Wat Yansangwararam Woramahawihan or Wat Yan ( th, วัดญาณสังวรารามวรมหาวิหาร, , ) is located in Huai Yai in the

Chonburi province Chonburi (, , ) is a province of Thailand (''changwat'') located in eastern Thailand. Its capital is also named Chonburi. Neighbouring provinces are (clockwise from north) Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi, and Rayong, while the Bay of Bangkok is to ...

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. It is a large

Buddhist temple A Buddhist temple or Buddhist monastery is the place of worship for Buddhists, the followers of Buddhism. They include the structures called vihara, chaitya, stupa, wat and pagoda in different regions and languages. Temples in Buddhism represen ...

complex with gardens and lakes and has been under the patronage of

Bhumibol Adulyadej Bhumibol Adulyadej ( th, ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; ; ; (Sanskrit: ''bhūmi·bala atulya·teja'' - "might of the land, unparalleled brilliance"); 5 December 192713 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great ...

. Most of the buildings at Wat Yansangwararam were erected in honor of the

Thai Royal Family The Chakri dynasty ( th, ราชวงศ์ จักรี, , , ) is the current reigning dynasty of the Kingdom of Thailand, the head of the house is the king, who is head of state. The family has ruled Thailand since the founding of the ...

. The temple is a replica of the

Mahabodhi Temple The Mahabodhi Temple (literally: "Great Awakening Temple") or the Mahābodhi Mahāvihāra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is an ancient, but rebuilt and restored Buddhist temple in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India, marking the location where the Buddha ...

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. International

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with ornaments around the adjacent lake and statues of revered monks, also of Bhumibol Adulyadej and his mother

Srinagarindra Princess Srinagarindra ( th, ศรีนครินทรา; ; 21 October 1900 – 18 July 1995) née Sangwan Talapat ( th, สังวาลย์ ตะละภัฏ; ) was a member of the Royal Thai Family and the House of Mahidol, whi ...

, the Royal Grandmother, in the middle of parks offer the opportunity to walk for hours and study.

History

The

monastery A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which ...

Wat Yansangwararam, which only was built in 1976 by

Vajirañāṇasaṃvara Somdet Phra Sangharaja Chao Krommaluang Vajirañāṇasaṃvara ( th, สมเด็จพระสังฆราชเจ้า กรมหลวงวชิรญาณสังวร; ; 3 October 1913 – 24 October 2013), né Charoen Khach ...

or Somdet Phra Nyanasamvara, the 19th

Supreme Patriarch Sangharaja (Pāli: ''sangha'' religious community + ''raja'' ruler, king, or prince) is the title given in many Theravada Buddhist countries to a senior monk who is the titular head either of a monastic fraternity ( nikaya), or of the ''Sangha'' t ...

of the Thai

Sangha Sangha is a Sanskrit word used in many Indian languages, including Pali meaning "association", "assembly", "company" or "community"; Sangha is often used as a surname across these languages. It was historically used in a political context t ...

for

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practice, especially for

Samatha ''Samatha'' (Pāli; sa, शमथ ''śamatha''; ), "calm," "serenity," "tranquillity of awareness," and ''vipassanā'' (Pāli; Sanskrit ''vipaśyanā''), literally "special, super (''vi-''), seeing (''-passanā'')", are two qualities of the ...

and

Vipassana ''Samatha'' (Pāli; sa, शमथ ''śamatha''; ), "calm," "serenity," "tranquillity of awareness," and ''vipassanā'' (Pāli; Sanskrit ''vipaśyanā''), literally "special, super (''vi-''), seeing (''-passanā'')", are two qualities of the ...

, is an important center of the

Dhammayuttika Nikaya Dhammayuttika Nikāya (Pali; th, ธรรมยุติกนิกาย; ; km, ធម្មយុត្តិកនិកាយ, ), or Dhammayut Order ( th, คณะธรรมยุต) is an order of Theravada Buddhist ''bhikkhus'' (monk ...

in Thailand. The project started up on initial donated by Dr. Kajorn and Khun Ying Nithiwadee Ontrakarn. Additional land in the area has been purchased by members of the building committee and devout supporters of Somdet Phra Nyanasamvara. The complex is divided into four zones: 1) - Buddhavas, the heart of the monastery. 2) Sanghavas, the living quarters for monks. 3) Karavas, the living quarters for

Laity In religious organizations, the laity () consists of all members who are not part of the clergy, usually including any non-ordained members of religious orders, e.g. a nun or a lay brother. In both religious and wider secular usage, a layperson ...

who come to practice Vipassanā and to observe Buddhist prescriptions. 4) Agricultural Education, Career Development Center, and Wildlife Care and Breeding Center. King Bhumibol Adulyadej 2010-9-29

Wat Yansangwararam honors the memory

Naresuan King Naresuan the Great (( th, สมเด็จพระนเรศวรมหาราช, , ) or Sanphet II ( th, สรรเพชญ์ที่ ๒), ( my , နရဲစွမ် (သို့) ဗြနရာဇ်); 1555/1556 – ...

and

Taksin King Taksin the Great ( th, สมเด็จพระเจ้าตากสินมหาราช, , ) or the King of Thonburi ( th, สมเด็จพระเจ้ากรุงธนบุรี, ; ; Teochew dialect, Teochew: Dên ...

but also

Sirikit Queen Sirikit ( th, สิริกิติ์; ; ); born ''Mom Rajawongse'' Sirikit Kitiyakara ( th, สิริกิติ์ กิติยากร; ; 12 August 1932) is the queen mother of Thailand. She was List of Thai royal consorts, ...

