Wat Phra Singh
| Wat Phra Singh | |
|---|---|
วัดพระสิงห์ | |
Wihan Lai Kham (left), Chedi (middle), and Ubosot (right) in 2022 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| Sect | Theravada Buddhism |
| Location | |
| Location | Mueang Chiang Mai district, Chiang Mai Province |
| Country | Thailand |
Interactive map of Wat Phra Singh | |
| Coordinates | 18°47′19.5″N 98°58′52.37″E / 18.788750°N 98.9812139°E |
| Architecture | |
| Established | 1345 |
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
Wat Phra Singh is located in the western part of the old city centre of Chiang Mai, inside the city walls and moat.
History
Construction on Wat Phra Singh began in 1345 under Phayu,[1]: 226–227 the fifth king of the Mangrai dynasty.
Gallery
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Murals inside Wihan Lai Kham
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Murals inside Wihan Lai Kham
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Murals inside Wihan Lai Kham
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Kulai Chedi
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Tunnel between Kulai Chedi and Wihan Lai Kham
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Ho Trai (temple library)
See also
- Thai temple art and architecture
- Phra Phuttha Sihing, for the image now in Bangkok
References
- ^ 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.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wat Phra Singh.
- Michael Freeman, Donald Stadtner, Claude Jacques: Lanna – Thailand's Northern Kingdom. River Books, Bangkok 2001, ISBN 0-500-97602-3
- Clarence Aasen: Architecture of Siam. Oxford University Press 1998, ISBN 983-56-0027-9
- Carol Stratton: Buddhist Sculpture of Northern Thailand. Silkworm Books, Chiang Mai 2004, ISBN 1-932476-09-1
- 'Wat Phra Singh Woramahaviharn', in: Forbes, Andrew, and Henley, David, Ancient Chiang Mai Volume 4. Chiang Mai, Cognoscenti Books, 2012. ASIN B006J541LE
- Oliver Hargreave: Exploring Chiang Mai, City, Valley & Mountains. Within Books, 3rd print, 2002. ISBN 974-86437-7-8