The Main Chedi

This chedi was built by King Tilokaraj in 1437 to contain the relics of his father, King Samfangkaen at the cremation place.

Announcing the registration of archaeological sites in the Government Gazette, Volume 98, Chapter 177, 27 October 1981.

This chedi is a surrounding elephant chedi. The base at the bottom has traces of an elephant decoration surrounded by half-body elephants on all four sides. Next up is a lotus base decorated with five arches on each side, for a total of twenty arches, a bell in a circular plan with various patterns decorated, square throne, and the spire that the upper part had been broken.

The surrounding elephant chedi in Lanna art which is highly influenced by Sukhothai art.

1. The patterns that appear on the chedi arch can be dated in the 20th Buddhist Century, consistent with the history of the pagoda in the year 1437.

2. The reason why the chedi of Wat Pa Daeng Luang is inherited from Sukhothai art may be because this temple is related to the coming of the new Langkawi Buddhism, Pa Daeng Temple sects. It is a group of monks who travel to brought religion from Lanka and return to spread and prosper during the reign of King Tilokaraj. Therefore, they go back to create a Lanka style chedi and relate to Sukhothai or maybe because of the political influence that spread to Si Satchanalai, causing the chedi forms from there to appear in Lanna too, because in the reign of King Tilokaraj appeared in many diverse works of art.

1. The surrounding elephant chedi Is a chedi in the Sukhothai art that has the form that should inspire from the chedi of Wat Pa Daeng Luang.

2. The chedi of Wat Wat Pa Daeng Bunnak, Phayao province is an another Sukhothai style bell shaped chedi in Lanna art. It should be built by Phaya Yuthit Thira, the ruler of the Song Khaew that migrated to surrender to King Tilokaraj.

ศิลปากร, กรม. การขึ้นทะเบียนโบราณสถานภาคเหนือในเขตรับผิดชอบของหน่วยศิลปากรที่ 4 ตามโครงการสำรวจและขึ้นทะเบียนโบราณสถานของกองโบราณคดี. กรุงเทพฯ: กรม, 2525.

ศักดิ์ชัย สายสิงห์. ศิลปะล้านนา. กรุงเทพฯ: มติชน, 2556.

อรุณรัตน์ วิเชียรเขียว. วัดร้างในเวียงเชียงใหม่. พิมพ์ครั้งที่ 2. เชียงใหม่: สุริวงศ์ บุ๊คเซนเตอร์, 2539.