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Wat Kan Matuyaram
Temple for Kan’s Mother
Friday 05:00-18:00
Wat Mangkon 4 Min Blue-Line MRT
Sam Yot 0.9 km Blue-Line MRT
Hua Lamphong 1.1km Si Rat Expressway
800 Mangkon Road Bangkok
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The temple can be quite crowded, and visitors may notice the smell of food waste nearby. While entry to some areas, like the museum, requires a ticket, the temple itself offers a culturally enriching experience for those interested in its history and architecture.
Founded in 1864 by the Dhammayuttika Nikai, Wat Kan Matuyaram is named in honor of Kan's mother. The Ordination Hall is a stunning example of traditional architecture, with gold-leaf-covered roofs and intricate stucco work. Inside, the walls display murals depicting the life of Lord Buddha, while the principal Buddha image is cast in gold and housed in an ornately decorated wooden butsabok.
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Wikipedia Wat Kan Matuyaram
Wat Kanmatuyaram, or written as Wat Kanma Tuyaram (Thai: วัดกันมาตุยาราม) is a small Thai civilian temple in Bangkok, located on Mangkon Road, Samphanthawong Sub-district, Samphanthawong District, regarded as another Thai temple located in the area of Bangkok's Chinatown, in addition to Wat Traimit. The entrance of the temple on Charoen Krung Road located diagonally from Chinese temple Wat Mangkon Kamalawat. The temple belongs to Dhammayuttika Nikaya of Theravada Buddhism.
The temple dating back to the King Mongkut (Rama IV)'s reign. When Mrs. Kleap Sakhonwasi dedicated her flower garden, to be built as a Buddhist temple. She was the daughter of Yai Fang, the proprietor of the renowned sporting house in Sampheng area, who devote own land to create a temple Wat Khanikaphon (now located on nearby Phlapphla Chai Road).
The temple was completed in 1864. When it completed, her son Mr. Kan Sakhonwasi became a royal page of King Mongkut and the king named it "Wat Kanmatuyaram", which means "temple of Mr. Kan’s mother".
Highlights of this temple include the replica of Dhamek Stupa in Lanka architectural style. In Thailand there are only two stupas of this kind, besides here is Wat Sommanat Wihan in Nang Loeng area. The temple gate stucco sculpted of floral and deities patterns.
Shrine of Chinese Goddess Guanyin located next to the outer temple wall.
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