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Wat_Chedi_Sao Latitude and Longitude:

18°19′19″N 99°30′53″E / 18.321878°N 99.514804°E / 18.321878; 99.514804
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Wat Chedi Sao
วัดพระเจดีย์ซาวหลัง
Religion
Affiliation Buddhism
Sect Theravada Buddhism
Province Lampang Province
StatusActive
Location
Municipality Lampang
Country Thailand
Wat Chedi Sao is located in Thailand
Wat Chedi Sao
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Geographic coordinates 18°19′19″N 99°30′53″E / 18.321878°N 99.514804°E / 18.321878; 99.514804

Wat Phra Chedi Sao Lang ( Thai: วัดพระเจดีย์ซาวหลัง, literally 'monastery of twenty stupas' in Lanna Thai) is a Buddhist temple in Lampang, Thailand. [1] The temple is located approximately 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) north of Lampang, and is noted for its series of 20 chedi arranged in a courtyard. [1] The chedis' bases are built in the Lan Na style, and whose upper parts are built in the Burmese style. [1] The temple also houses a 15th-century solid gold Buddha image that weighs 1,507 kilograms (3,322 lb). [2]

The name Chedi Sao Lang means 20 Chedis; sao (ซาว) is Lanna dialect for 'twenty' and lang (หลัง) is the countive[ spelling?] of Chedi.

References

  1. ^ a b c Freeman, Michael (2001). Lanna: Thailand's Northern Kingdom. Thames & Hudson. ISBN  9780500976029.
  2. ^ Insight Guides: Thailand. Apa Publications. 2016. ISBN  9781786715852.