Temples
3 places in the directory.
Wat Dhammamongkol วัดธรรมมงคล
Meditation temple founded in the early 1960s by forest-tradition master Luang Phor Viriyang (1920–2020), a student of Ajahn Mun. Its 94.78 m, 14-floor chedi enshrines Buddha relics, and its jade Buddha, carved from a 32-ton Canadian jade boulder, is billed as the world's largest.
Wat Mahabut วัดมหาบุศย์
Temple off On Nut Road (Sukhumvit Soi 77), commonly dated to 1762 in the late Ayutthaya period and renamed for the Pali scholar Phra Mahabut. Best known for the shrine of Mae Nak Phra Khanong, the ghost of Thailand's most famous love story, which still draws devotees.
Wat Vachiradhammasathit Worawihan (Wat Thung) วัดวชิรธรรมสาธิตวรวิหาร
Royal temple (worawihan) at the end of Soi Sukhumvit 101/1, founded around 1856 as Wat Thung Sathit and restored from abandonment in 1963. In 1965 King Bhumibol placed it under the patronage of then-Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn, whose name it carries. A ride, not a walk, from BTS.
Frequently asked questions
- How many temples are near Punnawithi BTS?
- The directory currently lists 3 temples in the Punnawithi area, near On Nut and Punnawithi BTS. Every entry is checked against public sources before it's published.
- Which BTS stations does this list cover?
- Entries sit near On Nut and Punnawithi on the BTS Sukhumvit Line. Each one lists its nearest station and, where known, the exit and walking time.
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