[2025 Phayao Attraction] Travel Guide for Wat Phra That Chom Thong (Updated Apr)

Wat Phra That Chom Thong, Phayao Province 🙏It is a temple that is a symbol of Phayao Province. There is Phra That Chom Thong, inside which contains the hair relics and the right arm relic of the Lord Buddha. It is a Lanna-style pagoda that is 30 meters high and stands on a square base that is 9 meters wide, stacked in three layers. The top is a golden umbrella. The base is covered with metal sheets, embossed with the 12 zodiac animals and beautiful Thai patterns. 🌿According to legend, the Lord Buddha once traveled to spread Buddhism in Phukamyao City and stayed overnight on a mountain located on the northern bank of Nong Eiang, which is Doi Chom Thong. He gave the hair relic to King Ashoka, who buried the hair relic in a well that was more than 70 meters deep and built a pagoda over it. Later, the three monks, Khru Ba Srivichai, Khru Ba Kaew, and Khru Ba Panya, worked together to renovate the pagoda. 📍 Tambon Ban Tom, Mueang Phayao District, Phayao Province #NewYearNewTrip #WatPhraThatChomThong

#NewYearNewTrip Phra That Chom Thong, an ancient pagoda of Phayao At 📌Wat Phra That Chom Thong📌 🎈Location: Ban Tom Subdistrict, Mueang Phayao District, Phayao Province Phra That Chom Thong, an important Buddhist site of Phayao and the Lanna Kingdom, has existed alongside the history of Phayao since the time of the construction of houses and cities by people in the Ing River basin during the Phayao period. Inside Phra That Chom Thong are enshrined hair relics and the left arm relics of the Lord Buddha. Inside the temple grounds, there is also a Phra Chao Tan Jai statue, which was completed in 1 day, and a 100-year-old Bodhi tree planted by Phra Khru Ba Chao Siwichai in 1922. Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/bsYzgK2KSn2ig6if8 #Phayao #VisitPhayao #PhayaoAttractions

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