List of Buddhist temples in Thailand

There are 44,195 Buddhist temples in Thailand, as of 1 March 2025, according to the National Office of Buddhism. Of these, 311 are royal temples. The temples can also be categorized according to the school of Buddhism and the monastic order, as set out in the table below.
Official recognition of a temple's legitimacy has been granted to 26,782 temples. As of December 2022, there are an additional 5,388 temples that have been classified as abandoned.

Royal temples

Royal temples are those formally associated with the monarchy, and hold special status, generally divided into three classes. They are listed here comprehensively as follows.

Special class

Wat Phra Sri Rattana Satsadaram (Wat Phra Kaew), Bangkok

First class

There are 23 first-class royal temples. They are divided into three types: ratchaworamahawihan, ratchaworawihan, and woramahawihan.

Name	Province	Class	Type	Order
Wat Arun	Bangkok	First	Ratchaworamahawihan	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Mahathat Yuwaratrangsarit	Bangkok	First	Ratchaworamahawihan	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Pho	Bangkok	First	Ratchaworamahawihan	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Suthat	Bangkok	First	Ratchaworamahawihan	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Phra Pathommachedi	Nakhon Pathom	First	Ratchaworamahawihan	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Phra Phutthabat	Saraburi	First	Ratchaworamahawihan	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Niwet Thammaprawat	Ayutthaya province\|Ayutthaya]	First	Ratchaworawihan	Dhammayuttika Nikāya
Wat Senasanaram	Ayutthaya	First	Ratchaworawihan	Dhammayuttika Nikāya
Wat Suwan Dararam	Ayutthaya	First	Ratchaworawihan	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Benchamabophit	Bangkok	First	Ratchaworawihan	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Bowonniwet	Bangkok	First	Ratchaworawihan	Dhammayuttika Nikāya
Wat Ratchabophit	Bangkok	First	Ratchaworawihan	Dhammayuttika Nikāya
Wat Ratchaorasaram	Bangkok	First	Ratchaworawihan	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Ratchapradit	Bangkok	First	Ratchaworawihan	Dhammayuttika Nikāya
Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat	Sukhothai	First	Ratchaworawihan	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Phra Borommathat Chaiya	Surat Thani	First	Ratchaworawihan	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Phra Si Mahathat	Bangkok	First	Woramahawihan	Dhammayuttika Nikāya
Wat Phra Singh	Chiang Mai	First	Woramahawihan	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Yansangwararam	Chonburi	First	Woramahawihan	Dhammayuttika Nikāya
Wat Phra That Hariphunchai	Lamphun	First	Woramahawihan	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Phra That Phanom	Nakhon Phanom	First	Woramahawihan	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Phra Mahathat	Nakhon Si Thammarat	First	Woramahawihan	Dhammayuttika Nikāya
Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat	Phitsanulok	First	Woramahawihan	Mahā Nikāya

Second class

There are 42 second-class royal temples. They are divided into four types: ratchaworamahawihan, ratchaworawihan, woramahawihan, and worawihan.

