Monday, September 14, 2009

Wat Prakaew Chiangrai ( The Emerald buddha )



The king of Naga.







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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