Wachiratham Pathep Temple VAJIRADHAMMAPADIP TEMPLE is a Theravada Buddhist temple in New York, United States. There are two locations: one being in Mount Vernon, and the more recent being in Centereach, New York. The temple was founded by a group of Thai and American Buddhists in 1965 as the Buddhist Study Center, and became an official temple in 1975. The temple follows the teachings and code of monastic discipline as laid down by the Buddha, respecting both the letter and the spirit.
