Wat Kanlayanamit

{{Short description|Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox religious building | name = Wat Kalayanamitr | native_name = | image = วัดกัลยาณมิตรวรมหาวิหาร2.jpg | image_size = 250px | alt = | caption = | map_type = Thailand Bangkok | map_size = | map_alt = | map_caption = | location = | coordinates = {{coord|13.739939|100.491226}} | religious_affiliation = [[Buddhism]] | deity = | country = [[Thailand]] | functional_status = | website = | founded_by = [[Chaophraya]] Nikonbodin | year_completed = {{start date and age|1825}} }}

'''Wat Kalayanamitr Varamahavihara''' ({{langx|th|วัดกัลยาณมิตรวรมหาวิหาร}}, {{RTGS|'''Wat Kanlayanamit Woramahawihan'''}}, {{IPA|th|wát kanlajaːnamít wɔːráʔmahǎːwíʔhǎːn|IPA}}) is a [[Buddhist]] temple ([[wat]]) in [[Bangkok]], Thailand. The temple is located in Wat Kanlaya sub-district, on the [[Thonburi]] bank of the [[Chao Phraya River]]. The temple was established in 1825 by [[Chaophraya]] Nikonbodin (born To, {{langx|th|เจ้าพระยานิกรบดินทร์ (โต)}}), a wealthy [[Thai Chinese]] trader,<ref>[https://www.bangkokpost.com/travel/around-the-globe/430418/ Bangkok begins]</ref> who donated the temple to [[Rama III]]. Chaophraya Nikonbodin was an ancestor of the Kalayanamitr family, whose descendants include [[Saprang Kalayanamitr]]. A poem inscribed in the temple reads:

{|class="wikitable" width="100%" ! Thai || Transcription || English |- | วัด''กัลยาณมิตร''คนสนิทกษัตริย์สร้าง งามสล้างรุ่งเรืองดั่งเมืองสรวง เป็นที่เคารพสักการะคนทั้งปวง เพราะในหลวงจักรีวงศ์ทรงอุ้มชูฯ | Wat ''Kalayanamitr'' khon sanit kasat sang Ngam salang rung rueang dang mueang suang Pen thi khaorop sakkara khon thang puang Phro nailuang chakkriwong song umchu | ''True friend'' temple was built by a close friend of the King As glorious, beautiful, and prominent as the city of heaven It is respected and worshiped by all people Because it is cherished by the Chakri Dynasty King<ref name="ThaiProfile">Nation Blog, [http://www.oknation.net/blog/nity/2007/02/01/entry-1/comment เบื้องลึก ตระกูลกัลยาณมิตร ของ พล.อ.สพรั่ง], 1 February 2007</ref> |}

Wat Kalayanamitr Varamahavihara is one of three family temples of the Kalayanamitr family, along with [[Wat Rakhang]] and [[Wat Chakkrawat|Wat Chakkrawatdirachawat]] Woramahawihan. The family name Kalayanamitr derives from a poem inscribed in the temple.<ref name="ThaiProfile" />

The [[ubosot|ordination hall]] stands prominently on the riverbank, housing the massive Buddha image Phra Buddha Trai Rattananayok (พระพุทธไตรรัตนนายก), commonly known in Thai as Luang Pho To (หลวงพ่อโต, {{lit|Big Buddha}}) and among the ethnic Chinese as Sampokong (ซำปอกง, {{langx|zh|三寶佛公}}). It was once considered the largest Buddha image in Bangkok and shares its style with the Big Buddha at [[Wat Phanan Choeng]] in [[Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province|Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya]]. This makes the ordination hall notably large and highly visible from the river. Both Buddha images are revered as representations of both the [[Buddha]] and the Chinese admiral [[Zheng He]]. Thai people and those of Chinese descent firmly believe that paying respect to these images brings prosperity, good fortune, and safe journeys throughout the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mgronline.com/travel/detail/9530000000917|language=thai|date=2010-01-05|author=Num lukthung|work=[[ASTV Manager]]|title=ไหว้ซำปอกง เสริมมงคลรับปีใหม่|trans-title=Pay homage Sampokong for the New Year's fortune}}</ref> ==Gallery== <gallery> File:พระพุทธไตรรัตนนายก วัดกัลยาณมิตร3.jpg|Phra Buddha Trai Rattananayok, also called Sampokong according to [[Teochew dialect]] File:พระวิหารหลวง วัดกัลยาณมิตรวรมหาวิหาร2.jpg|Phra Vihāra File:พระอุโบสถ วัดกัลยาณมิตรวรมหาวิหาร.jpg|The ordination hall File:ศาลาการเปรียญ วัดกัลยาณมิตรวรมหาวิหาร.jpg|Sermon hall </gallery>

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