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| It's built in a 14th century Lanna Thai monarch's pleasure gardens and is a favourite spot for photographers, particularly for striking sunsets. Several of the white chedies contain ashes of Chiang Mai's former royal family. Interesting are the Buddha Phra Chao Kao Tue, one of the biggest and most beautiful bronze Buddha images in Thailand.
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2008-11-06 11:14:47
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 The temple was built by King Keu Na of Lanna for a revered priest visiting from Sukhothai as a place for the monk to spend the rains retreat. The name of the temple roughly translates to "field of flowers."
Central chedi of Wat Suan Dok.
There are several unique features to this temple that you won't see in just about any other wat around Chiang Mai, or even elsewhere in Thailand. One of the first is the temple's large wiharn, or prayer hall. The chapel is unusual not only for its size, but also the fact that it is open on the sides rather than being totally enclosed.
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2008-11-06 11:17:19
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 A number of large pagodas are situated on the west of the wiharn, called "Chedi" in Thai. The largest of these is the center of another unusual story. Pagodas will almost always contain Buddhist relics. The biggest and most important chedis will contain a relic of the Buddha himself.
In the case of Suan Dok, the largest stupa contained a relic that reputedly self-replicated. One of the relics was placed on the back of a royal white elephant, which was then allowed to wander where-ever it wanted to go.
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2008-11-06 11:20:47
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 How to get here:
Take Suthep Road towards the mountain. 1 km approx. on your left hand side. South-west of Chiangmai Town.
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