Poon, Ayutthaya
  • Wat Borommawong Itsarawararam, Ayutthaya
  • Wat Chumphon Nikayaram, Ayutthaya
  • Wat Chaiyo, Ang Thong
  • Wat Pa Mok, Ang Thong
  • Wat Phra Borommathat, Chainat
  • Wat Phra That Choeng Chum, Sakon Nakhon
  • Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai
  • Wat Sattanat Pariwat, Ratchaburi
  • Wat Amphawan Chetiyaram, Samut Songkhram
  • Wat Khongkharam, Phetchaburi
  • Wat Maha Samanaram, Phetchaburi
  • Wat Thammikaram, Prachuap Khiri Khan

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

Nan

  • Wat Phumin
  • Wat Phra That Chae Haeng วัดพระธาตุแช่แห้ง
  • Wat Suan Tan วัดสวนตาล
  • Wat Chang Kham วัดช้างค้ำวรวิหาร
  • Wat Phaya Wat วัดพญาวัด
  • Wat Nong Bua วัดหนองบัว

Phayao

Phetchabun

Uttaradit

Northeastern Thailand

Khon Kaen

  • Wat Phra That Kham Kaen

Udon Thani

Western Thailand

Kanchanaburi

* Wat Thamfad

Central Thailand

Ayutthaya

Wat Mahathat
An overgrown sandstone Buddha statue, near the minor chapels of Wat Maha That in Ayutthaya
  • Wat Bang Nom Kho วัดบางนมโค
  • Wat Chaiwatthanaram วัดไชยวัฒนาราม
  • Wat Choeng Tha วัดเชิงท่า
  • Wat Lokayasutharam
  • Wat Mahathat วัดมหาธาตุ
  • Wat Maheyong วัดมเหยงค์
  • Wat Na Phra Men วัดหน้าพระเมรุ
  • Wat Niwetthammaprawat วัดนิเวศน์ธรรมประวัติ
  • Wat Phra Sri Sanphet วัดพระศรีสรรเพ็ชญ์
  • Wat Phra Ram วัดพระราม
  • Wat Phanan Choeng วัดพนัญเชิง
  • Wat Phutthai Sawan วัดพุทไธศวรรย์
  • Wat Ratchaburana วัดราชบูรณะ
  • Wat Suwan Dararam วัดสุวรรณดาราราม
  • Wat Worrachettharam วัดวรเชษฐาราม
  • Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon วัดใหญ่ชัยมงคล
  • Wihan Phra Mongkhon Bophit วิหารพระมงคลบพิตร
  • Chedi Phra Sri Suriyotai เจดีย์พระศรีสุริโยทัย

Bangkok

Wat Benchamabophit
Wat Ratchaorotsaram
Wat Ratchathiwat
Wat Suthat

Nakhon Pathom

Pathum Thani

Phitsanulok

Saraburi

  • Wat Praputtabat วัดพระพุทธบาท
  • Wat Tham Krabok วัดถ้ำกระบอก

Southern Thailand

Nakhon Si Thammarat

Phuket

Surat Thani

  • Wat Phra Boromathat Chaiya
  • Wat Phra Karn thakhanon
Ko Samui

Krabi

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dhammathai.org, ข้อมูลวัดทางสถิติ, Theravada Buddhism Information Network, retrieved 2008-10-13 . (in Thai).
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