History
Wat Yanasangvararam, a Buddhist monastery under the royal patronage of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, is situated in Huay Yai Sub-district, Bang Lamung District, Chonburi Province. Somdet Phra Nyanasamvara, the 19th Supreme Patriarch of the Thai Sangha, initiated and oversaw the construction of this monastery which subsequently received the name of ‘Yanasangvararam’ after the ecclesiastic title of the Supreme Patriarch.Wat Yanasangvararam is situated in an area of 58.64 hectares. The monastery’s initial 16.07 hectares plot of land was donated by Dr. Kajorn and Khunying Nithiwadee Ontrakarn in 1976. Khunying Nithiwadee Ontrakarn and her family later donated another 16 hectares of land to the monastery. Additional lands in the surrounding areas were further acquired by members of the construction committee and devout followers of His Holiness Somdet Phra Nyanasamvara to expand the monastery to its current size. Also attached to the monastery are another 400 hectares plots of land in the monastery’s vicinity that belong to the royal-initiated and royal development projects.