Kue Na
Kue Na (Kuena, Küna; Thai กื อ นา ; † 1385 ) was the 6th king of the Mangrai dynasty of Lan Na between 1355 (after Wyatt 1367) and 1385 .
Life
Kue Na reigned during a long period of relative peace that he knew how to use productively. He introduced the Sinhalese Langkawong order into Buddhism , which was regarded as a purer form than the previously cultivated forms from Hariphunchai , Bago and Ava . So he brought u. a. 8,400 monks from an old sect from Queen Chamadevi's time to ordain according to the Langkawong rite.
In 1369 the king invited Sumana Thera, a monk from Sukhothai, to Lan Na. This arrived with holy relics of the Buddha and stayed at Wat Phra Yuen in Hariphunchai during the rainy season . In 1371 he had Wat Suan Dok (or Buppharam) built in the old Phayom flower garden for Sumana Thera, who now regularly moved here during the rainy season. In 1373 Kue Na Wiang had Suan Dok built; holy relics were kept here. Sumana Thera also brought relics to Doi Suthep and Wat Suan Dok. He died in 1389.
Monks from Chiang Saen and Chiang Tung came to Wat Suan Dok to be taught there.
On the occasion of the birth of his son Saen Mueang Ma , many foreign rulers sent tributes and gifts to Lan Na. This is also where the name is understood: แสน เมือง มา means “100,000 countries (Mueang) are coming”. It has been customary to pay tribute to the Ho in Yunnan since the Mangrai times . Kue Na put an end to that.
King Kue Na died in 1385. He was succeeded by his son Saen Mueang Ma.
literature
- Sarawassadee Ongsakul: History of Lan Na . Silkworm, Chiang Mai 2005, ISBN 974-9575-84-9 .
Individual evidence
- ^ David K. Wyatt: Thailand: a short history . Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books 2003. p. 310
- ↑ Sarawassadee Ongsakul: History of Lan Na . Chiang Mai: Silkworm 2005. p. 252
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kue Na |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kuena; Kuna; กื อ นา |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | King of Lan Na |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1355 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1385 |