, Srinagarindra, Bhumibol Adulyadej,

Mahidol Adulyadej Mahitala Dhibesra Adulyadej Vikrom, the Prince Father ( th, สมเด็จพระมหิตลาธิเบศร อดุลยเดชวิกรม พระบรมราชชนก , 1 January 1892 – 24 September 1929), f ...

Sirindhorn Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, The Princess Royal and Princess Debaratana Rajasuda ( th, มหาจักรีสิรินธร, ; ; born April 2, 1955), formerly Princess Sirindhorn Debaratanasuda Kitivadhanadulsobhak ( th, สมเ ...

and holy

Buddhist monks A ''bhikkhu'' (Pali: भिक्खु, Sanskrit: भिक्षु, ''bhikṣu'') is an ordained male in Buddhist monasticism. Male and female monastics ("nun", ''bhikkhunī'', Sanskrit ''bhikṣuṇī'') are members of the Sangha (Buddhist c ...

Buildings and monuments within the monastery

* Ariyakarn, designed by Khun Sanit and Khun Preeya Chimchom featuring twenty-two holy monks and two laity. * Phra Borommathat Chedi Maha Chakkri Phiphat, built to honor past monarchs of the Chakri Dynasty. * Tipitika Ho Phra Trai Pidok or scripture hall, built in the traditional Thai practice of keeping the Buddhist Holy Scriptures. * Ubosoth Hall, built as a merit-making tribute to King Taksin the Great. * The Replica Buddhagaya Chedi, built to fulfill Somdet Phra Nyanasamvara’s desire to have a commemorative structure constructed for the Lord Buddha in this monastery. * Phra Maha Mondop Phuttabat PhorPorRor. SorKor., built as a homage to King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit. * Lord Virulhaka Maharaja Buddha Pandit

Shrine A shrine ( la, scrinium "case or chest for books or papers"; Old French: ''escrin'' "box or case") is a sacred or holy sacred space, space dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor worship, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, Daemon (mythology), daem ...

* Chiwaka Komaraphat Hermitage, inside the building are two Chiwaka Komaraphat Hermitages. * Bell Tower * Phra Pokklao Ariyakhet

monument A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, his ...

, built as a merit-making homage to King Prachadhipok, also

Rama VII Prajadhipok ( th, ประชาธิปก, RTGS: ''Prachathipok'', 8 November 1893 – 30 May 1941), also Rama VII, was the seventh monarch of Siam of the Chakri dynasty. His reign was a turbulent time for Siam due to political and ...

. * MorWorKor SorThor Pavilion, built in tribute to Crown Prince Maha

Vajiralongkorn Vajiralongkorn ( th, วชิราลงกรณ; , ; born 28 July 1952) is the King of Thailand. He is the only son of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit. In 1972, at the age of 20, he was made crown prince by his father. After his ...

and Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn. * SorWor KorWor Pavilion, built in tribute to Her Royal Highness Princess Srinagarindra. * Somdet Phra Srinagarindra Boromrajajonani Pavilion, built as a homage to Her Royal Highness Princess Srinagarindra, the Princess Mother, upon her 90th birth anniversary in 1990. * Phra Sri Ariya Metteyya Vihara, featuring a Jaturamuk style hall with a Ariya Metteyya Buddha image. * The Prince Father and Princess Mother Memorial Garden, two monuments of Mahidol Adulyadej and Princess Srinagarindra. * Drum Tower On the banks of the Klong Ban Amphoe water reservoir to the entrance of Wat Yansangwararam in 2021, there are eight pavilions that were built in honor of Bhumibol Adulyadej on the auspicious occasion of his 5th Cycle Birthday Anniversary, '

Lan Na The Lan Na Kingdom ( nod, , , "Kingdom of a Million Rice Fields"; th, อาณาจักรล้านนา, , ), also known as Lannathai, and most commonly called Lanna or Lanna Kingdom, was an Indianized state centered in present-day ...

', Pavilion Thailand, '

Isan Northeast Thailand or Isan (Isan/ th, อีสาน, ; lo, ອີສານ; also written as Isaan, Isarn, Issarn, Issan, Esan, or Esarn; from Pali ''īsānna'' or Sanskrit ईशान्य ''īśānya'' "northeast") consists of 20 provin ...

', Pavilion Thailand, 'Jeen Nok' and 'Jeen Nai', Pavilion(s)

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, 'Japanese' Pavilion

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, '

' Pavilion India; and the 'Western', Pavilion French Switzerland.

Physical geography

Wat Yansangwararam was built on in the southern region of Huai Yai,

Bang Lamung District Bang Lamung ( th, บางละมุง, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the southern part of Chonburi province, Thailand. History ''Mueang'' Bang Lamung was formerly in Ban Bang Lamung, Tambon Bang Lamung. However, the government downgrade ...

Chonburi Province Chonburi (, , ) is a province of Thailand (''changwat'') located in eastern Thailand. Its capital is also named Chonburi. Neighbouring provinces are (clockwise from north) Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi, and Rayong, while the Bay of Bangkok is to ...

, southeast of

Pattaya City Pattaya ( th, พัทยา, , ) is a city in Thailand. It is on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about southeast of Bangkok, within, but not part of, Bang Lamung district in the province of Chonburi. Pattaya City ( th, เมื� ...

Nearby places

Nong Nooch Tropical Garden Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden is a botanical garden and tourist attraction at kilometer 163 on Sukhumvit Road in Chonburi Province, Thailand. It can be reached via bus, taxi or private land transportation. It is also a major scientific ce ...

* Viharnra Sien

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