Wat Pasantidhamma ( th, วัดป่าสันติธรรม, or "Wat Pa"), meaning "a peaceful temple in the woods", is a Thai
Theravada
''Theravāda'' () ( si, ථේරවාදය, my, ထေရဝါဒ, th, เถรวาท, km, ថេរវាទ, lo, ເຖຣະວາດ, pi, , ) is the most commonly accepted name of Buddhism's oldest existing school. The school' ...
Buddhist
Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and ...
temple located at 14289 Chapmans Lane in rural
Carrollton, Virginia
Carrollton is a census-designated place (CDP) in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 census was 4,574.
Carrollton is located near the southern end of the James River Bridge across from Newport News. Car ...
.
It is a non-profit religious organization serving the
Thai
Thai or THAI may refer to:
* Of or from Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia
** Thai people, the dominant ethnic group of Thailand
** Thai language, a Tai-Kadai language spoken mainly in and around Thailand
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and
Thai American
Thai Americans ( th, ชาวอเมริกันเชื้อสายไทย; formerly referred to as Siamese Americans) are Americans of Thai ancestry.
History in the US
The 1930 Census recorded just 18 ‘Siamese’ Americans. Acc ...
communities.
Established as the first Buddhist temple in the
Tidewater (southeastern) region of Virginia in 1998, it remains as of 2010 one of three in the State.
See also
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Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery
Abhayagiri is a Theravadin Buddhist monastery of the Thai Forest Tradition in Redwood Valley, California. Its chief priorities are the teaching of Buddhist ethics, together with traditional concentration and insight meditation (also known as ...
, Redwood Valley, California
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San Fran Dhammaram Temple, San Francisco
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Vajiradhammapadip Temple
Vajiradhammapadip Temple is a Theravada Buddhist temple in New York, United States. There are two locations: one being in Mount Vernon, and the more recent being in Centereach, New York.
Location
Vajiradhammapadip Temple filed as a not-for-profi ...
, Centereach and Mount Vernon in New York
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Wat Boston Buddha Vararam
Wat Boston Buddha Vararam (Abbreviated BBVT) is a Thai Theravada Buddhist Temple or Wat located in Bedford, Massachusetts. It is one of two Thai Buddhist Temples in Massachusetts, the other being Wat Nawamintararachutis.
The main community at ...
, Bedford, Massachusetts
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Wat Buddhananachat of Austin
Wat Buddhananachat is a Buddhist Temple located about 20 miles southeast of Downtown, on Linden Rd. in Del Valle, Texas.
This Buddhist temple was established in April, 1986 (incorporated on August 4, 1986) as a nonprofit organization to s ...
, Del Valle, Texas
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Wat Buddhasamakeevanaram, Bossier City, Louisiana
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Wat Buddhanusorn
Wat Buddhanusorn is a Buddhist temple of the Theravadan tradition in Fremont, California, United States. The name, Wat Buddhanusorn, means “temple for the dedication of the Buddha,” in the Thai language. It was founded in 1983 and, in Buddhis ...
, Fremont, California
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Wat Carolina Buddhajakra Vanaram
Wat Carolina Buddhajakra Vanaram is a Thai Buddhist Monastery. It is located near Bolivia, North Carolina (or about west of Wilmington, North Carolina). The Wat Carolina Monastery is under the leadership of Abbot Phrakru Buddamonpricha.
History ...
, Bolivia, North Carolina
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Wat Florida Dhammaram
Wat Florida Dhammaram ( th, วัดฟลอริดาธรรมมาราม) is a Buddhism, Buddhist monastery in Kissimmee, Florida, Kissimmee, Florida, established by Lung-po Chaokhun Phra Tepvaraporn (Im Arindhamo) in the mid-1990s.
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, Kissimmee, Florida
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Wat Mettāvarānaṁ, Valley Center, California
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Wat Mongkolratanaram
Wat Mongkolratanaram ( th, วัดมงคลรัตนาราม) is a small Thailand, Thai Buddhist temple located in Berkeley, California. A wat, it mainly attracts Thai American Buddhists, many of whom are students at the University ...
, Berkeley, California
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Wat Mongkolratanaram
Wat Mongkolratanaram ( th, วัดมงคลรัตนาราม) is a small Thailand, Thai Buddhist temple located in Berkeley, California. A wat, it mainly attracts Thai American Buddhists, many of whom are students at the University ...
, Tampa, Florida
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Wat Nawamintararachutis, Raynham, Massachusetts
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Buddhist temples in Virginia
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Buildings and structures in Isle of Wight County, Virginia
Thai Theravada Buddhist temples and monasteries
Thai-American culture
Overseas Thai Buddhist temples