Wat
Chùa Krăng Chay
Chùa Krăng Chay is a Khmer Theravada Buddhist Wat in Chi Lăng ward, in the Bảy Núi area of An Giang province, Vietnam.[1]
Religious life
As of 2026, the abbot was Đại đức (Venerable) Chau Sà Rươnl. Every weekend and through the summer he teaches free computer classes at the Wat, in Khmer, for about 20 student monks and Khmer pupils a day, including monks from neighboring Wats; they learn to type in Vietnamese and Khmer and to find study material online.[1] In summer 2026, 150 pupils studied Khmer script in seven classes at the Wat and sat their end-of-course tests in early August.[2] On September 21, 2026, the provincial board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha formally announced his appointment as abbot at a ceremony at the Wat.[3]