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The temple is notable for its 17-story tall pink cylindrical building with a gigantic dragon sculpture curling around the entire height. The interior of the dragon sculpture contains a staircase, which has however deteriorated to a poor condition in places. |
The temple is notable for its 17-story tall pink cylindrical building with a gigantic dragon sculpture curling around the entire height. The interior of the dragon sculpture contains a staircase, which has however deteriorated to a poor condition in places. |
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<ref>[http://www.amusingplanet.com/2016/03/the-dragon-temple-in-samphran.html The Dragon Temple in Samphran] </ref><ref>[http://watsamphran.blogspot.de/ Wat Samphran blogspot]</ref> |
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The temple clergy was involved in a sexual misconduct scandal that resulted in long prison sentences in 2004.<ref> |
The temple clergy was involved in a sexual misconduct scandal that resulted in long prison sentences in 2004.<ref>[http://wwrn.org/articles/7236/?&place=thai-myanmar§ion=buddhism Ex-abbot gets 160 years for rapes]</ref> |
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== Einzelnachweise == |
== Einzelnachweise == |
Revision as of 03:47, 20 February 2017
Wat Samphran (Thai วัดสามพราน) is a Buddhist temple (wat) in Amphoe Sam Phran, Nakhon Pathom province, around 40 kilometers to the west of Bangkok. The temple was officially registered in 1985.[1]
The temple is notable for its 17-story tall pink cylindrical building with a gigantic dragon sculpture curling around the entire height. The interior of the dragon sculpture contains a staircase, which has however deteriorated to a poor condition in places. [2][3]
The temple clergy was involved in a sexual misconduct scandal that resulted in long prison sentences in 2004.[4]
Einzelnachweise
- ^ ประกาศกระทรวงศึกษาธิการ เรื่อง ตั้งวัดในพระพุทธศาสนา วัดสามพราน. In: Royal Gazette of 22 Oct 1985, p. 5200 (pdf, on ratchakitcha.soc.go.th, in Thai).
- ^ The Dragon Temple in Samphran
- ^ Wat Samphran blogspot
- ^ Ex-abbot gets 160 years for rapes