Royal temple built by King Kuena

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🏘Wat Suan Dok or Wat Buppharam is a third-class royal temple. In 1914, King Kuena, the sixth king of the Mangrai Dynasty, ordered the construction of a royal temple in Wiang Suan Dok in the royal park area to be the residence of Phra Sumanathera, the founder of the Sri Lankawong sect of Buddhism in the Lanna region.
🧱Later, it became a deserted temple when Chiang Mai fell under the rule of Burma until it was renovated during the reign of King Kawila of the Thipphachak Dynasty.

Important and interesting things in the temple include:
🛕The large Sri Lankan-style pagoda was built in 1914 and contains the relics of the Buddha. It has been renovated and covered with gold leaf. It was originally a Sukhothai-style pagoda (in the shape of a rice bundle) but has collapsed.
🙏🏽Phra Chao Kao Tue, enshrined in the ordination hall, is a large cast Buddha statue in the Chiang Saen style, made by Lanna and Sukhothai craftsmen. Made of 9 million tamlung metal ("Tue" is a word in Northern Thai, meaning a thousand chang). King Kaew, the 13th king of the Mangrai Dynasty, ordered its construction in 2047.
🙏🏽Phra Chao Kha King (as big as his body) The principal Buddha image in the royal chapel, built during the reign of King Kuena in 1916, cast from bronze, the same size as King Kuena's body.
🛖Northern Royal Shrine, built in 2450 by the idea of Chao Dara Rasmi.
🗼Lanna-style sermon pulpit, built in 2474.
🗼The temple gate is a large Lanna-style castle arch, built when Kru Ba Sriwichai restored Suan Dok Temple in 2474.
♨️Suan Dok Temple: 139 Suthep Road, Suthep Subdistrict, Mueang Chiang Mai District Chiang Mai Province
🎯Coordinates: https://maps.app.goo.gl/5PwcEXQRMCHD65zV6
🕕Opening - Closing Time: 06.00 - 18.00
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Post by the old traveler | Jul 11, 2025