Wat Mongkolratanaram
For the Thai temple in Tampa, see Wat Mongkolratanaram, Tampa
| Wat Mongkolratanaram | |
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| File:Wat Mongkolratanaram, Berkeley.jpg | |
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| Abbot(s) | Ajahn Manat |
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| Address | 1911 Russell St, Berkeley, CA |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Wat Mongkolratanaram (Thai: วัดมงคลรัตนาราม) is a small Thai Buddhist temple located in Berkeley, California. A wat, it mainly attracts Thai American Buddhists, including many who are students at the University of California, Berkeley, but it also draws in many local, non-Buddhists who come searching for the authentic Thai food public brunch on Sundays[1] or attend its frequent cultural events. The temple is home to a Thai school for San Francisco Bay Area youth, as well as Berkeley's Thai Cultural Center.[2]
In 2001, it marked 25 years of being a temple by completing renovations to its Victorian house that customized it in temple style.[3]
In February 2009, a group of neighbors sought to shut down the Sunday public brunch, citing litter and traffic.[4] The Zoning Adjustments Board of Berkeley voted 8 to 1 to keep the Sunday brunch, and the board chair "praised the temple for being a positive influence" in the neighborhood.[5] The brunch runs on donations; visitors pay for tokens and exchange them for dishes.[6]
The Thailand-born Ajahn Manat is the current abbot of Wat Mongkolratanaram.
In 1997 the Wat was home to the East Bay chapter of the Cypherpunks.[7]
See also
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