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Wat Pa Daeng
วัดป่าแดงมหาวิหาร
Wat Pa Daeng is located in Chiang Mai Province
Wat Pa Daeng
Location within Chiang Mai Province
Wat Pa Daeng is located in Thailand
Wat Pa Daeng
Location within Thailand
Religion
AffiliationBuddhism
SectTheravada Buddhism
ProvinceChiang Mai Province
Location
MunicipalityChiang Mai
CountryThailand
Coordinates18°47′19″N 98°56′59″E / 18.788689°N 98.949735°E / 18.788689; 98.949735

Wat Pa Daeng (Northern Thai: ᩅᩢ᩠ᨯᨸ᩵ᩣᩯᨯ᩠ᨦᨾᩉᩣᩅᩥᩉᩣ᩠ᩁ; 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, and the temple's foundation was laid by his mother in 1447.[1] Tilokaraj's parents were cremated at this temple.[1]

References

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  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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