Annam Nikaya of Thailand

Annam Nikaya Sangha of Thailand (Thai: คณะสงฆ์อนัมนิกาย) is a Mahayana Nikaya in Thailand, descended from the Vietnamese Buddhist tradition. The current Supreme Patriarch of the Annam Nikaya Order is Maha Khananam Tinrien, the abbot of Wat Samnanamburihan.

Temples under the Annam Nikaya Sangha

At present, the Annam Nikaya Sangha of Thailand has 22 affiliated temples[1][2][3] and 4 hermitages, as follows:

No. Thai Name Vietnamese Name Location
1. Wat Kusolsamakorn 普福寺
Phổ Phước Tự
Bangkok
2. Wat Lokanuparat 慈濟寺
Từ Tế Tự
Bangkok
3. Wat Sunthornpradit 慶安寺
Khánh An Tự
Udon Thani province
4. Wat Anamnikayaram 廣福寺
Quảng Phước Tự
Bangkok
5. Wat Samnanamburihan 禛囯景福寺
Cảnh Phước Tự
Bangkok
6. Wat Ubairachbamrung 慶雲寺
Khánh Vân Tự
Bangkok
7. Wat Chaiyaphumkaram 翠岸寺
Thúy Ngạn Tự
Bangkok
8. Wat Thaworwararam 慶壽寺
Khánh Thọ Tự
Kanchanaburi Province
9. Wat Mongkolsamakom 會慶寺
Hội Khánh Tự
Bangkok
10. Wat Khet Nabunyararam 福田寺
Phước Diện Tự
Chanthaburi Province
11. Wat Anamnikay Chalermphrakarn 玉淸寺
Ngọc Thanh Tự
Suphan Buri Province
12. Wat Thammapannyaram Bang Muang 興盛寺
Hưng Thạnh Tự
Nakhon Pathom Province
13. Wat Charoenbunpaisan 興福寺
Hưng Phước Tự
Kanchanaburi Province
14. Wat Mahayan Kanchanamas Ratbamrung 慶生寺
Khắn Sanh Tự
Yala Province
15. Wat Ubai Patikaram 三寶公佛寺
Tam Bảo Công Phật Tự
Chachoengsao Province
16. Wat Thaworwararam Hat Yai 慶壽寺
Khánh Thọ Tự
Songkhla province
17. Wat Sattayimphanit Wararam 普照寺
Phổ Chiếu Tự
Samut Sakhon province
18. Wat Tham Khao Noi 龍山寺
Long Sơn Tự
Kanchanaburi province
19. Wat Meun Piwanaram 萬壽寺
Vạn Thọ Tự
Ratchaburi province
20. Wat Nopparatwanaram 福壽寺
Phước Thọ Tự
Chanthaburi Province
21. Wat Prathom Phuttharam Phuoc Quang Tu Houston, Texas, United States
22. Wat Sirijanyatham Pannyaram 興雲寺
Hưng Vân Tự
Pathum Thani Province
Hermitages
No. Name Location
1. Wat Pa Sukhawadee Chiang Mai province
2. Talian Anamparot Udon Thani province
3. Tham Klongthip (Khao Klaet) Chanthaburi province
4. Daan Sukhawadee Vithi Zen Ratchaburi province

List of Supreme Patriarchs of the Annamnikaya Order

No. Name Vietnamese Name Temple Term of Office
1. Phra Khru Khananam Samana Charn (Ong Chan Hung) Ông Chân Hưng Wat Ubairachbamrung
2. Phra Khru Khananam Samana Charn (Ong Dieu Tram) Ông Diệu Trạm Wat Anamnikayaram
3. Phra Khru Khananam Samana Charn (Ong Chi Lap) Ông Chí Lập Wat Samnanamburihan
4. Phra Khru Khananam Samana Charn (Ong Thanh Khiet) Ông Thanh Khiết Wat Ubairachbamrung
5. Phra Khru Khananam Samana Charn (Ong Mat Ngon) Ông Mật Ngôn Wat Mongkolsamakom
6. Phra Khru Khananam Samana Charn (Ong Vien Man) Ông Viên Mãn Wat Kusolsamakorn
7. Phra Khru Khananam Samana Charn (Ong Pho Sai) Ông Phổ Sái Wat Ubairachbamrung
8. Phra Khru Khananam Samana Charn (Ong Binh Luong) Ông Bình Lương Wat Lokanuparat
9. Phra Khru Khananam Samana Charn (Ong Pho Lien) Ông Phổ Liên Wat Chaiyaphumkaram
10. Phra Khananam Tham Samathiwat (Ong Giac Man) Ông Giác Mẫn Wat Mongkolsamakom
11. Maha Khananam Kinchiew Kính Chiếu Wat Kusolsamakorn – 16 April 2018
12. Maha Khananam Thianthuek Thiện Thực Wat Kusolsamakorn 26 December 2018 – 23 January 2022
13. Maha Khananam Tinrien Ông Chí Lập Wat Samnanamburihan 29 June 2022 – Present

References

  • Ong Soraphan Mathuros (Bhau Eng), Ordination Methods of the Annamnikaya Order, translated into Thai by Sathien Bodhinanda, Sahawitthayaphanit Printing, 1959.

See also