King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, the Thai Red Cross Society, provides modern and high-technology medical service by the quality medical staff to people at all diversity, either race, class, religion, and politics. The Hospital aims to provide the patients healthy physical condition so as to live a happy life. In addition, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, recognizes the importance of healing the patients’ and their relatives’ minds. Therefore, the Places for Religious Activity, where centralize people at all religions, are significant in building the morale for patients and their relatives. It is also important to those who in accordance to individual beliefs. King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital provides places for religious activity, for Muslims, Christians and Buddhists at Bhumisirimangalanusorn Building and Vajirayanawong Building so as to be the spiritual center for patients, their relatives, and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital’s personnel to are perfectly healthy both phonologically and physically.
Places for Buddhism Activity – Vajirayanawong Building
Vajirayanawong Building is located in front of Bhumisirimangalanusorn Building, constructed in 1982 to commemorate the Supreme Patriarch Krom Luang Wachirayanawong (MR Chuen Noppawong), Royal Upathayachan of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej And Somdet Phra Nyanasamvara Somdet Phra Sangharaja Sakalamahasanghaparinayaka. His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej , Her Majesty Queen Sirikit and Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn had officially opened the Building on 9th of December, 1983.
Vajirayanawong Building is a 4-storey Thai-contemporary style Building with the 3rd and 4th floors applied as a medical facility for monks and novices. The 2nd floor is a place for religious ceremonies, with a Dhamma room or Dhamma practice room for the monks to perform dharma activity. Such activity is publicly opened for King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital personnel, patients and their relatives who do not have the opportunity to go to perform religious ceremonies at a temple.
Moreover, Vajirayanawong Building provides Buddhism ceremonies in various occasions such as Birthday party or the merit making in memory of the beloved. There are both morning and late morning event options. At the 1st floor, it is used as the donation place for ill monks and novices, general patients, building construction and maintenance and other activities under King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital and The Thai Red Cross Society, including the body donation place for studying and research.
Places for Buddhism Activity –
Vajirayanawong Building, 2nd floor
King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital , The Thai Red Cross Society
Places for Buddhism Activity – Bhumisirimangalanusorn Building, 14th floor
The 14th floor of Bhumisirimangalanusorn Building is for various religious activity. One of them is a place for Buddhism Activity. The medium size Buddhism room with carpet floor and a big Buddha image for making merits. There is also a medium site room for meditation and weekly dhamma activity at every Wednesday, 12.00 – 13.00 hrs. This is deemed a peaceful place for all Buddhists.
A marketplace and a big food place are also on service on the 14th floor of Bhumisirimangalanusorn Building with full facility of food centers, clean toilets and outdoor gardens for everyone’s recreational place close to nature.
Places for Buddhism Activity
Bhumisirimangalanusorn Building, 14th floor, Rabieng Rommanee,
Religious Zone, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, The Thai Red Cross Society.
Places for Islamic Activity
A place for Islamic Activity or a prayer room is a big spacious room with fine interior design of beautiful wall and carpet floor for all Islamic patients and relatives for Islamic Activity.
The prayer room is separated into 2 rooms – for men and women. Each room is provided with full facility : corner for body cleaning and shoe shelf. Inside the room is an open space for praying and outside the room is an open space for recreational activity.
A marketplace and a big food place are also on service on the 14th floor of Bhumisirimangalanusorn Building with full facility of food centers, clean toilets and outdoor gardens for Islamic people’s recreational place close to nature.
Places for Islamic Activity
Bhumisirimangalanusorn Building, 14th floor, Rabieng Rommanee,
Religious Zone, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, The Thai Red Cross Society.
Places for Christianity Activity
A place for Christianity activity is a medium size room. Interior design creates a vibrant peace and comfort with luxurious design and white color. A big cross is installed at the middle of the room. Arrays of chairs are provided for praying. The landscape decoration is supported by Christianity associations while there is an open space for everyone’s spiritually and mentally recreational place
A marketplace and a big food place are also on service on the 14th floor of Bhumisirimangalanusorn Building with full facility of food centers, clean toilets and outdoor gardens for everyone’s recreational place close to nature.
Places for Christianity Activity
Bhumisirimangalanusorn Building, 14th floor, Rabieng Rommanee,
Religious Zone, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, The Thai Red Cross Society.
There are various worship sites in King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital as follow:
- The statue of King Chulalongkorn Rama V at Sala Tin That
- The Royal Monument of His Majesty King Ananda Mahidol Phra Atthamaramathibadindra, His Majesty King Rama VIII at the King Rama VIII’s courtyard, in front of the Or Por Ror Building.
- The model of Phra Thikayu Mahamongkol (Luang Por Dam) in front of the Vajirayanawong building and Bhor Por Ror Buddha statue at Vajirayanawong Building, 4th floor.
- A Buddha image – Somdej Phra Yanasamvara The Supreme Patriarch and a Buddha images Phra Phutthikayuramongkol (model) at the Hall of Bhumisirimangalanusorn Building.
- A Buddha images Phra Phutthikayuramongkol (model), Buddhism room, Bhumisirimangalanusorn Building., 14th floor.
- The Holy Shrine in front of Amnuaynoratham building.
