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Wat Phra Singh
Wat Phra Singh (full name: Wat Phra Singh Woramahaviharn; Northern Thai: ᩅᩢ᩠ᨯᩕᨻᩈᩥᨦ᩠ᩉ᩺ᩅᩴᩬᩁᨾᩉᩣᩅᩥᩉᩣ᩠ᩁ; Thai: วัดพระสิงห์วรมหาวิหาร; RTGS: Wat Phra Sing Wora Maha Wihan; is a Buddhist temple (Thai language: Wat) in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand. It is the place where the image of Phra Buddha Sihing is enshrined.
Wat Phra Singh is located in the western part of the old city centre of Chiang Mai, inside the city walls and moat.
Phayu, the fifth king of Lan Na from the Mangrai dynasty, constructed Wat Phra Singh in 1345. He ordered the construction of the temple after bringing the ashes of his father, Khamfu from Chiang Saen, to be interred in a stupa here. This temple was formerly known as Wat Lee Chiang Phra because the area in front of it served as a towns's marketplace, which subsequently evolved into the Lee Chiang Phra market.
In 1400, Saenmueangma, the king of Lan Na, received the Phra Phuttha Sihing, also known as Phra Singh, from Maha Phrom, the ruler of Chiang Rai, who had acquired it from Kamphaeng Phet. The Phra Phuttha Sihing, also known as Phra Sing, was subsequently enshrined at Wat Lee Chiang Phra, the locals have referred to the temple as "Wat Phra Singh" ever since.
From 1558 until 1775 Chiang Mai was part of a Burmese Empire. After the Burmese were driven out, the city was abandoned until 1791. Most temples were in a ruined state. In 1782, Kawila became the first king of a new dynasty of Chiang Mai and started to restore the temple.
Khruba Siwichai started renovate Wat Phra Singh in the early 1920s. His larger effort to revitalise Buddhism and restore other significant temples in the Lan Na region included this restoration.
Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII), bestowed upon it the status of Royal temple of the first grade in 1935.
The Viharn Luang is the main Vihāra of the temple, built in 1924. It houses the Phra Sri Sanphet statue. The building is 56 meters long and 24 meters wide, with Lanna-style architecture. It features a solid teak wood roof, reinforced concrete walls and pillars, and tiles with swan-tail motifs, bargeboards, and finials. There are porches on the front and rear, with three doors on the front, two on the back, and two on each side. There are also five windows on each side. The original vihara was a four-sided building, but it was beyond repair due to deterioration. As a result, Khruba Sriwichai dismantled it and replaced it with the present main vihara.
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Wat Phra Singh
Wat Phra Singh (full name: Wat Phra Singh Woramahaviharn; Northern Thai: ᩅᩢ᩠ᨯᩕᨻᩈᩥᨦ᩠ᩉ᩺ᩅᩴᩬᩁᨾᩉᩣᩅᩥᩉᩣ᩠ᩁ; Thai: วัดพระสิงห์วรมหาวิหาร; RTGS: Wat Phra Sing Wora Maha Wihan; is a Buddhist temple (Thai language: Wat) in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand. It is the place where the image of Phra Buddha Sihing is enshrined.
Wat Phra Singh is located in the western part of the old city centre of Chiang Mai, inside the city walls and moat.
Phayu, the fifth king of Lan Na from the Mangrai dynasty, constructed Wat Phra Singh in 1345. He ordered the construction of the temple after bringing the ashes of his father, Khamfu from Chiang Saen, to be interred in a stupa here. This temple was formerly known as Wat Lee Chiang Phra because the area in front of it served as a towns's marketplace, which subsequently evolved into the Lee Chiang Phra market.
In 1400, Saenmueangma, the king of Lan Na, received the Phra Phuttha Sihing, also known as Phra Singh, from Maha Phrom, the ruler of Chiang Rai, who had acquired it from Kamphaeng Phet. The Phra Phuttha Sihing, also known as Phra Sing, was subsequently enshrined at Wat Lee Chiang Phra, the locals have referred to the temple as "Wat Phra Singh" ever since.
From 1558 until 1775 Chiang Mai was part of a Burmese Empire. After the Burmese were driven out, the city was abandoned until 1791. Most temples were in a ruined state. In 1782, Kawila became the first king of a new dynasty of Chiang Mai and started to restore the temple.
Khruba Siwichai started renovate Wat Phra Singh in the early 1920s. His larger effort to revitalise Buddhism and restore other significant temples in the Lan Na region included this restoration.
Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII), bestowed upon it the status of Royal temple of the first grade in 1935.
The Viharn Luang is the main Vihāra of the temple, built in 1924. It houses the Phra Sri Sanphet statue. The building is 56 meters long and 24 meters wide, with Lanna-style architecture. It features a solid teak wood roof, reinforced concrete walls and pillars, and tiles with swan-tail motifs, bargeboards, and finials. There are porches on the front and rear, with three doors on the front, two on the back, and two on each side. There are also five windows on each side. The original vihara was a four-sided building, but it was beyond repair due to deterioration. As a result, Khruba Sriwichai dismantled it and replaced it with the present main vihara.
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