Hello everyone. Yesterday me and my wife go to Mae Ai District, Chiang Mai Province. We visit and worship to an old pagoda (about 1400 years old) at a temple in Mae Ai District. This temple is called Wat Phra That Sang Rung. Brief History of Wat Phra That Sang Rung. Wat Phra That Sang Rung original name Wat Pa Doi Kong Mu. This temple is assumed to be built in the reign of Phracea Phrom Maharat. (King of the ancient kingdom of this land in the past). Wat Pa Doi Kong Mu and the pagoda are assumed to be built about 1,400 years. Because this temple has been deserted for a long time until there is almost no definite evidence. In A.D. 1936, the villagers found a pagoda in the forest on a hill and in A D. 2010 Monks and villagers confederate to restore the temple and pagoda until temple and pagoda is beautiful today. And changed the name of the temple from Wat Pa Doi Kong Mu to Wat Phra That Sang Rung.
Getting to Wat Phra That Sang Rung. I drove on Highway 107 from Fang District to Mae Ai District. When arriving at Thanatorn orange orchard 1. It’s about 60 meters from here, There is a signpost of this temple on the right side. Turn right onto the rural road. Drive along the rural road route. and cross the bridge over the Kok River. Drive along the route (signpost) until reach the hill where the temple is located.
Wat Phra That Sang Rung is on a hill not high. I had to drive up the hill before reaching the temple and we saw a large well with a white buddha statue and two serpent sculptures in the middle of the well.
When we reach the temple, Area we parked the car, there is a Lanna-style bell tower, a buddha image made of stucco painted in gold and a pavilion, inside the pavilion with a sculpture of the color gold Lord Buddha.
As we walk to the top, there is a small pond, a temple namesign made of wood and two pink elephant sculptures.
Large Buddha image hall (viharn), in front of the buddha image hall (viharn) there are 2 lion sculptures.
Inside the buddha image hall (viharn), there is a principal buddha image of the viharn is a brass buddha image. In addition, there are other brass buddha image and brass statues of monks. The inside pillars of the buddha image hall (viharn) are decorated with beautiful design.
The highlight of this temple is pagoda. The pagoda is about 1,400 years old which has been renovated. Nowadays, the pagoda is beautiful and distinctive. this pagoda has color gold foundation, white middle and color gold pagoda top. And this pagoda besides being old, is also a pagoda for Buddha's relics. Therefore, this pagoda is important in Buddhism. In addition, the area around the pagoda has many Buddha images.
The wide courtyard of the temple area will have a monument of the King Taksin.
Monument of Phracea Phrom Maharat. (King of the ancient kingdom of this land in the past).
Monument of Princess Krom Luang Chumphon.
Behind the three monuments, there is two brown wooden pavilion. Inside the first wooden pavilion, there will be many statues of Buddhist saints and one angel statue.
Inside the second wooden pavilion on the right is a statue of Phra Suphankanlaya. On the left side is a statue of Phra Nang Chamthewi. In the center is a statue of a hermit and a serpent. And other statues which I don't know.
The courtyard area has a viewpoint from this hill. Viewpoint in this area, we see the natural view below. We can see views of farms, orange orchard and the Kok River. So this temple is another temple that we enjoy the beauty of architecture, sculptures and natural views.
Then we walked to various pavilions. The temple area has several small and large pavilions. And inside these pavilions, there are various buddha images and statues for us to see and worship.
In addition, around the temple there are other sculptures such as serpents, elephants and others for us to see.
Yesterday's temple trip, me and my wife enjoyed and were very impressed with this temple, especially the pagoda for Buddha's relics around the age of 1,400 years old that has been beautifully restored.
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🌏 Wat Phra That Sang Rung is located in Mae Na Wang Subdistrict, Mae Ai District, Chiang Mai Thailand.
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