Wat Bowonniwet Vihara
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Wat Pavaranivesh Vihara Ratchawarawihan (Thai: วัดบวรนิเวศวิหารราชวรวิหาร; RTGS: Wat Bowon Niwet Wihan Ratchaworawihan, IPA: [wát bɔwɔːn níʔwêːt wíʔhǎːn râːttɕʰawɔːráʔwíʔhǎːn], Burmese: ပဝိုရ်နိဝေၐ်ဝိဟာရ်ရာဇဝိုရ်ဝိဟာရ်ဘုရားကျောင်းတော်) 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]
Wat Pavaranivesh Vihara | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Theravada Buddhism |
Sect | Dhammayuttika Nikaya[1] |
Location | |
Country | Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok, Thailand |
Geographic coordinates | 13°45′37.2″N 100°29′59.5″E |
Website | |
http://www.watbowon.org |
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.