Wat Lok Mo Li

Wat Lok Moli ( Thai: วัด โลก โมฬี, in English spelling: Wat Lok Molee ) is a Buddhist temple ( Wat ) in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It is located on the north side of the Old Town bounding moat, about 400 meters west of the Chang- Phueak gate ( Thai: ประตู ช้างเผือก, Gate of the White Elephant ).

Its founding date is unknown, in 1367 he is mentioned for the first time in a document. The sixth king of the Meng Rai Dynasty of the Lanna kingdom invited a group of 10 monks from Burma into his country to spread their doctrine of Theravada Buddhism here. The monks lived in this temple.

King Ket Chettharat ordered in 1527 the construction of the chedi, in 1545 the construction of the large prayer hall ( Viharn ) to.

The ashes of several members of the Meng Rai Dynasty was buried in this temple and the royal family took over the responsibility for the preservation of the temple until the end of their dynasty.

The now held in bare brick chedi stands out from the numerous, often freshly plastered, painted or gilded monuments of Chiang Mai. Other peculiarities of the temple are the fineness of the Naga sculptures and decorated with precious wood Viharn and the fact that it is aligned along a north -south axis - most Buddhist temples are to the east, oriented in the light of the rising sun.

Swell

• Information board on site
• Michael Freeman: Lanna - Thailand 's Northern Kingdom. River Books, Bangkok 2001, ISBN 0-500-97602-3