Wat Mongkolratanaram
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Wat
Mongkolratanaram is a small Thai
Buddhist temple located in Berkeley, California
. 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 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.
The Sunday brunch was subject to controversy in February 2009 when a group of neighbors sought to shut down the Sunday public brunch. The Zoning Adjustments Board of Berkeley voted 8 to 1 to keep the Sunday brunch.
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.
Wat
A wat is a monastery temple in Cambodia, Thailand, or Laos. The word "wat" means "school".- Introduction :...
Mongkolratanaram is a small Thai
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
Buddhist temple located in Berkeley, California
Berkeley, California
Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...
. It mainly attracts Thai American
Thai American
A Thai American is an American of whose parents or grandparents came from Thailand. Many of them may in fact be of Thai Chinese or at least part Chinese ancestry, but they are still considered to be Thais.-History in U.S.:...
Buddhists, including many who are students at the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
, but it also draws in many local, non-Buddhists who come searching for the authentic Thai food public brunch on Sundays or attend its frequent cultural events. The temple is home to a Thai school for San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
youth, as well as Berkeley's Thai Cultural Center.
The Sunday brunch was subject to controversy in February 2009 when a group of neighbors sought to shut down the Sunday public brunch. The Zoning Adjustments Board of Berkeley voted 8 to 1 to keep the Sunday brunch.
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.