The Main Chedi

Keywords : Prasat-Type Chedi, Lanna art, The Principle Chedi, , Wat Phra That Chom Kitti, Wat Phra That Chom Kiti

Artwork alternative name	The Castle Shape Chedi
Site common name	Wat Phrathat Chom Kitti
Site alternative name	Wat Phrathat Chom Kiti
Type of artwork	Architecture
Sub district	Wiang
District	Chiang Saen
Province	Chiang Rai
Region	North
Country	Thailand
Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree	Lat : 20.286222 Long : 100.074095
Geographic Coordinates UTM	Zone : 47 Q Hemisphere : N E : 612156.46 N : 2243519.64
Place of artwork	On the peak of Doi Chom Kitti.

History of production	According to legend, it was built since the time of King Singhanawat Kuman. There are many restoration, One big time was in the year 1685 by King Chalerm Mueang and the people of Chiang Saen.
Conservation	Announcing the registration of ancient sites in the Government Gazette, Book 52, Chapter 75, 8 March 1935
Art	This is a castle shape chedi. It has one layer flat base in a square plan, one layer lotus base. Next up is a reunthat, decorated with stucco and various patterns in a square plan on a lotus base with arches. The top has a sloping roof. Next up was another three layers lotus base supporting the bell, spire, minaret and tiered umbrella in a circular plan.
Key academic information	The castle shaped chedi in the 22nd Buddhist Century.
Notice	1. There are triangular decorative patterns in the frame of many curving circles within the Lanna vine pattern that has developed greatly. There is a decoration with Moms which is popular in the latedeveloped dramatically This chedi has a supporting part for the bell in thelater developed plan, so it may be contemporary or later than Phra That Doi Suthep or in the 22nd Buddhist Century. 2. The base of this chedi is unique to the Chiang Saen Chedi base and is related to the Chedi base in the Lan Chang art such as Phra That Si Song Rak, Loei Province.
Period	Historical Period
Art period	Lanna
Age	22nd Buddhist century
Religion	Buddhism
Sect	Theravada
Legend	The legend says Phra That Chom Kitti began to be built by King Singhanawat Kuman to house the hairs that were received from the Lord Buddha. Later in the year 940, Phra Phangkharat and his son, Phra Phrom the Great received the Lord Buddha's relics(forehead) from Lanka. Therefore, a pagoda was built on Doi Chom Kitti to contain the relics with a width of 6 meters and 13 meters in height, completed in 940. Later, Lord Chiang Song, the ruler of Chiang Saen repaired the chedi in 1487 and was restored by Prince Chalerm Muang together with the people of Chiang Saen in the year 1685. From the legend, we can see the characteristics of the Lanna legend that often talks about coming or receiving the hairs from the Lord Buddha. This legend was found in the legend of the construction of other chedis in Lanna as well.
Related artwork	1. The Chedi of Wat Pha Khao Phan, Chiang Saen, Chiang Rai province is an example of a castle shaped chedi in Lanna art that is similar to the Chedi of Wat Phra That Chom Kitti. 2. Phra That Si Song Rak, Loei Province, is a chedi in the Lan Chang art that has a base set similar to Wat Phra That Chom Kitti and many chedies in Chiang Saen.

Type of License	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
Rights	Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation	2016-05-23
Record creator	Rungroj Thamrungraeng
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