Wat

Wat Buddhikaram (West Valley City)

វត្តពុទ្ធិការាម

Wat Buddhikaram (វត្តពុទ្ធិការាម), the Utah Cambodian Community Buddhist Temple, is a Khmer Buddhist Wat in West Valley City, Utah.[1][2]

History

Wat Buddhikaram was founded in West Valley City in 1990 and moved in 1992 to 3325 West 3800 South, where by 2014 it met in a converted garage.[3] A new temple building opened in June 2015.[4] The Utah Cambodian Community Buddhist Temple corporation dates from 2013.[1] A directory of Khmer Buddhist temples updated on April 2, 2014, listed Wat Buddhikaram at 3325 West 3800 South.[5] Its corporation, the Utah Cambodian Community Buddhist Temple, has been recognized as tax-exempt since July 2014.[6]

Religious life

People in traditional dress walk in a procession carrying a sign and Buddhist, Cambodian and US flags.
A procession at Wat Buddhikaram.

The Wat follows the Theravada tradition.[1][7] As of 2026, four monks lived at the Wat.[2] It celebrated Cambodian New Year on April 12 and 13, 2025, with food, performances and a prayer and alms service at 10 a.m. Its yearly calendar also includes Pchum Ben (បុណ្យភ្ជុំបិណ្ឌ, Bun Pchum Ben), the festival for honoring ancestors, in September, and Bun Kathin, when lay people offer new robes to the monks at the end of the rainy season, in October.[1]

Visiting

The Wat is open every day by appointment, and a lunch service runs from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.[1]

Associations

Utah Cambodian Community Buddhist Temple Inc. (associated organization).[8]
Legal name: Utah Cambodian Community Buddhist Temple Inc.
Registration identifiers: EIN (United States): 46-2721407.
The Wat's website uses the corporation's name. Tax-exempt since July 2014; the IRS classes it as a church.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Wat Buddhikaram Temple, Utah Cambodian Community Buddhist Temple (undated)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pat Sophal, 2026 Directory of Wat Khmer or Cambodian Buddhist Temple in the USA (August 6, 2026)
  3. ↑ The Salt Lake Tribune, Buddhists building new temple in Utah (April 23, 2014)
  4. ↑ KSL, Cambodian Buddhists celebrate opening of new Utah temple (June 20, 2015)
  5. ↑ Temple News, 2558 Khmer Buddhist Temples Directory (April 2, 2014)
  6. ↑ ProPublica, Nonprofit Explorer: Utah Cambodian Community Buddhist Temple Inc (updated September 23, 2026)
  7. ↑ BuddhaNet, World Buddhist Directory: Utah (undated)
  8. ↑ Wat Buddhikaram Temple, Utah Cambodian Community Buddhist Temple (undated)

Sources

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This page was last edited on 5 October 2026, at 15:23.