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==History==
==History==
Established by King [[Ponhea Yat]] in 1442, Wat Botum is one of the most important and original pagodas in Phnom Penh.The wat was originally named '''Wat Khpop Ta Yang''' or '''Wat Tayawng''' and at the time of the construction of the Royal Palace in the 1860s, when it was assigned to the Cambodian branch of the [[Dhammayuttika Nikaya]], it was renamed Botum Wathei by monk Kantie Topodae after a former lotus pond on the site.<ref name="Harris2008">{{cite book|last=Harris|first=Ian|title=Cambodian Buddhism: History and Practice|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rVnMxVz_Bg8C&pg=PA108|accessdate=14 January 2011|date=May 2008|publisher=University of Hawaii Press|isbn=978-0-8248-3298-8|page=108}}</ref><ref name="KN">{{cite web|url=http://khmernews.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/wat-botum/|title=Wat Botum|publisher=Khmer News|accessdate=14 January 2010}}</ref> Numerous politician and eminent persons of the city are buried here.<ref name="Zepp1997">{{cite book|last=Zepp|first=Raymond A.|title=A field guide to Cambodian pagodas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VmbYAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=14 January 2011|year=1997|publisher=Bert's Books|page=40}}</ref> Also, many prominent Cambodian [[bhikkhu]]s have been ordained at the wat. [[You Bo]] and the [[Khmer Writers' Association]] have their headquarters at the wat.
Established by King [[Ponhea Yat]] in 1442, Wat Botum is one of the most important and original [[pagodas]] in Phnom Penh.The wat was originally named '''Wat Khpop Ta Yang''' or '''Wat Tayawng''' and at the time of the construction of the Royal Palace in the 1860s, when it was assigned to the Cambodian branch of the [[Dhammayuttika Nikaya]], it was renamed Botum Wathei by monk Kantie Topodae after a former lotus pond on the site.<ref name="Harris2008">{{cite book|last=Harris|first=Ian|title=Cambodian Buddhism: History and Practice|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rVnMxVz_Bg8C&pg=PA108|accessdate=14 January 2011|date=May 2008|publisher=University of Hawaii Press|isbn=978-0-8248-3298-8|page=108}}</ref><ref name="KN">{{cite web|url=http://khmernews.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/wat-botum/|title=Wat Botum|publisher=Khmer News|accessdate=14 January 2010}}</ref> Numerous politician and eminent persons of the city are buried here.<ref name="Zepp1997">{{cite book|last=Zepp|first=Raymond A.|title=A field guide to Cambodian pagodas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VmbYAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=14 January 2011|year=1997|publisher=Bert's Books|page=40}}</ref> Also, many prominent Cambodian [[bhikkhu]]s have been ordained at the wat. [[You Bo]] and the [[Khmer Writers' Association]] have their headquarters at the wat.


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Wat Botum
វត្តបុទម
The facade of Wat Botum
Religion
AffiliationTheravada Buddhism
Location
LocationPhnom Penh
CountryCambodia
Wat Botum is located in Cambodia
Wat Botum
Location within Cambodia
Geographic coordinates11°33′34″N 104°55′54″E / 11.55944°N 104.93167°E / 11.55944; 104.93167
Architecture
FounderKing Ponhea Yat
Completed1442

Wat Botum (Template:Lang-km, lit. Temple of the Lotus Blossoms), the official name is Wat Botum Wattey Reacheveraram (Khmer: វត្តបុទមវត្តីរាជវរារាម) litarally means The temple of lotus which is built by the king, is a wat (pagoda) located at Oknha Suor Srun Street 7, Sangkat Chaktomuk, Khan Daun Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is located to the south of the Royal Palace on the western side of Wat Botum Park.[1]

History

Established by King Ponhea Yat in 1442, Wat Botum is one of the most important and original pagodas in Phnom Penh.The wat was originally named Wat Khpop Ta Yang or Wat Tayawng and at the time of the construction of the Royal Palace in the 1860s, when it was assigned to the Cambodian branch of the Dhammayuttika Nikaya, it was renamed Botum Wathei by monk Kantie Topodae after a former lotus pond on the site.[2][3] Numerous politician and eminent persons of the city are buried here.[4] Also, many prominent Cambodian bhikkhus have been ordained at the wat. You Bo and the Khmer Writers' Association have their headquarters at the wat.

References

  1. ^ Google Maps (Map). Google. {{cite map}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  2. ^ Harris, Ian (May 2008). Cambodian Buddhism: History and Practice. University of Hawaii Press. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-8248-3298-8. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Wat Botum". Khmer News. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  4. ^ Zepp, Raymond A. (1997). A field guide to Cambodian pagodas. Bert's Books. p. 40. Retrieved 14 January 2011.