Wat Yannawa

Wat Yannawa
วัดยานนาวา
Chinese Junk Chedi (Phra Samphao Chedi) of Wat Yannawa
Religion
AffiliationTheravada Buddhism
Location
LocationCharoen Krung road Khwaeng Yannawa, Khet Sathorn, Bangkok, Thailand
CountryThailand
Wat Yannawa is located in Bangkok
Wat Yannawa
Shown within Bangkok
Geographic coordinates13°43′02″N 100°30′49″E / 13.7173°N 100.5136°E / 13.7173; 100.5136

Wat Yannawa (Thai: วัดยานนาวา), commonly known in English as "the boat temple", is a Buddhist temple (Wat) in Bangkok on Charoen Krung Road, Sathon district. The temple has a long history from the Ayutthaya era to the present. During the rule of King Rama III, a viharn was built in the shape of a Chinese junk, giving the temple the nickname "the boat temple". This construction inside the temple houses a space where people pray; a nearby ubosot enshrines Buddha images and illustrations of the Loi Prathip Royal Lantern Festival (พระราชพิธีลอยพระประทีป). Additional exterior buildings enshrine a Buddha relic from Sri Lanka and the Goddess of Mercy.