Lanna Fine Arts, Wat San Pa Yang Luang

#Winter travel destinations - Wat San Pa Yang Luang is a beautiful temple, especially the chapel, which is ranked as one of the 10 most beautiful chapels in Thailand. Phra Khiew Khong chapel was built in 1993 using golden teak and red wood pillars from Laos, Burma, and Thailand. Phra Khru Ba In designed the construction and designed the local patterns, combining the old and the new. When viewed from the front, Phra Khiew Khong chapel has a 5-tiered roof with 5 gables, which represent the 5 Buddhas. The three at the back represent morality, concentration, and wisdom, which refer to the practice of the Buddha in order to attain nirvana. The 5 in front and 3 at the back equal 8, meaning that one must follow the middle path, which is the Eightfold Path, to attain the Middle Path, and the 9th path, which is the supramundane Dhamma. In addition, inside Phra Khiew Khong chapel is the enshrined Phra Phuttha Annyaratna Maha Natee Si Hariphunchai, or Phra Khiew Khong, a Buddha statue carved from Mekong River stone.