{{short description|Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand}} {{Infobox religious building | name = Wat Bophit Phimuk Worawihan | native_name = วัดบพิตรพิมุขวรวิหาร | image =วัดบพิตรพิมุข994.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Main hall | map_type = Thailand | map_size = | map_alt = | map_caption = | location = 226 Chakkrawat Rd, Chakkrawat, Samphanthawong, Bangkok <ref name= dham/> | coordinates = {{Coord|13|44|30.48|N|100|30|06.48|E|region:TH_type:landmark|display=title}} | region = [[central Thailand]] | religious_affiliation = [[Buddhism]] | sect = [[Theravāda]], [[Mahanikaya|Mahā Nikāya]] | deity = | country = [[Thailand]] | functional_status = [[wat|Second grade royal temple]] | website = {{url|https://www.watbopitpimuk.com}} | founded_by = Unknown | year_completed = }}
'''Wat Bophit Phimuk Worawihan''' ({{langx|th|วัดบพิตรพิมุขวรวิหาร}}), or simply '''Wat Bophit Phimuk''' (or written as '''Wat Bopitpimukh''') is a [[wat|second grade royal temple]] in [[Bangkok]], located on Chakkrawat Road, Chakkrawat Sub-district, [[Samphanthawong District]] near the foot of [[Phra Pok Klao Bridge]] on periphery of Chakkrawat Sub-district, Samphanthawong District and [[Wang Burapha Phirom Subdistrict|Wang Burapha Phirom Sub-district]], [[Phra Nakhon]] District. Regarded as another Thai temple located in the area known as [[Bangkok's Chinatown|Chinatown]], in addition to the [[Wat Traimit]] or the [[Wat Chakkrawat]].<ref>{{cite web|date=2002-08-16|url=https://www.sanook.com/travel/534111/|title=วัดบพิตรพิมุขวรวิหาร|work=Sanook.com|trans-title=Wat Bophit Phimuk Worawihan}}</ref>
It is an ancient civil temple that has existed since the [[Ayutthaya period]] and named ''"Wat Teen Lane"'' (วัดตีนเลน) or ''"Wat Choeng Lane"'' (วัดเชิงเลน), due to the temple's location near the east bank of the [[Chao Phraya River]] where the area had an abundance of [[mud]] (lane in Thai means mud). This temple does not know who created it. Assumed that it would be built after the King [[Narai]]'s reign, because it does not appear in [[Thonburi]] map in those days.<ref name=dham/> [[file:พระสัมพุทธบพิตร พระประธานในพระอุโบสถ.jpg|thumb|left|Principal Buddha statue]] Around 1781 during the King [[Phutthayotfa Chulalok]] (Rama I)'s reign, Prince [[Anurak Devesh]] who was a king's cousin renovated the entire temple and the king named it Wat Bophit Phimuk to honour him. In the King [[Phutthaloetla Naphalai]] (Rama II)'s reign, an epidemic of cholera killed many people and their bodies were piled in the temple's graveyard alike to [[Wat Saket]] and Wat Sangwet.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ch3thailand.com/news/scoop/16306|work=[[Channel 3 (Thailand)|Ch3]]|language=thai|title=ย้อนรอย "โรคห่า" โรคร้ายก่อตำนานแร้งวัดสระเกศ |trans-title=Retrace "cholera" the deadly outbreak caused legend of Wat Saket's vultures}}</ref> In King [[Nangklao]] (Rama III)'s reign, the wood structures were demolished and replaced by masonry buildings. Later, King [[Mongkut]] (Rama IV) had the temple restored again and a teak wooden pavilion was built with the design of the King's emblem, a royal crown on a pedestal guarded by [[mythical creature]]s. This still appears on the front and side of the pavilion. The monks' dwellings reflex a combination of Thai and Chinese architectural styles.<ref name=dham>{{cite web|url=http://www.dhammathai.org/watthai/bangkok/watbophitphimuk.php|work=Dhammathai|language=thai|title=วัดบพิตรพิมุข วรวิหาร|trans-title=Wat Bophit Phimuk Worawihan}}</ref>
The principal Buddha statue of the temple is Buddha statue in [[Maravijaya|Māravijaya posture]] namely "Phra Sam Phuttha Bophit" (พระสัมพุทธบพิตร) enshrined within the [[ubosot|main hall]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lovethailand.org/travel/th/17-%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A3/8774-%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3.html|title=วัดบพิตรพิมุขวรวิหาร|language=thai|trans-title=Wat Bophit Phimuk Worawihan|work=Lovethailand}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{Official website|1=https://www.watbopitpimuk.com}}
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