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Pha That Luang. Buddhist missionaries from the Mauryan Empire are believed to have been sent by Emperor Ashoka, including Bury Chan or Praya Chanthabury Pasithisak and five Arahanta monks, who brought a sacred relic (believed to be the breastbone) of Buddha and enshrined it into the stupa in the 3rd century BC. [2]
Monks and laypeople from all over Laos congregate to celebrate the occasion with three days of religious ceremony followed by a week of festivities, day and night. The procession of laypeople begins at Wat Si Muang in the city center and proceeds to That Luang to make offerings to the monks in order to accumulate merit for rebirth into a better life.
Wat Si Muang Buddha Park. The capital attracts many tourists to its many temples and Buddhist monuments. A popular attraction for foreign visitors is Pha That Luang, an important national cultural monument of Laos and one of its best known stupas. It was originally built in 1566 by King Setthathirath and was restored in 1953. The golden stupa ...
Luang Pho Phet. Wat Tha Luang (Thai: วัดท่าหลวง) is a Thai Buddhist temple in Tambon Nai Mueang, Amphoe Mueang Phichit, Phichit Province, upper central Thailand. Regarded as the most famous temple in the province and also considered as provincial temple. The temple sits on the Nan River's west bank close to the Provincial ...
The formal movement of the capital followed an expansive building program which included strengthening city defenses, the construction of a massive formal palace and the Haw Phra Kaew to house the Emerald Buddha, and major renovations to That Luang in Viangchan. In Luang Prabang, Wat Xieng Thong was constructed perhaps in compensation for the ...
Wat Chedi Luang during the yearly Inthakin Festival, Chiang Mai Wat Phra That Lampang Luang, Lampang Wat Phumin, Nan. Wat Aranyawiwake; Wat Den Sali Si Mueang Kaen วัดเด่นสะหลีศรีเมืองแกน, also known as Wat Ban Den (วัดบ้านเด่น), Wat Buppharam, Chiang Mai; Wat Chai Mongkhon ...
Wat Pa Sak, ruins of a Buddhist temple situated outside the city walls with an impressive, well-preserved Chedi with a square base in the Mon style. Wat Phra That Chedi Luang, Ruins of Chiang Saen's main temple. Today only the octagonal chedi remains, which at 88 meters is the tallest building in Chiang Saen.
Important landmarks in the province are the Wat Ou-Tai Temple, the Wat Luang Ou-Neua Temple and the That Phou Xay Stupa. [2] The Wat Ou-Tai Temple is in the Ban Ou-Tai village. It was built by Praya Chakkawattiraja and is said to be 500 years old. The Hor Thane Keo, inside the monastery, is a specific sanctum where Buddha images are deified.