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    Wat Phra Kaew (Thai: วัดพระแก้ว, RTGS: Wat Phra Kaeo, pronounced [wát pʰráʔ kɛ̂ːw] ), commonly known in English as the Temple of the Emerald Buddha and...
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    palladium of Thailand. It is housed in the Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew) on the grounds of the Grand Palace in Bangkok. The legend of the Emerald...
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    Wat Phra Kaew (Thai: วัดพระแก้ว) is a third-common-class royal temple situated in the area of 10,640 square metres on Trairat road, Wiang sub-district...
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    Wat Pho (Thai: วัดโพธิ์, pronounced [wát pʰōː] ), also spelled Wat Po, is a Buddhist temple complex in the Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, Thailand. It...
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    for Wat Phra Kaew in Bangkok. In 1350 U-thong, also known as King Ramathibodi I, ordered the construction of a royal palace in the same area that Wat Pra...
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    Bhumibalo), was ordained a monk at Wat Phra Kaew, and resided in Bowonniwet for 15 days in 1956. Bhumibol's mentor, Somdet Phra Yanasangworn, eventually became...
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  • Wat Phra Kaew, also known as the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, is a Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand. The name may also refer to: Wat Phra Kaew, Chiang...
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  • Phra Kaew (Thai: พระแก้ว) may refer to: Wat Phra Kaew, a Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand Wat Phra Kaew, Chiang Rai, a Buddhist temple in Chiang Rai...
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    temple enshrined the Emerald Buddha image before it was transferred to Wat Phra Kaew on the river's eastern bank in 1785. The temple was on the grounds of...
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    Khaosan Road (category Phra Nakhon district)
    It is in the Bang Lamphu area of Phra Nakhon District about 1 km (0.62 mi) north of the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew. "Khaosan" translates as 'milled...
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    Wat Suthat, Bangkok Wat Benchamabophit (The Marble Temple) Wat Ratchanatdaram Wat Phra Kaew Wat Arun Wat Bowonniwet Vihara Wat Pho Wat Saket Wat Phra...
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    Haw Phra Kaew (Lao: ຫໍພຣະແກ້ວ, pronounced [hɔ̌ː pʰāʔ kɛ̂ːw]; Thai: หอพระแก้ว, pronounced [hɔ̌ː pʰráʔ kɛ̂ːw]), also written as Ho Prakeo, Hor Pha Keo,...
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    titled Phra Phuttha Maha Suwanna Patimakon (Thai: พระพุทธมหาสุวรรณปฏิมากร; Sanskrit: Buddhamahāsuvarṇapaṭimākara), commonly known in Thai as Phra Sukhothai...
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    the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew), and had five new bells sent back in exchange. The king then changed the temple's name to Wat Rakhangkositaram. In...
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    Bangkok, which includes the grounds of the Wat Phra Kaew, enshrining the Emerald Buddha. The walls of the Wat Phra Kaew are lavishly decorated with paintings...
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    temples (Wat Phra Kaew, Wat Pho, Wat Suthat, City Pillar Shrine, San Chao Pho Suea (Phra Nakhon side), Wat Arun, Wat Rakhangkhositraram and Wat Kalayanamitr...
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    28 Buddhas born on this earth. Wat Suthat also contains Phra Buddha Trilokachet (Thai: พระพุทธไตรโลกเชษฐ์; RTGS: Phra Phuttha Trai Lokkachet) in the ubosot...
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    Wat Pha Sorn Kaew (Thai: วัดผาซ่อนแก้ว; meaning: temple on a glass cliff), also known as Wat Phra That Pha Son Kaeo (Thai: วัดพระธาตุผาซ่อนแก้ว), is a...
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    temples in Thailand: Wat Phra Sri Rattana Satsadaram (Wat Phra Kaew), Bangkok Wat Phra Chetuphon Vimolmangklaram (Wat Pho), Bangkok Wat Mahathat Yuwarajarangsarit...
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    surrounding the large open space of the Sanam Luang are the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew, the National Museum in the former palace of the Vice King, and the...
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    Wat Ratchanatdaram (Thai: วัดราชนัดดาราม, pronounced [wát râːt.t͡ɕʰā.nát.dāːrāːm]) is a Buddhist temple (wat) located at the intersection between Ratchadamnoen...
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    Household. The Temple of the Emerald Buddha or Wat Phra Kaew (วัดพระแก้ว) (known formally as Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram, วัดพระศรีรัตนศาสดาราม) is...
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    Sanam Luang (category Phra Nakhon district)
    field and public square in front of Wat Phra Kaew and the Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand. Sanam Luang is in the Phra Nakhon District, the historic center...
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    Palace and the Wat Phra Kaew were completed in 1784 and the Emerald Buddha was transferred from Wat Arun to be placed in Wat Phra Kaew. In 1785, King...
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    from Wat Pho and the Grand Palace. The temple was built during the reign of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). The abbot of the temple is Somdet Phra Ariyavongsagatanana...
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    are the Grand Palace and major Buddhist temples, including Wat Phra Kaew, Wat Pho, and Wat Arun. The Giant Swing and Erawan Shrine demonstrate Hinduism's...
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    on to establish another temple which later became widely known: Wat Phra Dhammakaya. Wat Paknam has an international presence and has a long history of...
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    Wat Phra Sing (Thai: วัดพระสิงห์, Northern Thai: ), or sometimes spelled etymologically as Wat Phra Singh, is a Buddhist temple located on Tha Luang Road...
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    prayers at Wat Phra Kaew to bless the ceremony and the Royal Plaques. At 9:25 (UTC+07:00), A ceremony was held at the ubosot of Wat Phra Kaew to record...
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  • which he was granted a royal ordination ceremony into the monkhood at Wat Phra Kaew on 24 July 1961.: 1988  He embraced the monastic name "Payutto", literally...
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