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  "slug": "wat-paknam-phasi-charoen",
  "url": "https://landometer.com/v3/citywiki/wat-paknam-phasi-charoen?lang=en",
  "json": "https://landometer.com/v3/citywiki/wat-paknam-phasi-charoen.json",
  "language": "en",
  "updatedAt": "2026-08-24T16:37:20.234669+07:00",
  "indexedBySearch": true,
  "pendingBeforeIndexing": [
    "Passed the two-step human review (geography and evidence, then page quality)."
  ],
  "place": {
    "nameEn": "Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen",
    "nameTh": "วัดปากน้ำภาษีเจริญ",
    "province": "Bangkok",
    "country": "Thailand",
    "geoNote": "Pak Khlong Phasi Charoen subdistrict, Phasi Charoen district, Bangkok.",
    "pronunciation": "wat pak-nam pa-see ja-roen"
  },
  "quickAnswer": "Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen (วัดปากน้ำภาษีเจริญ) is a royal monastery whose giant seated Buddha is the first thing many visitors notice, but worship, monastic education and the surrounding canals explain the place more fully. The principal sights are Phra Buddha Dhammakaya Thep Mongkhon, Maha Ratchamongkhon Chedi and the ordination hall; the school and library should be viewed as religious learning spaces, not visitor exhibits. Plan flexibly because access to individual buildings and the onward approach from Bang Phai MRT are not described consistently.",
  "truthStatement": "Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen pairs a 69-metre Buddha and an 80-metre chedi with a monastic school that continues its teaching and examination work.",
  "boundary": {
    "headline": "What Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen means here",
    "definitionNote": "The destination is the Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen temple complex in Pak Khlong Phasi Charoen subdistrict, not the whole Phasi Charoen district or every place carrying the name Wat Paknam elsewhere. Wat Apson Sawan Worawihan and Wat Nang Chi Chotikaram fall within the wider reference boundary but remain separate neighboring temples."
  },
  "fit": {
    "summary": "Good for temple visitors who want to understand the institution behind its monumental skyline.",
    "roles": [
      "Buddhist-art visitors",
      "Religious-history readers",
      "Canal-city walkers"
    ]
  },
  "misfit": {
    "summary": "Less ideal for anyone who needs every building entrance and the complete station-to-temple approach settled in advance.",
    "roles": [
      "Step-free route planners",
      "Classroom sightseers"
    ]
  },
  "practical": {
    "recommendedDuration": "Flexible visit"
  },
  "bestTime": [],
  "route": {
    "intro": "Treat these as choices within the temple rather than a guaranteed walking sequence. Begin with the main worship and architectural sights, then approach the school area only as far as public access clearly allows.",
    "stops": [
      {
        "name": "Phra Buddha Dhammakaya Thep Mongkhon (พระพุทธธรรมกายเทพมงคล)",
        "role": "See the defining figure",
        "headline": "The 69-metre Buddha that changed the temple skyline"
      },
      {
        "name": "Maha Ratchamongkhon Chedi (พระมหาเจดีย์มหารัชมงคล)",
        "role": "Visit the chedi",
        "headline": "Five storeys rising to 80 metres"
      },
      {
        "name": "Ordination Hall (พระอุโบสถ)",
        "role": "Pause at the worship core",
        "headline": "The temple's ceremonial centre"
      },
      {
        "name": "Phra Pariyattidhamma Phawana Nusonthi School (โรงเรียนพระปริยัติธรรมภาวนานุสนธิ์)",
        "role": "Understand the teaching institution",
        "headline": "A school building still used for lessons and examinations"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wat Paknam canal edge (พื้นที่ริมน้ำวัดปากน้ำ)",
        "role": "Read the water setting",
        "headline": "Where three named canals explain Paknam"
      }
    ]
  },
  "faqs": [
    {
      "a": "Yes. The temple also contains an 80-metre chedi, an ordination hall and a monastic school with a teaching history, examination activity and palm-leaf manuscripts.",
      "q": "Is Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen more than the giant Buddha?"
