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Prince Mongkut founds the Dhammayut reform movement

When
1836
Where
Wat Bowonniwet Vihara
Episodes
1

Prince Mongkut, later King Rama IV, founded the Dhammayut reform movement in Siam around 1833-1835. He established Wat Bowonniwet Vihara as the order's administrative center in 1836, aiming to remove non-Buddhist elements from Thai Buddhism.

Episodes

  1. 1836 · Wat Bowonniwet ViharaEstablishment of Wat Bowonniwet Vihara

    Mongkut became the first abbot of Wat Bowonniwet Vihara in 1836, establishing it as the order's administrative center.

Background and detail

Establishment. In 1836, Mongkut arrived at Wat Bowonniwet Vihara in Bangkok, becoming its first abbot. This temple became the administrative center of the Thammayut order. The movement aimed to purify Thai Buddhism by removing non-Buddhist and folk religious elements.

People involved

Sources

  1. Dhammayuttika Nikaya Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-15
  2. Mongkut Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
  3. Wat Bowonniwet Vihara Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-02

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