Wat Laksi, Khwaeng Talat Bang Khen, Khet Laksi, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (Bangkok), Thailand
(Also spelled Wat Luksi or Wat Lak Si or Wat Laksee)
วัดหลักสี่ แขวงตลาดบางเขน เขตหลักสี่ จังหวัดกรุงเทพมหานคร ประเทศไทย
Wat Laksi, วัดหลักสี่, is a temple under royal auspices (Phra Aramluang). Mon people who immigrated from Hongsawadi (Pegu in present-day Myanmar) built the temple in 1878 (B.E. 2421). They invited a Mon monk named Archarn Roem, who was travelling and happened to be camping in the area, to be the first chief monk of the temple. At first the temple was called Wat Luang Phor Roem, but was later renamed Wat Laksi. The temple was honored with the Exemplary Developed Temple Award for temples in Bangkok by the Department of Religious Affairs in 1991 (B.E. 2534). The Golden Pagoda (Chedi) enshrines Buddha's relics and paintings by Mr. Chaloemchai Khositphiphat, a celebrated artist.
There is also a Phra Wihan which houses a statue of Luang Pu Khao, a famous Mon monk who was the second chief monk. He was also known as having magical powers and King Rama V paid him a visit when the King was on his boat ride to open the Prem Prachakorn Canal.
