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Wat Prasat
About
Wat Prasat is a name borne by a number of Buddhist temples across Thailand. The most widely known among them include Wat Prasat in Mueang Chiang Mai and Wat Prasat in Nonthaburi Province.
The shared name reflects the long Thai tradition of designating temples with auspicious or descriptive titles — 'prasat' meaning a tower or sanctuary of the kind associated with both royal palaces and sacred shrines. Each of the temples carrying this name has developed its own architectural character, devotional community, and place within the broader Thai Theravada landscape.
These precincts continue to serve their surrounding communities for daily merit-making, alms-rounds, and the seasonal observances of the Buddhist calendar, even as the shared name links them within a common naming tradition of Thai sacred geography.
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Seva सेवा — Service
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Sādhana साधना — Practice
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Sandhāna सन्धान — Wisdom
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