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Wat Ku Tao

Coordinates: 18°48′09″N 98°59′19″E / 18.802366°N 98.988744°E / 18.802366; 98.988744
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Wat Ku Tao
วัดกู่เต้า
Religion
AffiliationBuddhism
SectTheravada Buddhism
DistrictMueang Chiang Mai District
ProvinceChiang Mai Province
Location
MunicipalityChiang Mai
CountryThailand
Wat Ku Tao is located in Thailand
Wat Ku Tao
Shown within Thailand
Geographic coordinates18°48′09″N 98°59′19″E / 18.802366°N 98.988744°E / 18.802366; 98.988744

Wat Ku Tao (Thai: วัดกู่เต้า; "Temple of the Gourd Pagoda") is a Buddhist temple in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The temple was built in 1613 to enshrine the remains of Nawrahta Minsaw, the first Burmese ruler of Lan Na.[1] The temple is known for its distinctive chedi, which was built in the Yunnanese style, arranged in a series of five diminishing spheres that represent the five historical and future Buddhas.[1] The temple presently caters to Chiang Mai's Shan community.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Freeman, Michael (2001). Lanna: Thailand's Northern Kingdom. Thames & Hudson. ISBN 9780500976029.
  2. ^ Eberhardt, Nancy (2009-05-01). "Rite of Passage or Ethnic Festival? Shan Buddhist novice ordinations in northern Thailand". Contemporary Buddhism. 10 (1): 51–63. doi:10.1080/14639940902968913. ISSN 1463-9947.
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