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Wat Florida Dhammaram

Coordinates: 28°19′1″N 81°27′48″W / 28.31694°N 81.46333°W / 28.31694; -81.46333
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Wat Florida Dhammaram
วัดฟลอริดาธรรมมาราม
Interior of their Maha Bodhi Temple
Religion
AffiliationTheravada
(Dhammayuttika Nikaya) ธรรมยุติกนิกาย
Location
Location2421 Old Vineland Road, Kissimmee, Florida 34746
CountryUnited States
Geographic coordinates28°19′1″N 81°27′48″W / 28.31694°N 81.46333°W / 28.31694; -81.46333
Architecture
FounderLung-po Chaokhun Phra Tepvaraporn
Completed1993
Website
http://www.watflorida.com

Wat Florida Dhammaram (Thai: วัดฟลอริดาธรรมมาราม) is a Buddhist monastery in Kissimmee, Florida, established by Lung-po Chaokhun Phra Tepvaraporn (Im Arindhamo) in the mid-1990s.

History

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Lung-po visited lay-devotees in Florida and perceived the lack of a Buddhist monastery in the Central Florida area. After gaining approval from the late abbot of Wat Sommanat Vihara, Chaokhun Somdej Phra Wannarat Chop Thitadhammamahathera, he began fund raising in Thailand. In 1993, three monks were sent with Prakrupalad Sunnan (now Chaokhun Phra Vijitrdhammapani, the present abbot) to establish and further the development of Wat Florida Dhammaram.

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