Wat Nawamintararachutis is a working Thai Theravada Buddhist temple or "wat" in Raynham, Massachusetts, which is about an hour south of Cambridge Boston Massachusetts USA. It is one of only a handful of Thai Buddhist temples in the United States with actual Thai Buddhist monks in residence. Constructed on 35 acres (140,000 m2) previously occupied by a farm, it opened its doors to the public in June 2006. It is one of two Thai temples in Massachusetts, the second, Wat Boston Buddha Vararam. On May 5th and 6th, 2011, were the first days of ground breaking ceremony. Construction with heavy equipment is to start by late June to late July 2011.