The Main Chedi

The stone inscriptions that found in temples mentioning the construction of the chedi and containing relics by Phaya Luang of Chiang Saen and Swami, the patriarch in the year 1615-1616.

Announcing the registration of ancient sites in the Government Gazette, Book 52, Chapter 75, 8 March 1935. This pagoda was restored by the Fine Arts Department in 1962.

This chedi is a single pointed top castle shaped chedi. The bottom base is in a square plan. It supports a four layers flat base in the twenty eight corner plan, two layers lotus base in the twenty eight corner plan, reunthat with four standing Buddha images arches in the twenty eight corner plan, three layers twelve corners lotus base, the bell and throne in circular plan, spire and minaret.

It is a 22th Buddhist Century Lanna-style castle shape chedi with evidence indicating the year of construction.

1. The decoration of the stucco lotus with a flick at the end is called Bua Ngon which appeared first in the base of the Buddha image before being sent to the chedi in Lanna art and very popular in the Lan Xang art.

2. The Buddha images in all four arches were repaired in the later period because the faces cannot be classified into any groups, the body is delicate and tall, and very longhand, it makes it look as if it is a repair work in the 24-25th Buddhist Century.

The legend of the 61st Chronicles meeting said that this temple was built during the reign of Lao Kao Pan Ma Mueang (Phaya Lao Klao Kaew Ma Mueang), ruler of Hiran Nakhon Ngeon Yang Chiang Saen in 761. It said that there is an old man dressed in white cloth bathed in front of this temple and drowned. The white cloth then floated to the area in front of the temple. Once the temple was built, it was then called Wat Pha Khao Phan. However, the art form is more related to the inscriptions found at the temple than in the legend.

1. The Main Chedi of Wat Chedi Luang, Chiang Mai province is the first Lanna style castle shape chedi which began to be built as a single pointed top castle shaped chedi according to the wishes of King Tilokaraj.

2. The Main Chedi of Wat Phra That Chom Kitti, Chiang Saen, Chiang Rai province is a castle shaped chedi in Lanna art in Chiang Saen that has similar patterns and still has stucco designs.

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

ศักดิ์ชัย สายสิงห์. ศิลปะเมืองเชียงแสน : วิเคราะห์งานศิลปกรรมร่วมสมัยกับหลักฐานทางโบราณคดีและเอกสารประวัติศาสตร์. กรุงเทพฯ: กรมศิลปากร, 2551.

โครงการวิจัยการปริวรรตและชำระจารึกล้านนา. จารึกล้านนาภาค 1 จารึกจังหวัดเชียงราย น่าน พะเยา แพร่. กรุงเทพฯ: มูลนิธิเจมส์ เอช ดับเบิ้ลยู ทอมป์สัน, 2534.