There are a total of 41,205
Buddhist temples (wat) in Thailand since last update. This is confirmed, of which 33,902 are in current use, according to the
Office of National Buddhism.[1] Of the 33,902 active temples, 31,890 are of the
Maha Nikaya and 1,987 are of the
Dhammayuttika Nikaya orders of the
Theravada school, while 12 are of the Chinese Nikaya and 13 are of the Anam Nikaya orders of the
Mahayana school. Two hundred and seventy-two
temples, 217 of the Maha Nikaya order and 55 of the Dhammayut order, hold the status of royal temple. Royal wisungkhamasima (
Pali: visuṃ gāmasīmā), official recognition of a temple's legitimacy, has been granted to 20,281 temples. The following is a very partial list of Buddhist temples in Thailand: