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Revision as of 10:33, 27 February 2025
There are 44,155 Buddhist temples in Thailand, as of 2025, according to the National Office of Buddhism. Of these, 311 are royal temples (Thai: พระอารามหลวง, RTGS: phra aram luang). The temples can also be categorized according to the school of Buddhism and the monastic order, as set out in the table below.[1]
| Status | School | Order | No. of temples |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal | Theravāda | Dhammayuttika Nikāya | 63 |
| Mahā Nikāya | 248 | ||
| Common | Dhammayuttika Nikāya | 4,718 | |
| Mahā Nikāya | 39,085 | ||
| Mahāyāna | Chinese Nikāya | 16 | |
| Anam Nikāya | 25 | ||
| 44,155 | |||
Official recognition of a temple's legitimacy (Thai: วิสุงคามสีมา, RTGS: wisungkhamasima; Pali: visuṃgāmasīmā) has been granted to 26,771 temples.[1] As of December 2022, there are an additional 5,388 temples that have been classified as abandoned.[2]
Royal temples
Royal temples are those formally associated with the monarchy, and hold special status, generally divided into three classes.[3] They are listed here comprehensively as follows.[4]
Special class
First class
There are 23 first-class royal temples. They are divided into three types: ratchaworamahawihan, ratchaworawihan, and woramahawihan.
Second class
There are 42 second-class royal temples. They are divided into four types: ratchaworamahawihan, ratchaworawihan, woramahawihan, and worawihan.
Third class
The third-class royal temples are divided into three types: ratchaworawihan, worawihan, and saman.
Common temples
The following is a list of non-royal Buddhist temples (Thai: วัดราษฏร์, RTGS: wat rat) in Thailand for which there are Wikipedia articles:
Northern Thailand
Chiang Mai
- Wat Aranyawiwake
- Wat Buppharam
- Wat Chai Mongkhon
- Wat Chedi Liam
- Wat Chiang Man
- Wat Chiang Yuen
- Wat Den Sali Si Mueang Kaen
- Wat Doi Mae Pang
- Wat Duang Di
- Wat Ket Karam
- Wat Khantha Phueksa
- Wat Ku Tao
- Wat Lok Moli
- Wat Mahawan
- Wat Mo Kham Tuang
- Wat Pa Daeng
- Wat Pa Pao
- Wat Pan Sao
- Wat Pha Lat
- Wat Phan Tao
- Wat Phuak Hong
- Wat Phra That Doi Saket
- Wat Prasat
- Wat Rampoeng
- Wat Saen Fang
- Wat Sri Suphan
- Wat Tham Chiang Dao
- Wat Ton Kwen
- Wat Umong Maha Thera Chan
- Wat Umong
- Wiang Kum Kam
Chiang Rai
Lampang
Lamphun
Mae Hong Son
Nakhon Sawan
Nan
Nong Khai
Phayao
Phetchabun
Phichit
Uthai Thani
Uttaradit
Northeastern Thailand
Khon Kaen
Maha Sarakham
Nakhon Ratchasima Province
Sisaket
Ubon Ratchathani
Udon Thani
Western Thailand
Kanchanaburi
Central Thailand
Ayutthaya
- Wat Bang Nom Kho
- Wat Chaiwatthanaram
- Wat Mahathat
- Wat Maheyong
- Wat Phra Sri Sanphet
- Wat Phukhao Thong
- Wat Phutthaisawan
- Wat Ratchaburana
- Wat Worachettharam
- Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon
Bangkok
- Wat Amarinthraram
- Wat Bang Khun Thian Nok
- Wat Bowon Sathan Sutthawat
- Wat Bueng Thonglang
- Wat Chaiyaprukmala
- Wat Champa
- Wat Chan Pradittharam
- Wat Kanmatuyaram
- Wat Khanikaphon
- Wat Mahannapharam
- Wat Mangkon Kamalawat
- Wat Nuannoradit
- Wat Pathum Khongkha
- Wat Pathum Wanaram
- Wat Phichayayatikaram
- Wat Phraya Suren
- Wat Pradu Chimphli
- Wat Prathoomkongkha
- Wat Rakhangkhositaram
- Wat Rajorasaram
- Wat Samian Nari
- Wat Sitaram
- Wat Sommanat
Lopburi
Nakhon Nayok
Nakhon Pathom
- Wat Bang Phra
- Wat Klang Bang Kaeo
- Wat Rai Khing
- Wat Samphran
- Wat Song Thammakanlayani
- Wat Suk Wararam
Nonthaburi
Pathum Thani
Phitsanulok
- Wat Chulamani
- Wat Nang Phaya
- Wat Ratchaburana
- Wat Chedi Yod Thong
- Wat Aranyik
- Wat Grung See Jayrin
- Wat Laemphrathat
- Wat Sam Ruen
Samut Prakan
Samut Songkhram
Saraburi
Eastern Thailand
Chachoengsao
Chonburi
Trat
Southern Thailand
Ko Samui
Krabi
Nakhon Si Thammarat
Phuket
Surat Thani
References
- ^ a b "สำนักงานพระพุทธศาสนาแห่งชาติ ระบบทะเบียนวัด" [National Office of Buddhism: Temple Registration System] (in Thai). National Office of Buddhism. Archived from the original on 5 February 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "จำนวนวัดร้างในประเทศ ประจำปี พ.ศ. 2568 (แยกรายจังหวัด)" (pdf) (in Thai). National Office of Buddhism. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ พระอารามหลวง เล่ม 1 [Royal temples, Vol. 1] (PDF). Bangkok: Department of Religious Affairs, Ministry of Culture. 2021.
- ^ "พระอารามหลวง". dhammathai.org. Theravada Buddhism Information Network. Archived from the original on 21 September 2004.
External links
Media related to Buddhist temples in Thailand at Wikimedia Commons
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