Wat Buppharam
Wat Buppharam may refer to: * Wat Buppharam, Chiang Mai (วัดบุพพาราม), a Buddhist temple in Chiang Mai * Wat Buppharam, Penang (วัดบุปผาราม), a Buddhist temple near George Town, Penang, Malaysia * Wat Buppharam, Trat (วัดบุปผาราม), a Buddhist temple in Trat * Wat Suan Dok Wat Suan Dok (, , roughly "flower garden temple"), also known as Wat Buppharam (, ) is a Buddhist temple (Wat) in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand. It is a Royal Temple of the Third Class. The temple is on Suthep Road, approximately one kilometre w ...

Wat Buppharam, Penang
Wat Buppharam (; ), also known as the Buppharam Buddhist Temple, is a Theravada Buddhist temple within George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Situated at Jalan Perak, the temple is the home to a renowned statue of Buddha, the "Lifting Buddha". It becomes a focal point for the annual Songkran, Loy Krathong and Vesak Day festivities within the city, as well as the Jathukarm-Ramathep-Ganesha blessing ceremonies. History The temple was built during the Japanese occupation of British Malaya in 1942 by Phra Phothan Srikheaw, a Thai monk who became the temple's first abbot. Features The temple is renowned for a century-old Buddha statue nicknamed the "Lifting Buddha". Urban legend has it that the statue contains the ability to predict whether a devotee's wishes can be fulfilled. If the statue can be lifted the first time the devotee concentrates on his or her wishes, and subsequently becomes too heavy to lift the second time, then the devotee's wish is indeed attainab ...
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Wat Buppharam, Chiang Mai
Wat Buppharam (, ) is a Buddhist temple in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Founded in 1497 by King Mueang Kaeo, the temple was where Kawila began a ritual circumambulation of Chiang Mai to reoccupy it after two centuries of Burmese rule. Most of the temple buildings date to the late 1800s. The temple is also known for its Burmese-style chedi, which was rebuilt in 1958, and a Lanna-style ordination hall The ordination hall (Pali: ''sīmā'') is a Buddhist building specifically consecrated and designated for the performance of the Buddhist ordination ritual (''upasampadā'') and other ritual ceremonies, such as the recitation of the Pāṭimokkha. ... made from teak and glass inlay mosaic, built in 1819. References Buppharam 15th-century Buddhist temples {{Thailand-Buddhist-temple-stub ...
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Wat Buppharam, Trat
Wat Buppharam (), or locally known as Wat Plai Khlong (วัดปลายคลอง) is a Buddhist Thai temple in Mahā Nikāya sect, located at Moo 3, Ban Plai Khlong, Tambon Wang Krachae, Amphoe Mueang Trat, Trat Province, regarded as the oldest and most artistic and historical values temple in the province. The temple dates back to Ayutthaya period built since the King Prasat Thong's reign. Its name means ''"temple is full of fragrant flowers"'', because there is a story that when the founder surveyed the place to build the temple. He discovered the upland that was filled with the scent of flowers. The buildings and structures of Wat Buppharam are architectures in the early Rattanakosin period such as ordination hall, monastery as well as Buddha footprint hall. They can still maintain the condition until present day. Inside ordination hall features murals mixed between Ayutthaya and Chinese arts.Teerapat Bupphapibul (story), Teerapat Bupphapibul (photo) and Suraphol S ...
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