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Wat Chayamangkalaram

Pulau Tikus, George Town, Northeast Penang Island, Penang

Historic Thai Buddhist temple in Penang, famous for its large Reclining Buddha image.

Thai Buddhist temple

Wat Chedi (Ai Khai)

Sichon, Sichon, Nakhon Si Thammarat

A major southern Thai devotional destination associated with Ai Khai, a child-spirit tradition linked in popular belief with protection and fulfilled…

Nationally known devotional temple associated with the Ai Khai spirit tradition

Wat Chedi Luang

Old City, Chiang Mai, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai

A major historic temple in Chiang Mai’s old city built around one of the largest surviving Lanna-period chedi structures.

Lanna Buddhist architecture centered on a monumental ruined chediMajor historic Lanna temple in Chiang Mai old city

Wat Machimmaram

Kampung Bunuhan, Tumpat, Tumpat, Kelantan

Major Tumpat Buddhist pilgrimage temple known for its monumental seated Buddha.

Thai Buddhist temple

Wat Mai Suwankhiri

Tumpat, Tumpat, Kelantan

Famous Kelantan Buddhist landmark commonly known as the Dragonboat Temple.

Thai Buddhist temple

Wat Mangkon Kamalawat

Chinatown, Bangkok, Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Bangkok

A major Chinese Buddhist temple in Bangkok, central to Chinese-Thai religious life and festival observance.

Chinese Buddhist temple architectureOne of Bangkok’s most important Chinese Buddhist temples

Wat Phanan Choeng

Ayutthaya, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya

A major Ayutthaya temple centered on the monumental gilded Buddha image Luang Pho Tho and strong Thai-Chinese devotional traditions.

Major active pilgrimage temple of Ayutthaya with strong Thai-Chinese devotion

Wat Pho

Bangkok, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok

A first-grade royal monastery internationally known for its monumental Reclining Buddha and Thai cultural heritage.

Rattanakosin Buddhist temple architectureFirst-grade royal monastery; major centre of Thai religious, artistic and traditional-knowledge heritage

Wat Photivihan

Kampung Jambu, Tumpat, Tumpat, Kelantan

One of Kelantan’s best-known Buddhist temples, centred on a monumental reclining Buddha image.

Thai Buddhist temple

Wat Phra Borommathat Chaiya Ratchaworawihan

Chaiya, Chaiya, Surat Thani

A major southern Thai Buddhist temple centered on a distinctive Srivijaya-style reliquary and long-standing pilgrimage tradition.

Srivijaya-influenced Buddhist architectureMajor southern Thai Buddhist monument associated with Srivijaya-period sacred architecture

Wat Phra Phutthabat

Phra Phutthabat, Phra Phutthabat, Saraburi

A major Thai pilgrimage temple centered on a footprint revered as that of the Buddha.

One of central Thailand’s foremost Buddhist pilgrimage sanctuaries

Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat Woramahawihan

Phitsanulok, Mueang Phitsanulok, Phitsanulok

One of Thailand’s most important Buddhist temples, renowned for the highly revered Phra Buddha Chinnarat image.

Major royal temple and nationally important sanctuary of Phra Buddha Chinnarat

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Frequently Asked Questions

Useful guidance for searching and filtering the temple directory.

How can I find a temple by state?

Use the State filter when state data is available in the connected temple provider. Only populated filter categories are shown.

Can I search temples by deity?

Yes. When deity data is available, the directory exposes a Deity filter alongside the main temple search.

Can I filter pilgrimage temples?

A pilgrimage filter appears when real pilgrimage relationships are supplied by the active directory provider.

How often is temple information updated?

Cards can display real updated, source and verification information when those fields are available. Templestan does not invent missing status data.

Can I suggest a missing temple?

Yes. Use the Submit a Sacred Place form to send a temple or other significant sacred place for private editorial review. Suggestions are never published automatically.