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Wat Phra Kaew, or Temple of the Emerald Buddha, is Thailand's primary and most important temple. 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 ...
Thai temple art and architecture is the art and architecture of Buddhist temples in Thailand. Temples are known as wat s, from the Pāḷi vāṭa , meaning "enclosure". A temple has an enclosing wall that divides it from the secular world.
A photograph of the Emerald Buddha without its decoration, taken in 1932. The Buddha image is made of a semi-precious green stone, [3] described variously as jade or jasper rather than emerald, [1] [15] as "emerald" here refers to its colour rather than the stone. [16] The image has not been analyzed to determine its exact composition or origin.
The Mon Kingdom of Hariphunchai with its capital at Lamphun was also a Buddhist realm, with famous temples like Wat Haripunchai (1040) and Wat Chamadevi (1218). [18] The religious arts of the Indonesian Kingdom of Srivijaya (c. 650–1377), which controlled part of Southern Thailand, depict numerous figures from Indian Mahāyāna. Archeological ...
The temple was given the formal name Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram, meaning "the temple containing the beautiful jewel of the monastery of the divine teacher". [4] The temple's main hall was the first building within the entire palace compound that was completed in masonry, while the king's residence was still made of wood.
Buddhism in Thailand; Buddhist art; Laykyun Sekkya; List of tallest statues; Other tallest statues in Thailand. Phra Phuttha Chok at Wat Khao Wong Phrachan, the 2nd-tallest (75 m.) Guan Yin at Wat Huay Pla Kang, the 3rd-tallest (69 m.) Luangpho Yai, the 4th-tallest (59.2 m.) Phuket Big Buddha, the 5th-tallest (45 m.)
The nomination covers the city of Chiang Mai and the surrounding area that prominently features numerous Buddhist temples. [16] Phra That Phanom, its related historic buildings and associated landscape: Nakhon Phanom: 2017 i, ii, vi (cultural) Wat Phra That Phanom is an ancient and most important Buddhist temple in the Mekong river valley.
For Buddhist temples belonging to Thailand's Buddhist tradition, see Category:Thai Buddhist temples. Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.