Wat

Chùa Láng Cát (Chùa Ratanaransĩ) is a Khmer Theravada Buddhist Wat on Ngô Quyền street in Rạch Giá ward, An Giang province, Vietnam.[1][2]

History

The Wat was first named Angkor Chum, and its tradition dates its founding to 1412. A relic of the Buddha, brought from India in 1957 by Hòa thượng (Most Venerable) Hộ Tông, is enshrined on the altar of the main hall. Old trees shade the grounds.[1]

Religious life

As of 2025 and 2026, the abbot was Đại đức (Venerable) Long Phi Yến.[3][2] Each year at Khmer New Year (Chol Chnam Thmey) the monks hold a free clinic at the Wat. On April 13, 2025, doctors from the Rạch Giá health center and volunteers examined patients, gave out medicine, cut hair and handed out 250 gifts of rice and noodles to families in need.[3]

On April 7, 2026, provincial and ward leaders visited the Wat with New Year greetings and gifts, which the abbot received.[2][4]

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This page was last edited on 5 October 2026, at 16:18.