Wat Chetawan
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Wat Chetawan is a Thai temple in Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. The temple is situated at Jalan Pantai, off Jalan Gasing in Petaling Jaya. It was built in 1957 and officiated by the late King
Front view of the temple
King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit visiting the temple during their state visit in 1962.
Stairs towards the main shrine hall.
Lord Buddha Thammeen in the main shrine hall.
Buddhism in Malaysia
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Buddhism is the second largest religion in Malaysia, after Islam, with 18.7% of Malaysia's population being Buddhist, although some estimates put that figure at 21.6% when combining estimates of numbe
Wat Chetawan
…Thailand at the time. The temple is also the only Malaysian Siamese temple which has been chosen as the custodian of the Buddha sacred relics for all Malaysian Buddhists that are parts of the ancient relics discovered in Piprahwa, a village in Uttar Pradesh near the border of the Kingdom of Nepal in 1898 which were…
Rubbing of the Buddhist Mahanavika Buddhagupta stone inscription, 5th century CE, Penang.
Standing Buddha statue made from brass, found in a tin mine in Pengkalan Pegoh, Ipoh, Perak in 1931.
The Maha Vihara Buddhist Temple in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur.
Kek Lok Si, or "Temple of Sukhāvatī", in Penang, Malaysia