Wat Chedi Sao Explained

Wat Chedi Sao
Native Name:วัดพระเจดีย์ซาวหลัง
Native Name Lang:th
Map Type:Thailand
Map Size:250
Coordinates:18.3219°N 99.5148°W
Religious Affiliation:Buddhism
Sect:Theravada Buddhism
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Municipality:Lampang
Province:Lampang Province
Country:Thailand
Functional Status:Active
Date Destroyed:-->

Wat Phra Chedi Sao Lang (Thai: วัดพระเจดีย์ซาวหลัง, literally 'monastery of twenty stupas' in Lanna Thai) is a Buddhist temple in Lampang, Thailand.[1] The temple is located approximately north of Lampang, and is noted for its series of 20 chedi arranged in a courtyard.[1] The chedis' bases are built in the Lan Na style, and whose upper parts are built in the Burmese style.[1] The temple also houses a 15th-century solid gold Buddha image that weighs .[2]

The name Chedi Sao Lang means 20 Chedis; is Lanna dialect for 'twenty' and is the countive of Chedi.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Freeman, Michael. Lanna: Thailand's Northern Kingdom. Thames & Hudson. 2001. 9780500976029.
  2. Book: Apa Publications. 2016. 9781786715852. en.