Wat Suan Dok Chiang Mai

Wat Suan Dok, Chiang Mai is located on the famous Suthep Road. The story of its foundation, closely linked with a popular legend. The big, bell-shaped, snow-white, central chedi, houses one half of a miraculous relic only the size of a pea.

The relic was found by a monk who hid the relic. The relic was found by King Kuna of Chiang Mai who built a chedi in Wat Suan Dok, Chiang Mai to house it. It is said that in 1383 the relic separated itself into two separate pieces, but miraculously each relic piece grew back to the original size. The other relic is at the famous temple on the Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai.

Wat Suan Dok, Chiang Mai boasts of having 6-m (20- ft) high Buddha in the Chiang Mai style. The prayer hall is large and can host large religious assemblies in northern Thailand. Wat Suan Dok, Chiang Mai also houses Chedis that are built in the courtyard to honor royal family members.

The interior of Wat Suan Dok, Chiang Mai has been richly designed. The temple features ornamented columns, two Buddha statues standing back-to-back, and painted images of the Enlightened One. This temple attracts tourists from all parts of the world which helps Chiang Mai tourism to flourish.

If you want to learn about Buddhism you must Wat Suan Dok, Chiang Mai. The temple hosts a monk chat program on certain days of the week. Tourists can talk and ask all the questions they wanted to know about Buddhism, a Buddhist monk will oblige you by solving your queries.

If you are on a Chiang Mai tour then you must not miss a chance to visit the Wat Suan Dok, Chiang Mai. This is truly the most magnificently and beautiful temple in Chiang Mai.

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