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“Wat Khetnaboonyaram Wat Khetnaboonyaram It is an Anam Nikaya temple. Built during the reign of King Rama III, 1834 until the year 1896, during the reign of King Rama V, 3 temples were graciously granted to the administration of the Annam Nikaya Sangha.”

History of War Khetnaboonyaram

Ayutthaya period lost in Burma King Taksin the Great when he was Phra Yao Chiraprakarn Has led about 500 troops to break through the Burmese encirclement in the east and hold Chanthaburi for 5 months as a source of food and troops. After that, 5,000 Thai-Chinese troops were brought back to restore Ayutthaya in the year 1767.

Later, in the reign of King Nang Klao Chao Yu Hua, the city was moved to Ban Noen Wong, which is located in a high place to be a stronghold to protect against the invasion of the Yuan Until the reign of King Chulalongkorn The city of Chanthaburi moved back to its original location at Ban Luem because Ban Noen Wong was far from the water source. In the year 1893, there was a dispute between Thailand and France. And the French came to occupy Chanthaburi for 11 years until Thailand had to cede the land on the left bank of the Mekong River to France in exchange for Chanthaburi.This event is the pride of Chanthaburi people. Which we can see from the fact that there are many ancient sites and monuments that are related or built to commemorate His Majesty's benevolence at that time and also the origin of the Yuan Temple.

As for the Vietnamese who came to live in Thailand There are both those who respect for Buddhism. And Christianity adherents of Buddhism When they settled in their homeland, they would invite a Vietnamese monk to build a temple. It is the place where they practice their charity in that place. The country of Vietnam accepts Mahayana Buddhism from China, so when the Vietnamese come to build a temple. and there are monks in Thailand At the original level, there were people who believed and supported only the Vietnamese. But because at that time there was no Chinese temple in Thailand The Chinese also often make merit at the Yuan temples. Because they are in Mahayana Buddhism together, there are various religious rituals such as the Kong Tek ceremony, etc. in the same way. As for Thais, although they don't respect them, they don't mind because they see that worship the same Buddha and
One of the Vietnamese temples built in Thailand includes Wat Phuek Dien Tu.

Wat Khetnaboonyaram Wat Khetnaboonyaram It is an Anam Nikaya temple. Built during the reign of King Rama III, 1834 until the year 1896, during the reign of King Rama V, 3 temples were graciously granted to the administration of the Annamnikaya Sangha at the same time:

Wat Khet Na Bunyaram, Chanthaburi Province
Wat Thavorn Wararam, Kanchanaburi Province
Wat Samananam Boriharn Bangkok

And from the original wooden chapel Later, it was damaged, the committee, students and the people of Chanthaburi joined together to build a new one, with Queen Rambhai Barni, the Queen in the reign of King Rama 7, presided over the foundation stone laying ceremony to be a dignity of the country and a sacred place for assembly. Ceremonies to eat vegetarian food for continued prosperity