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วัดราชบุรณราชวรวิหาร

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วัดราชบุรณราชวรวิหาร

Wat Ratchaburana Ratchaworawihan (Thai: วัดราชบุรณราชวรวิหาร) or usually shortened to Wat Ratchaburana (วัดราชบูรณะ), commonly known as Wat Liap (วัดเลียบ), is a second-class temple in Maha Nikaya sect of Buddhism, located at 119 Chakkraphet Road, Wang Burapha Phirom Subdistrict, Phra Nakhon Distric

t, Bangkok at the foot of the Memorial Bridge near Pak Khlong Talat and Praisaniyakarn, diagonally from the Long Corridor of Suankularb Wittayalai School. The temple was built in the late Ayutthaya period by a wealthy Chinese merchant named "Liap" (เลี้ยบ). In the Thonburi period, the temple was the residence of ecclesiastical dignitaries. In 1793, during the reign of King Rama I, Prince Krom Luang Thepharirak, the king's nephew, had the temple restored with the king's support. The temple was made the royal temple and named "Ratchaburana" (literally: "restored by the king"), which was also the name of the temple in the Sukhothai period. In King Rama II's reign, 162 Buddha images were brought to the temple and the vihara (sanctuary) was built for enshrining 80 Buddha images inside. In 1945, during World War II, the temple was seriously damaged and deleted from the official list. Later, Phra...

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