Wat Benchamabopit (วัดเบญจมบพิตรดุสิตวนาราม)

Wat Benchamabopit (The Marble Temple), Thailand 
วัดเบญจมบพิตรดุสิตวนาราม 

Location :  69 Sri Ayutthaya Road, between Chitrlada Palace and National Assembly Building
Opening hours :  8 a.m. to 18 p.m.        

Uposatha Hall (Bot or Ubosoth in Thai)

Uposatha all (bot or Ubosoth in Thai) of Wat Benchama-bopitr is one of the finest works of architectural arts of the Bangkok period.  It is a structure of the four gabled style.  The east gable extends in an oblong shape.  The north and the south gables were connected to its cloister with a four-tiered roof.  The principal north the Uposatha all.  There are boundary walls (balustrades) in front of the Uposatha Hall.  The maker inscribed with Dharmacakra or the Wheel of Low placed in the enclosed terraceat the back of the Ubosatha Hall.  Within the boundary walls, there floored with  light pink and grey granite slabs.









Wat Mongkon Kamalawat (Wat Leng Noei Yi) วัดเล่งเน่ยยี่

Wat Mongkon Kamalawat (Wat Leng Noei Yi), 

Bankgok, Thailand

Formerly Called Wat Leng Noei Yi. 

The Temple was built in 1871.  Phra Archan Chin Wang Samathiwat (Sok Heng)
in order to disseminate buddhism in Mahayana Sect.

King Rama V later granted a new name to the temple as Wat Mangkon Kamalawat.

The Ubosot (Ordination Hall) was built in Chinese architectural style with the waving tiles roof.  Decorated with animal and floral design stuccos.  The principal buddha image is gold coloured of Chinese style in front of the ubosot.  There stands an altar used for religious rites.  Inside the wiharn (Sermon Hall).



The images of Thao Chatulokaban (The Four Guardians of the World) in Chinese warrior costumes are installed.  There are many statues of saints of the local chinese belief.

On the rear of the temple.  There are 3 pavilions.  One of Guanyin.  One of The Temple Founder and of Lak Chow Saint.  The Faithfull people believe that coming to pay homage to all the saints in the temple will bring.  Them good lucks in various as pects of life such as health, business or family life.