List of Buddhist temples in Thailand explained

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

Second class

Third class

By region

Northern Thailand

Chiang Mai

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

Bangkok

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

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Wat Nakhot Luang Southeast Asia Digital Library . 2022-06-30 . sea.lib.niu.edu.
  3. Web site: Wat Bunyawat Southeast Asia Digital Library . 2022-06-30 . sea.lib.niu.edu.
  4. Web site: Wat Thung Kha Southeast Asia Digital Library . 2022-06-30 . sea.lib.niu.edu.
  5. Web site: Wat Monpuyak Southeast Asia Digital Library . 2022-06-30 . sea.lib.niu.edu.

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