    },
    {
      "a": "Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen (วัดปากน้ำภาษีเจริญ) in Pak Khlong Phasi Charoen subdistrict, Phasi Charoen district, Bangkok—not another temple sharing the Wat Paknam name.",
      "q": "Which Wat Paknam is meant here?"
    },
    {
      "a": "Bang Phai is BL33 on the MRT Blue Line and has four exits. MRTA does not identify any exit as a direct route to the temple, so check a current onward connection before departure.",
      "q": "Can I reach Wat Paknam from Bang Phai MRT?"
    },
    {
      "a": "Do not assume access. The school supports lessons and examinations, and Mongkhon Siri Library preserves manuscripts; enter only with clear permission.",
      "q": "Can visitors enter the monastic school or library?"
    },
    {
      "a": "No standard duration is supported. Allow time for the Buddha, chedi and worship areas, then add the school exterior or canal context only where access is clear.",
      "q": "How long should I spend at Wat Paknam?"
    },
    {
      "a": "No. They are separate neighboring temples within the wider reference boundary and work as optional additions.",
      "q": "Are Wat Apson Sawan and Wat Nang Chi part of Wat Paknam?"
    }
  ],
  "caveats": [
    "Check current temple and building access before travelling; worship or education activity may restrict entry.",
    "Bang Phai MRT has four exits, but MRTA does not provide a direct station-to-temple route.",
    "The tourism activity entry for a February 2026 food festival names a venue in Phetchaburi and does not belong to Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "publisher": "Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen",
      "title": "Temple history",
      "url": "https://watpaknam.org/history.html",
      "accessed": "2026-08-24",
      "supports": "Royal-monastery classification and location in Pak Khlong Phasi Charoen subdistrict; the page's present-status wording is dated 2008."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "Wat Paknam Monastic School",
      "title": "Institutional website",
      "url": "https://www.watpaknamedu.com/",
      "accessed": "2026-08-24",
      "supports": "The identity and continuing education activity of Wat Paknam Monastic School."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "Wat Paknam Monastic School",
      "title": "About the monastic school",
      "url": "https://www.watpaknamedu.com/about",
      "accessed": "2026-08-24",
      "supports": "Palm-leaf manuscripts in Mongkhon Siri Library, the teaching timeline and the construction and use of Phra Pariyattidhamma Phawana Nusonthi School."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "Bangkok Metropolitan Administration",
      "title": "Study of tourism districts and communities in western Bangkok",
      "url": "https://webportal.bangkok.go.th/public/user_files_editor/354/%E0%B8%B7study/68/4.%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%20%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A8%E0%B8%B6%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A9%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A2%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B7%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%B7%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%97%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%AD.pdf",
      "accessed": "2026-08-24",
      "supports": "The 69-metre Buddha, 80-metre five-storey chedi, ordination hall, canal setting and the relationship with Wat Apson Sawan Worawihan."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "Bangkok Metropolitan Administration",
      "title": "Canal-junction development project near Wat Paknam",
      "url": "https://monitor.bangkok.go.th/reportsok/plans/tutorial/kpi4.php?item=11000000-7325",
      "accessed": "2026-08-24",
      "supports": "The nearby canal junction and water-control works; the project document does not establish current path access or surface conditions."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand",
      "title": "MRT Blue Line station information",
      "url": "https://www.mrta.co.th/th/mrt-chaloem-ratchamongkhon",
      "accessed": "2026-08-24",
      "supports": "Bang Phai station's BL33 code and four exits, none named as a direct route to Wat Paknam."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "Fine Arts Department",
      "title": "Wat Apson Sawan Worawihan",
      "url": "https://www.finearts.go.th/archae/view/54671-%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%84%E0%B9%8C%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3",
      "accessed": "2026-08-24",
      "supports": "The temple's former name, location, rebuilding under Rama III and place among the temples around the Dan Canal mouth."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "Fine Arts Department",
      "title": "Thai Heritage Conservation Day activity at Wat Apson Sawan Worawihan",
