Wat Bowonniwet Vihara
| Wat Bowaniwet Wihan | |
|---|---|
 The Chapel of Wat Bowonniwet Vihara | |
| Basic information | |
| Affiliation | Theravada Buddhism |
| Sect | Dhammayuttika Nikaya[1] |
| Country | Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok, Thailand |
| Website | www |
Wat Bowaniwet Wihan Ratchaworawihan (วัดบวรนิเวศวิหารราชวรวิหาร; RTGS: Wat Bowon Niwet Wihan Ratchaworawihan, th) is a major Buddhist temple (wat) in Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok, Thailand. Being the residence of Nyanasamvara Suvaddhana, the late Supreme Patriarch of Thailand, it is the final resting place of two former kings of Chakri Dynasty: King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) and King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX). The temple was established in 1824 by Mahasakti Pol Sep, viceroy during the reign of King Rama III (r. 1824–51).[2]
The temple is a center of the Thammayut Nikaya order of Thai Theravada Buddhism, it is the shrine-hall of Phra Phuttha Chinnasi (พระพุทธชินสีห์), a statue of the Buddha which dates to around 1357. Bowonniwet has been a major temple of patronage for the ruling Chakri dynasty.[3] It is where many royal princes and kings studied and served their monkhood, including King Bhumibol[1] and his son, the present king Vajiralongkorn.
Further reading
Wat Bowonniwet Vihara, Wikipedia
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Macdonald 2009, p. 108
- ↑ "Wat Bowonniwet Vihara". Wat Bowonniwet Vihara.
- ↑ Liedtke 2011, p. 57