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Phra That Doi Suthep
Phra That Doi Suthep
Phra That Doi Suthep is the most important temple in Chiang Mai Province. It is located on Doi Suthep, near Chiang Mai city. First-time tourists to Chiang Mai usually come to visit and worship for good fortune. Inside the temple is a Chiang Saen-style pagoda with a high base, tapering bell-shaped corners, octagonal, covered with two layers of gold leaf, more than 500 years old.
The way up to the temple is through more than 300 Naga stairs or you can take the electric tram. When you get to the temple, you have to take off your shoes before you can enter the temple. Inside the temple, there is a pagoda in the middle that you can walk around. Tourists often worship and take souvenir photos.
At the temple grounds, there is a viewpoint where you can clearly see Chiang Mai city and Chiang Mai Airport.
According to the history of Doi Suthep, it is believed that this mountain was originally the home of a hermit named "Sutewa", which is the same as the word Suthep, the origin of the name of this high mountain. As for Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, it was built at the beginning of the 19th Buddhist century during the reign of Phra Chao Kue Na Thammarat, the 6th ruler of Chiang Mai of the Lanna Kingdom, Mangrai Dynasty, to enshrine the relics of the Lord Buddha that he had invited from the city of Si Satchanalai.
Wat Chedi Luang Worawihan
Wat Chedi Luang Worawihan
Wat Chedi Luang Worawihan or Wat Chotikaram is an old royal temple in Chiang Mai that has become an inspiration for the creation of Lanna-style art by later artists. Inside the temple, there are many interesting buildings worth seeing.
1. The Lanna-style royal chapel, located in the center. This chapel was built by Chao Khun Ubali, Khun Pramacharn, and Chao Kaew Nawarat in 1928. Inside is the principal Buddha image, Phra Attharot, in the attitude of presiding over an apology, in early Chiang Mai art influenced by Pala (Indian) art. It is cast in bronze and 18 cubits high. In front of the entrance to the chapel, there is a staircase of Naga slithering up with their tails intertwined to form a beautiful temple arch. This pair of Naga is an ancient work of art and is considered the most beautiful Naga in the North.
2. The largest pagoda in Chiang Mai Province, built during the reign of King Saen Muang Ma, the 7th king of the Mangrai Dynasty (1913-1954). Later, Phraya Tilokarat ordered the craftsmen to expand the pagoda to be taller and wider than before. It was completed in 2024 and the Emerald Buddha was enshrined between 2011-2091, a period of 80 years. Later, in 2088 during the reign of Queen Jiraprapa, an earthquake occurred, causing the top of the pagoda to collapse. At present, the pagoda is 40.8 meters high and the base is 60 meters wide on each side.
3. Inthakhil Pillar or City Pillar, built when King Mangrai the Great established Chiang Mai in 1839, is enshrined in a small Thai-style four-sided chapel. This Inthakhil Pillar is made of large logs and buried underground. Every year on the 12th waning day of the 8th lunar month (northern) or around May, there is a "Entering Inthakhil" event to celebrate the city pillar. - Other interesting places include the Buraphachan Shrine, Phra Ajahn Man Shrine, and the Sala Rai enshrining the Reclining Buddha. Dharma Hall and Museum and the Giant Shrine
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