Wat Bowonniwet Vihara

Wat Pavaranivesh Vihara
View of the temple
Location within Bangkok
Basic information
Geographic coordinates	13°45′37.2″N 100°29′59.5″E / 13.760333°N 100.499861°E / 13.760333; 100.499861Coordinates: 13°45′37.2″N 100°29′59.5″E / 13.760333°N 100.499861°E / 13.760333; 100.499861
Affiliation	Thammayut Buddhism
Country	Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok, Thailand
Website	http://www.watbowon.org

Wat Pavaranivesh Vihara Rajavaravihara (Thai: วัดบวรนิเวศวิหารราชวรวิหาร; rtgs: Wat Bowon Niwet Wihan Ratchaworawihan, IPA: [wát bɔwɔːn níʔwêːt wíʔhǎːn râːttɕʰawɔːráʔwíʔhǎːn]) is a major Buddhist temple (wat) in Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok, Thailand.

The temple is a center of the Thammayut Nikaya order of Thai Theravada Buddhism, it is the shrine-hall of Phra Phuttha Chinnasi (พระพุทธชินสีห์), a statue of the Buddha which dates to around 1357. Bowonniwet has been a major temple of patronage for the ruling Chakri dynasty. It is where many royal princes and kings studied and served their monkhood, including King Bhumibol and his son, the present king Vajiralongkorn.

The golden chedi at the wat's shrine carries the relics and ashes of Thai royals. The two viharas are closed to public. The T-shaped bot holds a magnificent Sukhothai-period Buddha, cast in 1257 CE to celebrate freedom from the Khmers.