Monday, September 14, 2009
Wat Prakaew Chiangrai ( The Emerald buddha )
Viharn, at Wat Phra Kaew
The temple complex of Wat Phra Kaew is located on Trirat road, Ta,bon Wiang, Muang district, Chiangrai province
The founding of what is now known as Wat Phra Kaew in Chiang Rai is obscure. The temple was known as Wat Pa Yeah , the Temple in the Golden Bamboo Forest, because it was in fact surrounded by this beautiful, useful bamboo. Its names was changed to Wat Phra Kaew in 1434 (B.E. 1977) after its chedi was struck by lightning revealing the Phra Kaew Morakot within.
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