Name	Province	Class	Type	Order
Wat Chana Songkhram	Bangkok	Second	Ratchaworamahawihan	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Saket	Bangkok	Second	Ratchaworamahawihan	Mahā Nikāya
	Ayutthaya	Second	Ratchaworawihan	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Borom Niwat	Bangkok	Second	Ratchaworawihan	Dhammayuttika Nikāya
Wat Chaiyaphrueksamala	Bangkok	Second	Ratchaworawihan	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Hong Rattanaram	Bangkok	Second	Ratchaworawihan	Mahā Nikāya
	Bangkok	Second	Ratchaworawihan	Dhammayuttika Nikāya
Wat Molilokkayaram	Bangkok	Second	Ratchaworawihan	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Pathum Khongkha	Bangkok	Second	Ratchaworawihan	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Rachathiwat	Bangkok	Second	Ratchaworawihan	Dhammayuttika Nikāya
Wat Ratchaburana	Bangkok	Second	Ratchaworawihan	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Ratchasittharam	Bangkok	Second	Ratchaworawihan	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Sommanat	Bangkok	Second	Ratchaworawihan	Dhammayuttika Nikāya
Wat Suwannaram	Bangkok	Second	Ratchaworawihan	Mahā Nikāya
	Bangkok	Second	Ratchaworawihan	Dhammayuttika Nikāya
Wat Phra That Doi Suthep	Chiang Mai	Second	Ratchaworawihan	Mahā Nikāya
	Nonthaburi	Second	Ratchaworawihan	Dhammayuttika Nikāya
	Phetchaburi	Second	Ratchaworawihan	Dhammayuttika Nikāya
	Samut Prakan	Second	Ratchaworawihan	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Chakkrawat	Bangkok	Second	Woramahawihan	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Kanlayanamit	Bangkok	Second	Woramahawihan	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Rakhangkhositaram	Bangkok	Second	Woramahawihan	Mahā Nikāya
	Ang Thong	Second	Worawihan	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Pa Mok	Ang Thong	Second	Worawihan	Mahā Nikāya
	Ayutthaya	Second	Worawihan	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Phanan Choeng	Ayutthaya	Second	Worawihan	Mahā Nikāya
	Ayutthaya	Second	Worawihan	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Anongkharam	Bangkok	Second	Worawihan	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Bophit Phimuk	Bangkok	Second	Worawihan	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Phichai Yat	Bangkok	Second	Worawihan	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Prayurawongsawat	Bangkok	Second	Worawihan	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Traimit	Bangkok	Second	Worawihan	Mahā Nikāya
	Chainat	Second	Worawihan	Mahā Nikāya
Wat [Chaloem Phra Kiat Worawihan\|Wat Chaloem Phra Kiat]	Nonthaburi	Second	Worawihan	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Paramaiyikawat	Nonthaburi	Second	Worawihan	Mahā Nikāya
	Phetchaburi	Second	Worawihan	Mahā Nikāya
	Prachuap Khiri Khan	Second	Worawihan	Dhammayuttika Nikāya
	Ratchaburi	Second	Worawihan	Dhammayuttika Nikāya
Wat Phra That Choeng Chum	Sakon Nakhon	Second	Worawihan	Mahā Nikāya
	Samut Prakan	Second	Worawihan	Mahā Nikāya
	Samut Prakan	Second	Worawihan	Mahā Nikāya
	Samut Songkhram	Second	Worawihan	Mahā Nikāya

Third class

The third-class royal temples are divided into three types: ratchaworawihan, worawihan, and saman.

Name	Province	Class	Type	Order
Wat Nang	Bangkok	Third	Ratchaworawihan	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Pathum Wanaram	Bangkok	Third	Ratchaworawihan	Dhammayuttika Nikāya
Wat Ratchanatdaram	Bangkok	Third	Worawihan	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Thepthidaram	Bangkok	Third	Worawihan	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Sothonwararam	Chachoengsao	Third	Worawihan	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Chedi Luang	Chiang Mai	Third	Worawihan	Dhammayuttika Nikāya
Wat Phra Prathon Chedi	Nakhon Pathom	Third	Worawihan	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Phet Samut	Samut Songkhram	Third	Worawihan	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Pa Lelai	Suphan Buri	Third	Worawihan	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Na Phra Men	Ayutthaya	Third	Saman	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Hua Lamphong	Bangkok	Third	Saman	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Intharawihan	Bangkok	Third	Saman	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Nang Chi Chotikaram	Bangkok	Third	Saman	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen	Bangkok	Third	Saman	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Sam Phraya	Bangkok	Third	Saman	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Yannawa	Bangkok	Third	Saman	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Chet Yot	Chiang Mai	Third	Saman	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Phra That Doi Saket	Chiang Mai	Third	Saman	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Suan Dok	Chiang Mai	Third	Saman	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Phra Sing, Chiang Rai	Chiang Rai	Third	Saman	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Phra Phutthabat Tak Pha	Lamphun	Third	Saman	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Rai Khing	Nakhon Pathom	Third	Saman	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Chonlaprathan Rangsarit	Nonthaburi	Third	Saman	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Si Khom Kham	Phayao	Third	Saman	Mahā Nikāya
Wat Tha Luang	Phichit	Third	Saman	Mahā Nikāya
Wat [Bang Phli Yai Nai]	Samut Prakan	Third	Saman	Mahā Nikāya

List of Buddhist temples in Thailand

Royal temples

Special class

First class

Second class

Third class

Common temples

Northern Thailand

Lampang

Mae Hong Son

Nakhon Sawan

Nan

Nong Khai

Phetchabun

Uthai Thani

Uttaradit

Northeastern Thailand

Khon Kaen

Maha Sarakham

Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Sisaket

Ubon Ratchathani

Udon Thani

Western Thailand

Kanchanaburi

Central Thailand

Ayutthaya

Bangkok

Chai Nat

Lopburi

Nakhon Nayok

Pathum Thani

Eastern Thailand

Trat

Southern Thailand

Ko Samui

Krabi

Phuket