Ban Laemphrathat

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Ban Laemphrathat
บ้านแหลมพระธาตุ
(English: Village of the Sharp Buddha-Relic)
Ban Laemphrathat (Thailand)
Ban Laemphrathat
Ban Laemphrathat
Coordinates: 16°38′13″N 100°24′20″E / 16.63694, 100.40556
Tambon Nakhon Pa Mak
Amphoe Bang Krathum
Province Phitsanulok
Country Thailand
Area
 - Total 10.4 km² (4 sq mi)
 - Agricultural use 7.0 km² (2.7 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 - Total 565
Time zone Thailand (UTC+7)
Postal code 65110

Ban Laemphrathat (Thai: บ้านแหลมพระธาตุ) is a village (muban) in the Nakhon Pa Mak subdistrict of Amphoe Bang Krathum District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.

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[edit] Etymology

This village takes the name from its temple Wat Laemphrathat (Thai: วัดแหลมพระธาตุ). The first element wat (Thai: วัด) means temple. The second element laem (Thai: แหลม) means sharp or pointy. The third element phra (Thai: พระ) means monk or image of Buddha. The Fourth element that (Thai: ธาตุ) means essence. As a whole, the temple's name loosely translates to Temple of the Sharp Buddha Relic, and accordingly the name of the town village means Village of the Sharp Buddha Relic.

[edit] Geography

Ban Laemphrathat is located in the eastern portion of Nakhon Pa Mak.

[edit] Wat Laemphrathat

This Theravada Buddhist temple is said to enshrine a relic of the Buddha. It is also the location of one of Nakhon Pa Mak's four elementary schools, Wat Laemphrathat School.

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