Wat Phra Kaeo Don Tao Explained

Wat Phra Kaeo Don Tao
Native Name:วัดพระแก้วดอนเต้า
Native Name Lang:th
Map Type:Thailand
Map Size:250
Coordinates:18.3015°N 99.5091°W
Religious Affiliation:Buddhism
Sect:Theravada Buddhism
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Municipality:Lampang
Province:Lampang Province
Country:Thailand
Functional Status:Active
Established: 1500s
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Wat Phra Kaeo Don Tao (Thai: วัดพระแก้วดอนเต้า, literally "monastery of the Emerald Buddha on the water jar knoll"[1]) is the principal Buddhist temple in Lampang, Thailand.[2] The temple was founded by the first Mon ruler of Lampang.[2] The Emerald Buddha was enshrined at this temple from 1434 to 1468, when King Tilokaraj relocated the image to Wat Phra Singh in Chiang Mai.[2] The temple's Mon-style chedi, which is reputed to contain a strand of the Buddha's hair, is tall. It is flanked by a Burmese-style mondop, with a pyatthat spired roof, that was commissioned by Lampang's governor in 1909.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Asian Historical Architecture: A Photographic Survey. orientalarchitecture.com. www.orientalarchitecture.com. 2016-11-13.
  2. Book: Freeman, Michael. Lanna: Thailand's Northern Kingdom. Thames & Hudson. 2001. 9780500976029.