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San Fran Dhammaram Temple
The San Fran Dhammaram Temple is the only Thai Buddhist temple in the city of San Francisco. Congregation and ministry There are over 600 worshipers in the congregation. Thai language classes for children and adults are offered. Monks who speak both English and Thai are available, including Phra Anandapanyo, a student of Venerable Acariya Thoon Khippapanyo, who grew up in San Francisco. History San Fran Dhammaram Temple was established on June 24, 2002, by Venerable Acariya Thoon Khippapanyo. The first location for San Fran Dhammaram Temple was on 11th Avenue in San Francisco. This location was provided by Ratima Chintanarod. This location first opened its doors on September 4, 2002, and the opening ceremonies were led by Acariya Thoon Khippapanyo and Praraj Wachirasophon. In October 2008, a new location was purchased and renovations commenced. As part of the Dhammayuttika Nikaya Dhammayuttika Nikāya (Pali; th, ธรรมยุติกนิกาย; ; km, ធម្ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddhist Temples In Thailand
There are a total of 41,205 Buddhist temples (Thai: ''Wat'') in Thailand since last update. This is confirmed, of which 33,902 are in current use, according to the Office of National Buddhism. 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 ( pi, 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 * Wat Phra Sri Rattana Satsadaram (Wat Phra Kaew), Bangkok First class * Wat Phra Chetuphon Vimolmangklaram (Wat Pho), Bangkok * Wat Mahathat Yuwarajarangsarit, Bangkok * Wat Suthat Thepwarara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francisco
San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of California cities by population, fourth most populous in California and List of United States cities by population, 17th most populous in the United States, with 815,201 residents as of 2021. It covers a land area of , at the end of the San Francisco Peninsula, making it the second most densely populated large U.S. city after New York City, and the County statistics of the United States, fifth most densely populated U.S. county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs. Among the 91 U.S. cities proper with over 250,000 residents, San Francisco was ranked first by per capita income (at $160,749) and sixth by aggregate income as of 2021. Colloquial nicknames for San Francisco include ''SF'', ''San Fran'', ''The '', ''Frisco'', and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
