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Wat Chankapho  
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 Description:   Wat Chan Kapor is the ordinary type of third grade royal temple. It is located at 41,
Baan Tak Dad, Moo 3, Tombon Bang Toey, Amphur Sam Kok, Pathumthani province of Dhammayut group. The temple is around 20 rai and 59 square wa (around 33,600 square meters) according to title deed number 6766. It is connected to Ban Tak Dad community in the north, the road to the temple in the south, Chao Praya River in the east and Sam Kok-Bangna road in the west.
The temple area is plain land on the west of Chao Praya River. Inside the temple are many buildings: the Ubosot which is 7.50 meters wide, 23 meters long, renovated in 1968 – 1971 by using concrete and iron to build in Thai-Raman style with glass walls; 9 monk’s dwellings, 5 teakwood dwellings and 4 concrete and iron dwellings; the hall for praying, the sermon hall, the viharn hall, 3 pier pavilions, the four principle of virtue existence pavilion, Prasart pavilion, the pavilion for making merit, the place for cremation, the bell tower, the Dhamma hall, sacred objects, the president Buddha Image in Ubosot hall, pagodas and Swan poles.
Wat Chan Kapor was built in 1815 by Mon people who moved from Maotama town under
the leading of Samingsodbao. This group of Mon was called as “Mon Mai” or the new group of Mon. (While the Mon people who migrated to Thai during Praya Jen reign was called “Mon Kao” or the old group of Mon.) Mon Mai migrated to live under Rattanakosin’s King Rama II’s virtue. They built the temple called “Wat Kwao” which means “Chan Kapor trees” in Mon language. Therefore, people often called this temple as “Wat Kapor”. The name was changed into “Wat Chan Kapor” on 26 April 1955 and was used until nowadays. The renovation had begun since the first abbot until the recent abbot.

In 1968, it was praised as the model temple of the province. It was appointed as the ordinary type of third grade royal temple since 1 October 1991. The Ministry of Education made an announcement on 29 November 1991 and it was received the permission to build Ubosot hall or what we called “Wisungkamsima” in 1822.
 
 Province   Pathum Thani  Direction:      
 District   Sam Khok     
 City   Bang Toei  Comments:    Official Web:    
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 Entry fee   Free     GPS :   14.07271 N 100.52235 E  
                     
                     
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