# Wat Dibayavari Vihara

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Buddhist temple in Bangkok

Wat Dibayavari Vihara Kham Low Yi, Temple of Green Dragon In front of temple Religion Affiliation Taoist, Buddhist Deity Green Dragon Location Location 119 Soi Thip Wari, Tri Phet Road, Wang Burapha Phirom Subdistrict, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok Country Thailand Shown within Thailand Coordinates 13°44′45.89″N 100°29′55.45″E / 13.7460806°N 100.4987361°E / 13.7460806; 100.4987361 Architecture Founder Chinese and Vietnamese Completed 1776–77

**Wat Dibayavari Vihara** ([Thai](/source/Thai_language): วัดทิพยวารีวิหาร; [RTGS](/source/Royal_Thai_General_System_of_Transcription): **Wat Thipphaya Wari Wihan**; [Chinese](/source/Chinese_language): 敕賜甘露禪寺; [pinyin](/source/Pinyin): *Chì cì gānlù chán sì*; lit: *"Temple of Holy Water"*), commonly known as **Kham Low Yi** (กัมโล่วยี่; 甘露寺; *Gānlù sì*) is a historic [Chinese](/source/Chinese_Buddhist)-[Vietnamese](/source/Religion_in_Vietnam) [temple](/source/Chinese_temple) in Bangkok, located at 119 [Soi](/source/Soi) Thip Wari, [Tri Phet Road](/source/Tri_Phet_Road), [Wang Burapha Phirom Subdistrict](/source/Wang_Burapha_Phirom_Subdistrict), [Phra Nakhon](/source/Phra_Nakhon) District, Bangkok in the area of [Ban Mo](/source/Ban_Mo%2C_Bangkok), opposite to [The Old Siam Plaza](/source/The_Old_Siam_Plaza).[1]

This temple was built in the [Thonburi period](/source/Thonburi_kingdom) in B.E. 2319 (between April 1776–March 1777) during the reign of King [Taksin](/source/Taksin). He gave the east bank of the [Chao Phraya River](/source/Chao_Phraya_River) as a residence for [Chinese](/source/Oversea_Chinese) and [Vietnamese](/source/Vietnamese_people). Later on, in the [Rattanakosin](/source/Rattanakosin) period. [Nguyễn Phúc Ánh](/source/Nguy%E1%BB%85n_Ph%C3%BAc_%C3%81nh), Prince of [Huế](/source/Hu%E1%BA%BF), who came to rely on the Thai King, smuggled back to his country. Thus making the King's younger brother, Prince [Maha Sura Singhanat](/source/Maha_Sura_Singhanat) had doubts about the Vietnamese who living in Siam (Thailand at that time). He ordered the Vietnamese who living there to move out. As a result, this area lonely immediately, and the temple has no monks lived for many years.

Until the B.E. 2439 (1896), one Chinese monk named "Hai Son" (ไห่ซัน) from [Hunan](/source/Hunan) came to live here and restored by local Chinese millionaires are sponsors. The result of the restoration makes the temple more beautiful. King [Chulalongkorn](/source/Chulalongkorn) (Rama V) appointed him as abbot in B.E. 2452 (1909), and gave a Thai official name "Wat Dibayavari Vihara", which meaning "Holy Water Temple". Because of there is a small pond, the water in the pond is believed to be [holy water](/source/Holy_water). This pond is believed to have [Green Dragon](/source/Azure_Dragon) (one of [Four Symbols](/source/Four_Symbols_(China)) according to the [ancient Chinese beliefs](/source/Chinese_folk_religion)) as patron. This makes the temple is well known as "Temple of Green Dragon". Inside were enshrined many idols such as [Hua Tuo](/source/Hua_Tuo), Green Dragon, [Yue Lao](/source/Yue_Lao), [Erlang Shen](/source/Erlang_Shen), [Trikāya](/source/Trik%C4%81ya), [Avalokiteśvara](/source/Avalokite%C5%9Bvara) etc.

At present, it is popular among Chinese, including Thais for ward off bad luck according to [Chinese astrology](/source/Chinese_astrology) especially in [New Year](/source/New_Year) or [Chinese New Year](/source/Chinese_New_Year) and [Chinese vegetarian festival](/source/Nine_Emperor_Gods_Festival).[2][3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Wat Dibayavari Vihara"](http://www.painaidii.com/business/138829/wat-dibayavari-vihara-10200/lang/en/). *painaidii* (in Thai).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["แก้ชงปี2555 ณ วัดทิพยวารีวิหาร"](https://travel.kapook.com/view37065.html). *Kapook* (in Thai). 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2018-06-25.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** digimontamer (2008-10-03). ["เทศกาลกินเจ เที่ยววัดกำมโลวยี่และศาลเจ้าพ่อเสือครับ"](http://topicstock.pantip.com/food/topicstock/2008/10/D7059701/D7059701.html). *[Pantip.com](/source/Pantip.com)* (in Thai).

## External links

- ["Official Facebook"](https://www.facebook.com/WatDibayaVariVihara/). *วัดทิพยวารีวิหาร-กัมโล่วยี่ / 敕賜甘露禪寺* (in Thai).

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