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List of Buddhist temples in Thailand

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:

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

By class

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Royal temples

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Special class

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First class

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Second class

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Third class

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By region

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Northern Thailand

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Chiang Mai

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Wat Chedi Luang during the yearly Inthakin Festival, Chiang Mai
 
Wat Phra That Lampang Luang, Lampang
 
Wat Phumin, Nan

Chiang Rai

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Lampang

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Lamphun

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Nakhon Sawan

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Nan

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Nong Khai

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Phayao

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Phetchabun

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Phichit

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Uthai Thani

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Uttaradit

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Northeastern Thailand

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Khon Kaen

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Maha Sarakham

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Nakhon Phanom

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Nakhon Ratchasima Province

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Sakon Nakhon

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Sisaket

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Ubon Ratchathani

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Udon Thani

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Western Thailand

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Kanchanaburi

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Central Thailand

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Ayutthaya

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Wat Mahathat
 
An overgrown sandstone Buddha statue, near the minor chapels of Wat Maha That in Ayutthaya

Bangkok

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Wat Benchamabophit
 
Wat Ratchaorotsaram
 
Wat Ratchathiwat
 
Wat Suthat

Lopburi

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Nakhon Nayok

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Nakhon Pathom

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Nonthaburi

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Pathum Thani

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Phitsanulok

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Samut Prakan

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Samut Songkhram

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Saraburi

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Suphan Buri

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Eastern Thailand

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Chachoengsao

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Chonburi

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Trat

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Southern Thailand

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Ko Samui

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Krabi

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Nakhon Si Thammarat

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Phuket

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Surat Thani

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See also

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References

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  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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