      "url": "https://finearts.go.th/promotion/view/56225-%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%A8%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%93%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%84%E0%B9%8C%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%B9%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A9%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A8%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%92%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%98%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B4-%E0%B8%93-%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%84%E0%B9%8C%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3--%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B7%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%83%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A9%E0%B9%8C%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%81%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A2-%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%98%E0%B8%A8%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%8A-%E0%B9%92%E0%B9%95%E0%B9%96%E0%B9%98",
      "accessed": "2026-08-24",
      "supports": "The 28 principal Buddha images and Rama III architectural character at Wat Apson Sawan Worawihan."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Culture Division",
      "title": "Chak Phra Wat Nang Chi tradition",
      "url": "https://webportal.bangkok.go.th/public/culture/page/sub/12424",
      "accessed": "2026-08-24",
      "supports": "Wat Nang Chi Chotikaram's relic procession and its ceremonial water route through Bangkok canals and the Chao Phraya River."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "CityMETER",
      "title": "Tourism data",
      "url": null,
      "accessed": null,
      "supports": "Wat Nang Chi Chotikaram and Wat Apson Sawan Worawihan as the two tourism attractions associated with the reference boundary. The Phetchaburi food festival entry was excluded because its stated venue is outside this destination."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "CityMETER",
      "title": "Restaurant and Hotel data",
      "url": null,
      "accessed": null,
      "supports": "The five named food venues, the ฿100–200 band at Toomaroi Café and the absence of hotels inside the reference boundary. Restaurant totals and individual venue counts differ because the category total contains more places than the five examples shown."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "Wongnai",
      "title": "Toomaroi Café venue page",
      "url": "https://www.wongnai.com/restaurants/758715vv-%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B8%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A2-%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9F%E0%B9%88-%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%AA%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99-%E0%B8%81%E0%B9%8B%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B1%E0%B9%8A%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%8D%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%99-%E0%B8%82%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A7-%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B7%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%B7%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%A1-%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A5%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%99-%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%94%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%97",
      "accessed": "2026-08-24",
      "supports": "The venue's Thai dishes, Vietnamese rice-noodle soup, Isan sausage, drinks and snacks."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "Wongnai",
      "title": "Wat Paknam review dated April 23, 2025",
      "url": "https://www.wongnai.com/reviews/3096eb7ed3db43ae892f48af09dc10f2",
      "accessed": "2026-08-24",
      "supports": "One visitor's one-to-two-hour stay and parking difficulty on that date; neither is treated as a general condition."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "Tourism Authority of Thailand India",
      "title": "Wat Paknam visitor information",
      "url": "https://www.facebook.com/TourismAuthorityofThailandIndia/posts/bangkok-wat-paknam-phasi-charoen-phra-phuttha-dhammakaya-thep-mongkhon-the-big-b/1253863503441337/",
      "accessed": "2026-08-24",
      "supports": "Published visiting hours of 08:00–18:00; visitors should check current access and individual building arrangements."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "Wikimedia Commons",
      "title": "Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen May 2022",
      "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wat_Paknam_Bhasicharoen_May_2022.jpg",
      "accessed": "2026-08-24",
      "supports": "Hero photograph, creator Smilingbandit and CC BY-SA 4.0 reuse terms."
    }
  ],
  "image": {
    "url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Wat_Paknam_Bhasicharoen_May_2022.jpg",
    "alt": "Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen's enormous Buddha statue, take from the Bangkok Mass Transit System in May 2022.",
    "author": "Smilingbandit",
    "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
    "licenseUrl": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0",
    "source": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wat_Paknam_Bhasicharoen_May_2022.jpg"
  }
}