Wat Sri Chum, the Burmese Temple Table of Contents The Burmese temple of Lampang Wat Sri Chum is a Burmese Buddhist temple in Lampang. Burmese immigrants funded the construction, in which Burmese carpenters and craftsmen were involved. Before they established this temple in 1893 there was an old temple in a forest of boddhi trees […]
Wat Ku Kut, the Mon-style Temple Table of Contents Wat Ku Kut aka Wat Chama Thewi The Wat Ku Kut is a temple in Lamphun, also known as Wat Chama Thewi, Wat Chama Devi, or Wat Camadewi. It is, after Wat Hariphunchai, the most revered and famous temple of Lamphun. The temple is named after […]
Chiang Saen: Wat Phrathat Pha Ngao Table of Contents Monks at the viewpoint Beautiful temple with great views There is surprisingly little information about this fascinating temple. Wat Phrathat Pha Ngao (วัดพระธาตุผาเงา) is a Buddhist temple, less than 10 km from Chiang Saen. The temple offers spectacular views over the Mekong River and Laos. It […]
Wat Huay Pla Kang, the Temple of Mercy Table of Contents The Temple of Mercy: introduction Wat Huay Pla Kang (วัดห้วยปลากั้ง) is in Chiang Rai, north of the Kok River. It is easy to find as the immense statue of Kuan Im, the Goddess of Mercy, dominates the landscape. The story goes that there was […]
Phra Upakhut, the Protector Table of Contents Phra Upakhut, the Protector In many temples, in North Thailand, you will see a statue of Phra Upakhut (พระอุปคุต) aka Phra Buakhem(พระบัวเข็ม). It is an image of a monk in a sitting pose. He turns to the right and looks upward or to his side. With his left […]
Wat Tham Pla: Caves, Monkeys and Fish Table of Contents An unusual temple Wat Tham Pla (วัดถ้ำปลา) aka the Fish Cave Temple is a Buddhist temple at the foot of Doi Nang Non, a mountain range on the border with Myanmar. It is the same mountain range in which the famous Tham Luang Cave is […]
Lampang: Wat Mon Puyak Table of Contents Wat Mon Puyak: introduction Wat Mon Puyak (วัดม่อนปู่ยักษ์) is another Burmese/Shan-style temple, located not far from Wat Mon Chamsin. Shan people founded this temple in 1899. Almost one hundred years later the Fine Arts Department registered this temple (1998), an acknowledgment that the temple is an “ancient monument”. […]
The famous Khun Tan Tunnel Table of Contents Introduction The Khuntan Tunnel is with a length of 1,362 meters the longest railway tunnel in Thailand. You pass through this tunnel on the Northern Line of the State Railway of Thailand between Bangkok and Chiang Mai. It is 683 km from Bangkok and 68 km before […]
Wat Mon Phraya Chae, a remote temple Wat Mon Phaya Chae, a remote temple on the mountain Even though I have visited Lampang many times over the past 5 years I had never heard of the Wat Phra That Mon Phaya Chae. A Facebook friend posted some old pictures of this temple which looked absolutely […]
The Temples of Mae Sariang Table of Contents Wat Jong Soong (Wat Uttayarom) Shan monks and lay people constructed Wat Jong Soong (วัดจองสูง) in 1838. After that a devasting fire in the town also damaged the temple. Local people reconstructed the temple, which they finished in 1896. After the reconstruction they renamed the temple Wat […]