Prachin Buri: WatPa

Prachin Buri: WatPa
Pradoo
Rayong: Wat DhammaSathit
Central:
Bangkok area: Wat PhrasiMahathat
Wat PathumWanaram
Wat Baromnivas
Wat Noranatsoontharigaram
Wat SiriKamalavas
Wat SumphanthawongsaramVoraviharn
Wat Dhammamongkol
Wat BuddhaBooja
Kanchanaburi: Wat Weruwan
WatPa
LuangtaBua

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Forest Monasteries in towns differ from monasteries in the natural forests.

Forest Monasteries in towns differ from monasteries in the
natural forests.
Some monks establish forest monasteries as though they were
wats, or temples, but these are really samnag song (Sa ghanivāsa) or
thiphak song (dwellingplaces).
Later on, the number of forest monasteries increased, as did the
variety of styles. The Royal Forest Department has since taken charge of
them and, in 1995, investigated monasteries in the forest, subsequently
registering their names formally, under a threefold scheme of
classification, in which:
A wat is defined as a monastery, or temple.

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forest. Kamma hāna monks profit from a life in the forest.

forest. Kamma hāna monks profit from a life in the forest. The forest
should be the place kamma hāna monks adore. 114
Forest monasteries are situated both in natural forests, and in
those that have been planted. Usually, kamma hāna monks conserve the
forests and the natural environment. They love to live in the environment
of the forest. They regenerate the forest rather than destroy it.
Kamma hāna monks play an important part in forest conservation. At
the present time, some of the natural forest monasteries in a wilderness
environment that can be visited are as follows: 115
Buriram 1) Wat Pa Khao Noi
Chaiyaphum 2) Wat Pa Khao Noi
Chanthaburi 3) Wat Pa Sai Ngam, 4) Wat Pa Amphawon,
5) Wat Muttothai, 6) Wat Khao Sugim,

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Wat Pa Phra Acharn Mun,

13) Wat Pa Phra Acharn Mun,
14) Wat Pa Giw Doo, 15) Wat Jedi Bia,
16) Wat Aranya Viveg, 17) Wat Phra Phutta Bart Si Roy,
18) Wat Tham Pag Piang, 19) Wat Doi Mae Pung,
20) Samnag Song Doi Pui
Chiang Rai 21) Wat Pa Ban Lao
Chon Buri 22) Wat Tham Pathoon
Kanchanaburi 23) Wat Pa Sunantha Vanaram
Khon Kaen 24) Wat Pa Samukki Santitham
Mukdahan 25) Wat Phoo Pha Phurng
Nakhon Nayok 26) Wat Tham Sarika
Nakhon Phanom 27) Wat Pa Viveg Khantharam

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Sakon Nakhon 37) Wat Pa Ban Nong Pheu (Wat Pa Bhuridatta Thiravat),

Sakon Nakhon 37) Wat Pa Ban Nong Pheu (Wat Pa Bhuridatta Thiravat),
38) Wat Pa Visutthi Tham, 39) Wat Pa Glang Nurn,
40) Wat Pa Gao Choomphon, 41) Wat Pa Si Phanom,
42) Wat Pa Pateep Punyaram,
43) Wat Jetaya Kiri Viharn (Phoo Thog),
44) Wat Tham Kham, 45) Wat Tham Heuy Leug,
46) Wat Doi Thamma Jedi
Ubon Ratchathani 47) Wat Pa Huay Goom,
48) Wat Pa Nanachat (International Forest Monastery)
Udon Thani 49) Wat Pa Nong Gong, 50) Wat Pa Nakhoon,
51) Wat Pa Phoo Gon, 52) Wat Pa Ban Phurm,

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some monasteries that have forest development plans in various areas.

some monasteries that have forest development plans in various areas.
These are: 116
Chanthaburi 1) Wat Pa Amphawon
(Wat Amphawon Vanaram) – 10 Rais
Chiangmai 1) Samnag Song Doi Pui – 50 Rais
2) Wat Pa Moo Mai – 50 Rais
Kanchanaburi 1) Wat Pa Sunanta Vanaram – 550 Rais
Nong Khai 1) Wat Tham Chaiya Mongkol Phoo Langa
(Wat Tham Chaiya Mongkol) – 50 Rais
Sakon Nakhon 1) Wat Tham Heuy Leug – 145 Rais
4.2 The Impact on Thai Buddhism and the Buddhist World
4.2.1 The Impact on Laypeople’s Practice

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