Wat Pa Daeng

Wat Pa Daeng
วัดป่าแดงมหาวิหาร
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Basic information
Geographic coordinates 18°47′19″N 98°56′59″E / 18.788689°N 98.949735°E / 18.788689; 98.949735Coordinates: 18°47′19″N 98°56′59″E / 18.788689°N 98.949735°E / 18.788689; 98.949735
Affiliation Buddhism
Sect Theravada Buddhism
Municipality Chiang Mai
Province Chiang Mai Province
Country Thailand

Wat Pa Daeng (Thai: วัดป่าแดงมหาวิหาร, literally "red forest temple") is a Buddhist temple located in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Wat Pa Daeng historically served as the center for the Araññavasi forest-dwelling monks, who established a new sect at this monastery.[1][2] The temple is near Wat Umong.

The temple's main chedi incorporates both Mon Haripunjaya and Sinhalese styles.[1] The ubosot was built by King Tilokaraj in 1452, but the temple's foundation was laid by his mother in 1447.[1] Tilokaraj's parents were cremated at this temple.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Freeman, Michael (2001). Lanna: Thailand's Northern Kingdom. Thames & Hudson. ISBN 9780500976029.
  2. ↑ "Thai Buddhism". Thai Digital Monastery. Regents of the University of California. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
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