Wat Chetawan, Petaling Jaya (Thai Buddhist temple)

Wat Chetawan(วัดพุทธไทยเชตวัน)  is a temple located at Jalan Gasing, Petaling Jaya.

The temple has many activities- there is daily morning Pali chanting (6.30am) and evening chanting (7pm) at the main shrine hall.

Note: I only have activities dated in 2019. To view upcoming activities, please refer to Wat Chetawan’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/watchetawantemple/.

Please note that there may be some restrictions in the activities below due to regulation and social distancing requirements. 

Visiting Wat Chetawan

Even if going to visit, Wat Chetawan is truly a wonderful place to go and pay your respects. You may visit the main shrine hall to pay respect to the Buddha, offer flowers and pay your respect to a monk. Usually there would be a monk seated at the Shrine Hall to offer blessings (except around lunch time).

Morning chanting is at 6.30am daily and evening chanting at 7pm. You are free to join in their Pali chanting… at first you may find the pace a little fast but with practice, you would be able to catch up on the chanting. If you are unsure of which page, there are other regulars who would be glad to point you to the correct page.

Above: The area covering the Buddha pavilion, Kuan Yin Pavilion and older hall. At the hall, you can find many Dhamma books and audio CDs being placed there for free distribution. Buddhists may come and place Dhamma books and/or pick up Dhamma books. I have find a few excellent books from there as well as a nice daily Dhammapada sayings calendar (published by Wat Chetawan).

The Goddess of Mercy (Guan Yin) Pavillion:

Below: The office of Wat Chetawan:

Thai Buddhist Chetawan Temple วัดพุทธไทยเชตวัน
No 24, Jalan Pantai, off Jalan Gasing
46000 Petaling Jaya
Tel/ Fax: 03-79552443

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/watchetawantemple/

Note: During Wesak Day each year, the temple would be very crowded with visitors since it is also a public holiday:

Activities that have been arranged from 2019:

Prior to the pandemic, there are usually programs organized throughout the year in conjunction with important Buddhist and Thai days. However, with social distancing, the activities have been scaled down and some even removed. For example Songkran activities is no longer held at the temple.