Wat Suan Dok
Wat Suan Dok ( Thai: วัด สวน ดอก - about: Flower garden Monastery ) is a Buddhist temple ( Wat ) in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand. He is a Royal Temple Class Three. The temple is situated on the Thanon Suthep ( Suthep Road ) about a mile west of Pratu Suan Dok ( Suan -Dok- gate ).
On the temple grounds is the Chiang Mai campus of the Buddhist Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University.
History
Wat Suan Dok was built in 1370 by King Kue Na of the Kingdom of Lan Na for the monk Sumana. The temple was the center of the Wiang Suan Dok ( Thai: เวียง สวน ดอก ) built a fortified settlement ( Wiang, เวียง ) Lawa, which already existed before the founding of Chiang Mai. The outlines of the attachment can still be seen clearly today on satellite images, north of Thanon Suthep some earthworks remain. King Kue Na entertained here its floral garden ( Thai: Suan Dok Mai, สวน ดอกไม้ ), which was its original name of the temple: Wat Dok Mai Buppharam ( วัด บุปผาราม ดอกไม้ ) or short Wat Suan Dok Mai ( วัด สวน ดอกไม้ )
According to legend, a monk from the Kingdom of Sukhothai, Maha Sumana Thera, by the vision of a relic of the Buddha found that should be kept according to the vision in Chiang Mai. Following the invitation of King Kue Na Sumans Thera first spent two rainy seasons at Wat Phra Yuen at Lampang, while the king had a new temple for the relic, the Wat Dok Mai Buppharam build. When the time came, the relic miraculously divided into two parts. One part was provided as included in Buppharam Wat Dok Mai in a shrine, while the other was placed on the back of a white elephant to Wat Phra That Doi Suthep.
Attractions
- The large, 48 -meter-high chedi in Sri Lankan style is visible. In it, the relic of the Buddha to reside. Originally introduced on all four sides long stairs to a narrow terrace in about five meters around the Chedi, they are now replaced by a ramp. The balustrade is formed by the combination of a seven-headed Naga and Makara in classical Lan Na style.
- The large Sala Kan Parian ( preaching Pavilion ) located directly east of the large Chedi. It dates from the year 1932. It was built by the famous monk Kru Ba Srivichai, the same time build a ubosot and had renovated the Chedi. The two main Buddha statues of Sala Kan Parian are back to back to each other. The statue in a sitting meditation posture ( Bhumisparsha mudra ) faces east, while the other standing a bunch of blades of grass in the right hand and bearing the chedi looks at. Before the seated statue there is a slightly smaller statue that has been created in the La -Na- style at the time of King Kue Na. Unusual are the feet of the statue, where - Sri Lanka influenced - the toes are individually formed. In addition, there are numerous other statues, some from the 1930s.
- The recently renovated ubosot is a 4.70 meter tall Buddha statue in bronze in meditation posture ( Bhumisparsha - mudra), which was created in 1504 during the reign of King Muang Kaeo. It bears the name " Phra Chao Kao Tue ". The remarkable thing about this statue are the same long fingers, which points to the classic Sukhothai - style, while the representation of the robe is more attributable to the Ayutthaya style.
- In the northern part of the temple is a collection of whitewashed mausoleums in various sizes. Here the remains of members of the royal families Lan Nas are buried. Princess Dara Rasmi, one of the wives of King Chulalongkorn ( Rama V ) and daughter of Lan Na king Intha Wichayanon left, patient transfer early 20th century, the remains from the entire area of Chiang Mai here in an appropriate environment.
Impressions from the temple grounds
Royal cemetery
Standing Buddha statue in Sala Kan Parian of Wat Suan Dok
Swell
- Carol Stratton: Buddhist Sculpture of Northern Thailand. Silkworm Books, Chiang Mai 2004, ISBN 1-932476-09-1
- Michael Freeman: Lanna - Thailand 's Northern Kingdom. River Books, Bangkok 2001, ISBN 0-500-97602-3
- Donald K. Swearer et al: Sacred Mountains of Northern Thailand. Silkworm Books, Chiang Mai 2004, ISBN 974-9575-48-2