Wat Sam Phran

Wat Sam Phran (Thai: วัดสามพราน, pronounced [wát sǎːm pʰrāːn]) is a Buddhist temple (wat) in Amphoe Sam Phran, Nakhon Pathom province, around 40 kilometers to the west of Bangkok. The temple was officially registered in 1985.[1] In English, the wat is sometimes referred to as the "Dragon Temple".[2]

Wat Samphran

The temple is notable for its 17-story tall pink cylindrical building with a gigantic red-and-green dragon sculpture curling around the entire height. The interior of the dragon feature is hollow and contains a spiraling flight of stairs, which has however deteriorated to a poor condition in places.[2] It also contains a huge Buddha statue as well as many additional Buddhist statues.[3][4][5] The Wat Samphran is 80 meters high because Buddha died at the age of 80 years old.

Several of the temple's clergy were involved in a sexual assault scandal that resulted in long prison sentences in 2004.[6]

References
  1. ประกาศกระทรวงศึกษาธิการ เรื่อง ตั้งวัดในพระพุทธศาสนา วัดสามพราน. In: Royal Gazette of 22 Oct 1985, p. 5200 (pdf, on ratchakitcha.soc.go.th, in Thai).
  2. "Wat Samphran: Buddhist Dragon temple in Thailand". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  3. "The Dragon Temple in Samphran". www.amusingplanet.com. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  4. พรชัย (February 9, 2015). "วัดสามพราน Watsamphran". วัดสามพราน Watsamphran. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  5. Louis (2017-07-19). "How to go to Wat Samphran, the Dragon temple ?". The Bangkok FAQ. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  6. "Ex-abbot gets 160 years for rapes | WWRN - World-wide Religious News". wwrn.org. Retrieved 2021-05-18.

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