Wat Mangkon Kamalawat
Wat Mangkon Kamalawat, also known by its former name as Wat Leng Noei Yi, is the largest and most important Chinese Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand.Photo: Boing! said Zebedee, Public domain.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand
- Also known as: “Dragon Flower Temple”, “Wat Leng Noei Yi”, and “Wat Mangkon”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wat Khanikaphon and Leng Buai Ia Shrine.
Wat Khanikaphon
Buddhist temple
Photo: กสิณธร ราชโอรส, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wat Khanikaphon is a Thai private temple in the Maha Nikaya tradition of Buddhism, It is at Phlapphla Chai, Khwaeng Pom Prap, Pom Prap Sattru Phai District, Bangkok, in front of the Phlapphla Chai police station. Wat Khanikaphon is situated 120 metres northeast of Wat Mangkon Kamalawat.
Leng Buai Ia Shrine
Place of worship
Photo: Supanut Arunoprayote, CC BY 4.0.
Leng Buai Ia Shrine is a Chinese shrine, in the Samphanthawong district of Bangkok's Chinatown. It is located within Talat Kao market on Yaowarat Soi 6, off Yaowarat Road. Leng Buai Ia Shrine is situated 160 metres south of Wat Mangkon Kamalawat.
Wat Mangkon
Metro station
Photo: Itpcc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wat Mangkon station is a Bangkok MRT rapid transit station on the Blue Line, regarded as one of four most beautiful MRT stations; the other three being Itsaraphap station, Sanam Chai station and Sam Yot station. Wat Mangkon is situated 150 metres south of Wat Mangkon Kamalawat.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yaowarat and Phahurat and Sampheng.
Yaowarat and Phahurat
Yaowarat and Phahurat is Bangkok's multicultural district, located west of Silom and southeast of Rattanakosin. Yaowarat Road is the home of Bangkok's sizeable Chinese community, while those of Indian ethnicity have congregated around Phahurat Road.
Sampheng
Neighborhood
Sampheng is a historic neighbourhood and market in Bangkok's Chinatown, in Samphanthawong District. It was settled during the establishment of Bangkok in 1782 by Teochew Chinese, and eventually grew into the surrounding areas.
Wat Mangkon Kamalawat
- Categories: wat, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Pom Prap, Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
13.74353° or 13° 44′ 37″ northLongitude
100.50958° or 100° 30′ 35″ eastOpen location code
7P52PGV5+CROpenStreetMap ID
way 301157259OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q2242870
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Wat Mangkon Kamalawat” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “龍蓮寺”
- Chinese: “龍蓮禪寺”
- Chinese: “龙莲寺”
- Dutch: “Wat Mangkon Kamalawat”
- German: “Wat Mangkon Kamalawat”
- Hebrew: “ואט מנגקון קאמאלוואט”
- Indonesian: “Wat Mangkon Kamalawat”
- Japanese: “ワット・マンコン・カマラーワート”
- Korean: “망콘 카말라왓 사원 (렝네이이 사원)”
- Spanish: “Templo de Mangkon Kamalawat”
- Thai: “เล่งเน่ยยี่”
- Thai: “วัดมังกร”
- Thai: “วัดมังกรกมลาวาส”
- Thai: “วัดเล่งเน่ยยี่”
- Vietnamese: “Wat Mangkon Kamalawat”
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