{{short description|Buddhist temple in Thailand}} [[File:Wat Yong Hok Yi 3.jpg|thumb]] '''Wat Bamphen Chin Phrot''' ({{langx|th|วัดบำเพ็ญจีนพรต}}; {{lang-zh|永福寺}}; [[pinyin]]: ''Yǒngfú Sì'') or familiarly known in [[Teochew dialect|Teochew]] '''Yong Hok Yi''' (ย่งฮกยี่) is a [[Chinese temple]] of the [[Mahāyāna]] sect in Thailand, located on Soi Yaowarat 8 (Trok Tao), Samphanthawong Subdistrict, [[Samphanthawong District]], Bangkok. This temple has many interesting features, because it is one of the oldest Chinese temples in Thailand (old than nearby [[Wat Mangkon Kamalawat]]), including the only temple located on [[Yaowarat Road]] and can be considered as the smallest temple in the country, because it is only five storey shophouse.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHEIuyaU9pw|title=ไหว้พระตรุษจีน "วัดบำเพ็ญจีนพรต" วัดจีนที่เก่าเเก่ที่สุดในเยาวราช |trans-title=Respect to the Buddha in Chinese New Year "Wat Bamphen Chin Phrot" the Oldest Chinese Temple in Yaowarat|language=th|date=2016-02-08|access-date=2019-05-04|work=youtube|author=Springnews}}</ref>
The temple was originally [[Avalokiteśvara]]'s place of worship founded by [[overseas Chinese]] who live in Siam (Thailand at that time) since 1795 (corresponding to the reign of [[Qianlong Emperor]]). Later abandoned, Chinese monk named Sok Heng was renovated in 1867 and received a Thai name from [[King Chulalongkorn]] (Rama V) that "Wat Bamphen Chin Phrot" (literally: ''Practice Chinese Buddhist Teaching Temple'') until now. At present the temple name plaque, which was given by the king still hanging over the entrance of the main hall.
[[File:Wat Yong Hok Yi 2.jpg|thumb]] The interesting thing of Wat Bamphen Chin Phrot, besides the main hall, is only a small room built with a width of 7.80 m and 10.20 m long with Teochew architectural style. The principle Buddha images are [[Trikāya]] and [[Eighteen Arhats]] that enshrined on the side all made from [[papier-mâché]]. Including idols of other Chinese gods to worship such as [[Guan Yu]], [[Xuanwu (god)|Xuanwu]], [[Caishen]], [[Tai Sui]], [[Katyayana (Buddhist)|Kātyāyana]] etc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinatownyaowarach.com/articles/42053155/%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B3%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9E%E0%B9%87%E0%B8%8D%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%95_%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%8C_%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%8A.html |title=วัดบำเพ็ญจีนพรต (ย่งฮกยี่) เยาวราช|language=th|work=Chinatownyaowarach|trans-title=Wat Bamphen Chin Phrot (Yong Hok Yi) Yaowarat|access-date=2019-05-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://mgronline.com/travel/detail/9520000006621|title=ตะลุยเยาวราช ไหว้ 3 วัดจีน เสริมมงคลตรุษจีน|author=Num Lukthung|date=2009-01-20|work=[[Manager Daily]]|trans-title=Explore Yaowarat Respect to the 3 Chinese Temples On the Auspicious Occasion in Chinese New Year|access-date=2019-05-04}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{Official website|1=https://www.facebook.com/WatBampenchinprot/}} {{Coord|13|44|31.9|N|100|30|27.8|E|region:TH_type:landmark|display=title}}
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