Wat Ku Tao

Wat Ku Tao
Wat Ku Tao
	วัดกู่เต้า
	Shown within Thailand
Basic information
Geographic coordinates	18°48′09″N 98°59′19″E / 18.802366°N 98.988744°ECoordinates: 18°48′09″N 98°59′19″E / 18.802366°N 98.988744°E
Affiliation	Buddhism
Sect	Theravada Buddhism
Municipality	Chiang Mai
District	Mueang Chiang Mai District
Province	Chiang Mai Province
Country	Thailand

Wat Ku Tao (Thai: วัดกู่เต้า; "Temple of the Gourd Pagoda") is a Buddhist temple in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The temple was built in 1613 to enshrine the remains of Nawrahta Minsaw, the first Burmese ruler of Lan Na.^[1] The temple is known for its distinctive chedi, which was built in the Yunnanese style, arranged in a series of five diminishing spheres that represent the five historical and future Buddhas.^[1] The temple presently caters to Chiang Mai's Shan community.^[2]

References

1 2 Freeman, Michael (2001). Lanna: Thailand's Northern Kingdom. Thames & Hudson. ISBN 9780500976029.
↑ Eberhardt, Nancy (2009-05-01). "Rite of Passage or Ethnic Festival? Shan Buddhist novice ordinations in northern Thailand". Contemporary Buddhism. 10 (1): 51–63. doi:10.1080/14639940902968913. ISSN 1463-9947.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[freeman-1] 1 2 Freeman, Michael (2001). Lanna: Thailand's Northern Kingdom. Thames & Hudson. ISBN 9780500976029.

[2] Eberhardt, Nancy (2009-05-01). "Rite of Passage or Ethnic Festival? Shan Buddhist novice ordinations in northern Thailand". Contemporary Buddhism. 10 (1): 51–63. doi:10.1080/14639940902968913. ISSN 1463-9947.