Wat Mahathat Yuwaratrangsarit Ratchaworamahawiharn

Thailand / Bangkok /
 draw only border, buddhist temple, fenced area
Wat Mahathat Yuwaratrangsarit Ratchaworamahawiharn is a first class royal monastery of Ratchaworamahawiharn, Maha Nikai sect. Initially called Wat Salak, the temple was founded some time after the Ayutthaya Period. It was a royal temple in the Thonburi Period and then renovated by Somdet Phra Bowonratchao Maha Surasinghanat around 1783 (B.E. 2326), and renamed Wat Nipphanaram. In 1788 (B.E. 2331), King Rama I had all the Tripitaka (Buddhist holy scriptures on palm leaves) kept at the temple thoroughly reviewed and renamed the temple Wat Phra Sri Sanphet. He eventually renamed the monastery to Wat Mahathat [both Wat Phra Sri Sanphet and Wat Mahathat are names of ancient temple ruins found in Auytthaya]. The temple enshrines Buddha relics and the Supreme Patriarch resides here. The Ubosot (Ordination Hall) is considered Thailand's largest, large enough to accomodate 1,000 monks gathering at one time. It is a Thai styled building with carved, gilded and mirror decorated gables. The temple also has Maha Chulalongkorn Ratchawitthayalai, a university for monks, located on its grounds.
(Text from historical marker at Wat Mahathat Yuwaratrangsarit)
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wat_Mahathat_Yuwaratrangsarit
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Coordinates:   13°45'17"N   100°29'26"E

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