Organization
Wat Tnaot (Bati)
Wat Tnaot (វត្តត្នោត) is a Buddhist Wat in Pea Ream commune, Bati district, Takeo, Cambodia.[1]
Religious life
On June 27, 2026, after the abbot reported on the project, the foundation stone was laid at the Wat for a three-story Dhamma assembly hall (សាលាធម្មសភា, also called សាលាឥទ្ធិបាទ), planned with a Buddha hall on its top floor.[1] The hall's presiding guest was Lieutenant General Khoeng Sarat (ឃឹង សារ៉ាត់), director of the Anti-Drug Department, who represented National Police Commissioner General Sar Thet (ស ថេត).[1] An offering of 80 million riel for building the hall was given in Sar Thet's name.[1]
The old wooden assembly hall had deteriorated. The Wat committee began discussing a new building in 2016, started collecting funds in 2019 and began design studies in 2022, following Khmer architecture.[1] The planned hall measures 50 m (164 ft) long, 40 m (131 ft) wide and 33 m (108 ft) high, with an estimated budget of about US$1.6 million and a construction period of 12 years.[1] The ground floor is planned to hold a Pali school (សាលាបាលី), a reception hall and a storeroom. The first floor is planned as a Buddha hall with a 12 m (39 ft) reclining Buddha image made of copper (ស្ពាន់), the second floor as a museum, and the third floor as the main Buddha hall.[1]
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