Wat
Wat Prey Svay
វត្តព្រៃស្វាយ
Wat Prey Svay (វត្តព្រៃស្វាយ) is a Buddhist Wat in Prey Svay commune, Moung Ruessei district, Battambang province, Cambodia.[1]
History
Its formal name is វត្តអម្ពវនារាម (Wat Ampavanaram).[1]
Religious life
On July 25, 2026, ahead of the rains retreat, the president of the Phnom Penh Appeal Court, the prosecutor general attached to it and their staff brought Vassa candles and offerings to the monks keeping the retreat at the four Wats of Prey Svay commune. Each Wat received a pair of Vassa candles, a set of rain robes, 100 kg (220 lb) of rice, other food and money for building work. Elderly lay men and women of the Wats, 120 in all, each received a scarf and money.[1]