
Wat Mahathat Meditation & Monk Chat
Learn meditation basics or chat with resident monks about Buddhism.
Last Updated: August 2026
Wat Traimit is home to a dazzling 3-metre, 5.5-tonne solid gold Buddha image, discovered by chance beneath a stucco exterior in the 1950s. The adjoining Chinatown Heritage Center offers further context on the temple's history and its Chinatown surroundings.