WAT BUDDHAJAKRAMONGKOLRATANARAM is a Buddhist temple in Escondido, California. It was founded in 1988 by Phra Maha Surasak Jariyavanno, a Thai monk who came to America to spread Buddhism. The temple is also known as Wat Buddhajak or Wat Escondido. The temple follows the Theravada tradition of Buddhism and teaches Dhammakaya meditation (Vijja Dhammakaya), which was started by Luang Pu Sodh Candasaro in Thailand. The temple has a large stupa (pagoda) that houses a relic of the Buddha and a golden Buddha image called Phra Phuttha Chinnarat.
