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Stupa of King Tilokarat
Keywords :
| Artwork alternative name | The Ashes Containing Chedi of King Tilokarat, The Castle Shape Chedi |
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| Site common name | Wat Maha Photharam |
| Site alternative name | Wat Chedi Chet Yot |
| Type of artwork | Architecture |
| Sub district | Chang Phueak |
| District | Mueang Chiang Mai |
| Province | Chiang Mai |
| Region | North |
| Country | Thailand |
| Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree | Lat : 14.79868 Long : 137.909375 |
| Geographic Coordinates UTM | Zone : 47 Q Hemisphere : N E : 4977050.01 N : 2079706.12 |
| Place of artwork | On the northeast of the Maha bodhi Vihara |
| History of production | This chedi was built by King Yotchiangrai to contain the ashes of King Tilokarat in 1491. |
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| Conservation | Announcing the registration of ancient sites in the Government Gazette, Book 52, Chapter 75, 8 March 1935 |
| Art | This chedi is a single pointed top castle shaped chedi with two type of base, flat bases and upturned lotus base supporting the ruenthat. It has arches on all four sides, pillas with decorative pattern, roof set, another flat bases and upturned lotus base supporting the bell, throne, cylinders, spire and the top. |
| Key academic information | The Ashes Containing Chedi of King Tilokarat with clear building history. |
| Notice | The pattern that decorate the chedi is a vine Lanna style and has an extremely curved pattern which was popular during the 21st Buddhist Century era, consistent with the history of the building during that period. |
| Period | Historical Period |
| Art period | Lanna |
| Age | 21st Buddhist Century |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Sect | Theravada |
| Religion and belief | Theravada |
| Related artwork | 1. The Main Chedi of Wat Chedi Luang, Chiang Mai province is the first castle-shaped chedi in Lanna art, which was made into a single pointed top castle shaped chedi, consistent with the will of King Tilokarat. 2. Chedi Chang Lom of Wat Chiang Man, Chiang Mai province is another single pointed top castle shaped chedi but there is an additional surrounding elephant base at the bottom. |
| Type of License | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND) |
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| Rights | Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre |
| Date of record creation | 2016-05-26 |
| Record creator | Rungroj Thamrungraeng |
| Bibliography | ศิลปากร, กรม. การขึ้นทะเบียนโบราณสถานภาคเหนือในเขตรับผิดชอบของหน่วยศิลปากรที่ 4 ตามโครงการสำรวจและขึ้นทะเบียนโบราณสถานของกองโบราณคดี. กรุงเทพฯ: กรม, 2525. ศักดิ์ชัย สายสิงห์. ศิลปะล้านนา. กรุงเทพฯ: มติชน, 2556. รัตนปัญญาเถระ, พระ. ชินกาลมาลีปกรณ์. กรุงเทพฯ: กรมศิลปากร, 2552. สงวน โชติสุขรัตน์. ประชุมตำนานล้านนาไทย เล่ม 2. พระนคร: โอเดียนสโตร์, 2515. |
