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{{Short description|Buddhist temple in Luang Prabang, Laos}} | |||
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{{ | {{Infobox religious building | ||
| name = Wat Pa Phon Phao | |||
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| image = Luang Prabang-Phou Si-10-Santi Chedi-gje.jpg | |||
| image_size = 300px | |||
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| caption = Wat Phol Phao - Santi Chedi | |||
| map_type = Laos | |||
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| location = [[Luang Prabang]] | |||
| coordinates = {{coord|19|52|59|N|102|9|1|E|type:landmark|display=title,inline}} | |||
| religious_affiliation = [[Buddhism]] | |||
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| country = [[Laos]] | |||
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'''Wat Pa Phon Phao''', also '''Wat Phon Phao''', '''Wat Phonphao''', or '''Wat Phol Phao''', meaning "Peacefulness Temple",<ref name="WhiteEmmons2011">{{cite book|last1=White|first1=Daniel|last2=Emmons|first2=Ron|last3=Eveland|first3=Jennifer|author4=Lin-Liu, Jen |title=Frommer's Southeast Asia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m_-R5_if_AsC&pg=PA661|accessdate=6 February 2013|date=9 June 2011|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-1-118-08767-1|page=661}}</ref> is a Buddhist temple situated on a hill in the southeast of [[Luang Prabang]], [[Laos]], across the [[Nam Khan]] River from [[Luang Prabang Airport]].<ref>{{Google maps | url = https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=19.883056,102.150278&spn=0.01,0.01&t=h&q=19.883056,102.150278 | accessdate =6 February 2013}}</ref> The temple, a golden stupa,<ref name="White2010">{{cite book|last=White|first=Daniel|title=Frommer's Cambodia and Laos|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7RqcdCf6nMkC&pg=PA280|accessdate=6 February 2013|date=1 March 2010|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-0-470-49778-4|page=280}}</ref> is used as a forest meditation retreat, and was once headed by the abbot [[Ajahn Saisamut]], a noted Lao Buddhist teacher.<ref name="BurkeVaisutis2007">{{cite book|last1=Burke|first1=Andrew|last2=Vaisutis|first2=Justine|title=Laos|url=https://archive.org/details/laos00burk|url-access=registration|accessdate=6 February 2013|date=1 August 2007|publisher=Lonely Planet|isbn=978-1-74104-568-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/laos00burk/page/145 145]}}</ref> His funeral in 1992 was one of the largest funeral services Laos had ever seen. The temple has a fine collection of murals, some of them gruesome in nature. | '''Wat Pa Phon Phao''', also '''Wat Phon Phao''', '''Wat Phonphao''', or '''Wat Phol Phao''', meaning "Peacefulness Temple",<ref name="WhiteEmmons2011">{{cite book|last1=White|first1=Daniel|last2=Emmons|first2=Ron|last3=Eveland|first3=Jennifer|author4=Lin-Liu, Jen |title=Frommer's Southeast Asia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m_-R5_if_AsC&pg=PA661|accessdate=6 February 2013|date=9 June 2011|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-1-118-08767-1|page=661}}</ref> is a Buddhist temple situated on a hill in the southeast of [[Luang Prabang]], [[Laos]], across the [[Nam Khan]] River from [[Luang Prabang Airport]].<ref>{{Google maps | url = https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=19.883056,102.150278&spn=0.01,0.01&t=h&q=19.883056,102.150278 | accessdate =6 February 2013}}</ref> The temple, a golden stupa,<ref name="White2010">{{cite book|last=White|first=Daniel|title=Frommer's Cambodia and Laos|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7RqcdCf6nMkC&pg=PA280|accessdate=6 February 2013|date=1 March 2010|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-0-470-49778-4|page=280}}</ref> is used as a forest meditation retreat, and was once headed by the abbot [[Ajahn Saisamut]], a noted Lao Buddhist teacher.<ref name="BurkeVaisutis2007">{{cite book|last1=Burke|first1=Andrew|last2=Vaisutis|first2=Justine|title=Laos|url=https://archive.org/details/laos00burk|url-access=registration|accessdate=6 February 2013|date=1 August 2007|publisher=Lonely Planet|isbn=978-1-74104-568-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/laos00burk/page/145 145]}}</ref> His funeral in 1992 was one of the largest funeral services Laos had ever seen. The temple has a fine collection of murals, some of them gruesome in nature. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*{{Commons category-inline|Wat Phol Phao}} | |||
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/scofo76/3759069886/ Photograph] | *[https://www.flickr.com/photos/scofo76/3759069886/ Photograph] | ||
*[http://www.lurvely.com/photo/7955330310/Disturbing_murals_at_Wat_Phol_Phao/ Photographs of murals] | *[http://www.lurvely.com/photo/7955330310/Disturbing_murals_at_Wat_Phol_Phao/ Photographs of murals] | ||
[[Category:Buddhist temples in Laos]] | [[Category:Buddhist temples in Laos]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:12, 7 March 2026
| Wat Pa Phon Phao | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| Location | |
| Location | Luang Prabang |
| Country | Laos |
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| Coordinates | 19°52′59″N 102°9′1″E / 19.88306°N 102.15028°E |
Wat Pa Phon Phao, also Wat Phon Phao, Wat Phonphao, or Wat Phol Phao, meaning "Peacefulness Temple",[1] is a Buddhist temple situated on a hill in the southeast of Luang Prabang, Laos, across the Nam Khan River from Luang Prabang Airport.[2] The temple, a golden stupa,[3] is used as a forest meditation retreat, and was once headed by the abbot Ajahn Saisamut, a noted Lao Buddhist teacher.[4] His funeral in 1992 was one of the largest funeral services Laos had ever seen. The temple has a fine collection of murals, some of them gruesome in nature.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ White, Daniel; Emmons, Ron; Eveland, Jennifer; Lin-Liu, Jen (9 June 2011). Frommer's Southeast Asia. John Wiley & Sons. p. 661. ISBN 978-1-118-08767-1. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ↑ Google (6 February 2013). "Wat Pa Phon Phao" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
{{cite map}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ↑ White, Daniel (1 March 2010). Frommer's Cambodia and Laos. John Wiley & Sons. p. 280. ISBN 978-0-470-49778-4. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ↑ Burke, Andrew; Vaisutis, Justine (1 August 2007). Laos. Lonely Planet. p. 145. ISBN 978-1-74104-568-0. Retrieved 6 February 2013.