Beautiful temples in Chiang Mai
... and Chiang Rai
Wat Chedi Luang
Wat buppharam
A monk buying his lottery tickets
Wat Phra Kaew
Wat Phra Kaew is famous in Thailand as the original home of the Emerald Buddha which is now in Bangkok’s Grand Palace. It was discovered in 1434 when a bolt of lighting hit an old Chedi.
When HRH Princess Mother turned 90 in 1990, a replica of the emerald buddha was made of jade brought from Canada. This buddha is 1cm shorter than the one in Bangkok.
Wat Phra Kaew is also famous as the one of the royally endowed temple in this province. The abbot, Venerable Phra Dhammarachanuwat is the ecclesiastical head of all North Thailand.It is also one of the main centres of Buddhist education and the Sangha’s administration in northern Thailand.
Wat Phra Kaew receives many donations of important religious art works from members of its parish making merit.
Thursday is the Meditating Buddha
Thursdays child is fair of face
Shrines at businesses
