Wat Phra Singh

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This article is about the temple in Chiang Mai. For the temple in Chiang Rai, see Wat Phra Sing, Chiang Rai.
Wat Phra Singh
วัดพระสิงห์
Wihan Lai Kham (left), Chedi (middle), and Ubosot (right) in 2022
Religion
AffiliationBuddhism
SectTheravada Buddhism
Location
LocationChiang Mai, northern Thailand
CountryThailand
Wihan Luang
Phra Phuttha Sihing statue inside Wihan Lai Kham

Wat Phra Singh (full name: Wat Phra Singh Woramahaviharn; Northern Thai: ᩅᩢ᩠ᨯᩕᨻᩈᩥᨦ᩠ᩉ᩺ᩅᩴᩬᩁᨾᩉᩣᩅᩥᩉᩣ᩠ᩁ; Thai: วัดพระสิงห์วรมหาวิหาร; RTGS: Wat Phra Sing Wora Maha Wihan; is a Buddhist temple (Thai language: Wat) in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand. Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII), bestowed upon it the status of Royal temple of the first grade in 1935. It is the place where the image of Phra Buddha Sihing is enshrined.

Location

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Wat Phra Singh is located in the western part of the old city centre of Chiang Mai, inside the city walls and moat.

History

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Construction on Wat Phra Singh began in 1345 under Phayu,[1]: 226–227  the fifth king of the Mangrai dynasty.

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  • Murals inside Wihan Lai Kham
    Murals inside Wihan Lai Kham
  • Murals inside Wihan Lai Kham
    Murals inside Wihan Lai Kham
  • Murals inside Wihan Lai Kham
    Murals inside Wihan Lai Kham
  • Kulai Chedi
    Kulai Chedi
  • Tunnel between Kulai Chedi and Wihan Lai Kham
    Tunnel between Kulai Chedi and Wihan Lai Kham
  • Ho Trai (temple library)
    Ho Trai (temple library)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Coedès, George (1968). Walter F. Vella (ed.). The Indianized States of Southeast Asia. trans. Susan Brown Cowing. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-0368-1.
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