Wat Pa Daeng ( th, วัดป่าแดงมหาวิหาร, literally "red forest temple") is a
Buddhist temple
A Buddhist temple or Buddhist monastery is the place of worship for Buddhists, the followers of Buddhism. They include the structures called vihara, chaitya, stupa, wat and pagoda in different regions and languages. Temples in Buddhism represen ...
located in
Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai (, from th, เชียงใหม่ , nod, , เจียงใหม่ ), sometimes written as Chiengmai or Chiangmai, is the largest city in northern Thailand, the capital of Chiang Mai province and the second largest city in ...
,
Thailand
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. Wat Pa Daeng historically served as the center for the Araññavasi forest-dwelling monks, who established a new sect at this monastery.
The temple is near
Wat Umong.
The temple's main
chedi incorporates both
Mon Haripunjaya and
Sinhalese
Sinhala may refer to:
* Something of or related to the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka
* Sinhalese people
* Sinhala language, one of the three official languages used in Sri Lanka
* Sinhala script, a writing system for the Sinhala language
** Sinha ...
styles.
The
ubosot
The ordination hall is a Buddhist building specifically consecrated and designated for the performance of the Buddhist ordination ritual ('' upasampada'') and other ritual ceremonies, such as the recitation of the Patimokkha. The ordination hall ...
was built by King
Tilokaraj
Tilokaraj ( th, พระเจ้าติโลกราช, ), also spelt Tilokarat and Tilokkarat, was the 9th monarch of the Mangrai Dynasty.
Early life
According to the Chiang Mai Chronicle, he was the sixth child of King Sam Phraya (also ...
in 1452, and the temple's foundation was laid by his mother in 1447.
Tilokaraj's parents were cremated at this temple.
References
External links
{{Commons category, Wat Pa Daeng, Chiang Mai, Wat Pa Daeng
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