Wat Pho monastic institution
Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex
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Neutral catalog summary
About this record
Wat Pho monastic institution is cataloged as a Sacred site / complex within Southeast Asian Traditions. Its candidate country context is “Thailand” and its period or origin is “Ayutthaya-era roots; royal rebuilding from 18th century–present.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Thai Theravada temple institutions.”
This summary is assembled only from the record fields shown below. It does not add ritual instructions, doctrinal claims or inferred geography.
Record fields
- Alternate / historical names
- Wat Phra Chetuphon Wimon Mangkhalaram; Wat Pho; Temple of the Reclining Buddha
- Parent tradition
- Thai Theravada temple institutions
- Public geographic context
- Thailand
- Period / origin
- Ayutthaya-era roots; royal rebuilding from 18th century–present
- Living / historical status
- Living sacred-site / complex
- Access / protocol
- Institution-specific
- Evidence status
- Directly cited
Geography
CandidateThailand
Public geographic context is limited to country level or broader. A documented site may still be named as the record’s public identity, but no subnational location field or coordinates are published.
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Related Atlas entries
Stable attribution
Cite this record
Wat Pho monastic institution. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 2800. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/2800
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