Wat Mahannapharam
Wat Mahannapharam Worawihan or Wat Mahan, commonly called Wat Mahanop ( th, วัดมหรรณพ, link=no), is a Wat, Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand. The first state school for general public in Thailand was established at the temple in 1884. History Wat Mahannapharam Worawihan was constructed in the reign of King Rama III (1824–1851) by Prince Annop, a son of Rama III. The construction began in 1850 with the king providing 80,000 baht. However it was only completed in the reign of King Rama IV (1851–1868) when the new king provided another 80,000 baht. The name of the temple means "the great abode of water", referring to the Sea of Saṃsāra (Buddhism), Samsara, the endless cycle of birth, death and rebirth. The first public school in Thailand was established at Wat Mahannapharam by the abbot of the temple after an instruction was issued by Rama V encouraging temples to set up new schools for common people in 1884. It was the beginning of mass education in T ...
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