Wat
Wat Buddharangsey
Wat Buddharangsey is a Khmer Buddhist temple on Beaver Brook Parkway in Worcester, Massachusetts.[1] It serves the Khmer Krom community.[2]
History
Published records place the temple at 128 Beaverbrook Parkway, Worcester, MA 01603.[3] A Khmer temple directory updated on April 2, 2014, listed it as Wat Buddharaingsey at that address, with the telephone number (508) 873-2668.[4] The Cambodian National Directory of 2014 listed it at the same address.[5]
The entrance
Two large carved black marble lions once flanked the entrance, and by February 2016 they were gone.[1] A pair of multicolored ceramic elephants replaced them at the front entrance. A 2016 photograph shows the elephants; they were later removed.[6]
Associations
Wat Buddthak Rangsey of New England
(associated organization).[7]
Legal name: Wat Buddthak Rangsey Of New England.
Registration identifiers: EIN (United States): 30-0606567.
Tax-exempt since February 2017; the IRS classes it as a church. The 2026 directory lists the Wat as Wat Budhthak Rangsey of New England at 128 Beaverbrook Parkway.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gargoyles and Grotesques, Wat Buddharangsey Khmer Buddhist Temple, Worcester, MA (2016)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pat Sophal, 2026 Directory of Wat Khmer or Cambodian Buddhist Temple in the USA (August 6, 2026)
- ↑ Temple News, page 58
- ↑ Temple News, 2558 Khmer Buddhist Temples Directory (2014)
- ↑ Cambodian National Directory (2014)
- ↑ Gargoyles and Grotesques, Beaver Brook Parkway Worcester MA (2025)
- ↑ ProPublica, Nonprofit Explorer: Wat Buddthak Rangsey Of New England (undated)