Country Thailand Completed 1825 Phone +66 2 466 4643 | Founder Chaophraya Nikonbodin Opened 1825 Affiliation Buddhism | |
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Address 371 ซอย อรุณอมรินทร์ 6 New Arun Amarin Rd, แขวง วัดกัลยาณ์ Thon Buri, Bangkok 10600, Thailand Similar Wat Arun, Wat Chana Songkhram Rachawo, Wat Ratchanatdaram, Thonburi, Wat Rakhangkhositraram Woramahavihan | ||
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Wat Kalayanamitr Varamahavihara (Thai: วัดกัลยาณมิตรวรมหาวิหาร, rtgs: Wat Kanlayanamit Woramahawihan, [wát kanlajaːnamít wɔːráʔmahǎːwíʔhǎːn]) 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, Thai: เจ้าพระยานิกรบดินทร์ (โต)), 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:
Wat Kalayanamitr Varamahavihara is one of three family temples of the Kalayanamitr family, along with Wat Rakhang and Wat Chakkrawatdirachawat Woramahawihan. The family name Kalayanamitr derives from a poem inscribed in the temple.