Under the patronage of His Majesty’s Royal Government of Thailand

The Royal Thai Monastery is located in the vicinity of the birthplace of the Buddha at the Lumbini Sacred Garden, Lumbini, Nepal. The construction has been funded by the Royal Thai Government and the devoted Thai Buddhists followers. The project was initiated to honour the celebration of commemorating the 50th Anniversary of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s accession to the Throne. 

The construction of the Royal Thai Monastery of Lumbini was commenced in 1995 by His Holiness Somdet Phra Nyanasamvara, the Supreme Patriarch of Thailand. His Holiness presided over the ceremony of laying of the foundation stone of the main temple on 19th November 1995. The auspicious ceremony was attended by the Deputy Minister of Education, Ambassador of Thailand to Nepal, officials from the Department of Religious Affairs, members of the Sangha Supreme Council of Thailand, Thai Buddhist devotees, officials of Lumbini Development Trust and Nepalese Buddhists. In 1996, the construction was commenced as planned with the authorization of the Department of Religion Affairs. Work began with the leveling of the land, the walling-off the monastery, the construction of one multipurpose building, four double accommodation houses for monks, electrical and water systems, a pond, artisan wells and other necessary infrastructures. 

The Royal Thai Embassy in Kathmandu through the department of Religion Affairs requested the Sangha Supreme Council of Thailand to appoint monks to be sent to the Royal Thai Monastery of Lumbini for the general maintenance of the monastery. Consequently, the Sangha Supreme Council of Thailand, in the meeting held on 16th August 1999, issued a request that the abbot of Wat Thai Bodh Gaya, the head of the Thai Buddhist Mission in India, to appoint an abbot to supervise and oversee general maintenance of the Royal Thai Monastery in Lumbini. The most Venerable Phra Khru Bodhividesha (Thongyod), the head of the Thai Buddhist Mission in India, appointed Venerable Phra Khru Palad Suvattana Sadhakun (Veerayut), a Thai Buddhist Mission monk of Wat Thai Bodh Gaya who is also the head of the Sangha of the Wat Thai Kusinara Chalermraj in India which is located not so far away from Lumbini to take up also the position as the monk whose responsibility is to supervise the construction of the Royal Thai Monastery in Lumbini. 

On 3rd February 1999 the head monk together with other four Thai Buddhist Mission monks from Wat Thai Kusinara Chalermraj arrived in Lumbini and there were five monks who spent their Buddhist Lent of the year 2000 in the Royal Thai Monastery in Lumbini. Since then Thai Buddhist monks remain to oversee the activities of the Royal Thai Monastery in Lumbini. Till date the construction of the Royal Thai Monastery in Lumbini has been undertaken with the financial support from the Bureau of Thai Government and continual public donations.