Wat Phra That Doi Chom Thong
The Wat Prathat Doi Chom Thong ( Thai : วัด พระ ธาตุ ดอย จอมทอง ) is a Buddhist temple in Chiang Rai , Northern Thailand .
history
Doi Chom Thong has been a sacred place for a long time. Even before Buddhism was introduced, there was a shrine here for the local spirits. As in many other wats in Thailand, there are Buddhist facilities and ghost houses next to each other.
Elephants are - as is often the case in Thai stories - part of the history of the temple. Pho Khun Mengrai is said to have followed an elephant that had lost its way during his first visit to the Chiang Rai area. He found the lonely hill on the bank of the Kok River .
According to the Yonok Chronicle, a chedi was originally built in 940 during the reign of Phraya Ruen Kaeo , a prince of Chiang Rai who had relics of Buddha kept there. These relics had been collected by Prince Pangkaraj of Yonok Nakpan, who divided them into three collections and destined for the temples Wat Phra That Doi Tung , Wat Phra That Chomkitti and Wat Phra That Doi Chom Thong.
Later, under King Mengrai, it was decided to found the city of Chiang Rai here in 1260. He also ordered the restoration of the temple on the hill.
In 1992 the Lak Mueang , where the city spirits are venerated, was moved from Wat Klang Wiang to Wat Phra That Doi Chom Thong.
literature
- David K. Wyatt; Aroonrut Wichienkeeo: The Chiang Mai Chronicle . 2.A. Bangkok ISBN 974-7100-62-2 (the founding date for Chiang Rai is 1262/63)
Coordinates: 19 ° 54 ′ 57 ″ N , 99 ° 49 ′ 23 ″ E