There are a total of 40,717 Buddhist temples in Thailand as of 31
December 2004, of which 33,902 are in current use, according to the Office of
National Buddhism. 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.
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