Wat Phra Kaeo (English name) WatPhraKaeo

Japanese: Wat Phra Kaeo(英語表記)WatPhraKaeo
Wat Phra Kaeo (English name) WatPhraKaeo

… [Tanabe Shigeharu]
[Buddhist temple]
There are many Buddhist temples in Bangkok, but here are seven representative ones. Wat Phra Kaeo is the first royal temple in Thailand, built in 1784. The main Buddha here is a jasper statue known as the Emerald Buddha, and is the most revered in Thailand.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Wat Phra Kaeo" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…【田辺 繁治】
[仏教寺院]
 バンコクには多くの仏教寺院があるが,代表的なものとして七つをあげることができる。ワット・プラケオ寺Wat Phra Kaeoはタイ第一の王宮寺院で,1784年に建立された。ここの本尊仏は〈エメラルド仏〉の名で知られる碧玉製の仏像で,タイで最も尊崇されている。…

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