Wat Rong Khun, The White Temple
Wat Rong Khun, more well-known as the White Temple, is a contemporary Buddhist temple in Chiang Rai, Thailand that is spectacular to behold. It was designed by Chalermchai Kositpipat in 1996, in white because the architect and internationally known painter and...
Multi-headed Serpent Protects Wat Bupharam in Chiang Mai, Thailand
Buddhist temples, like Hindu ones, always have fierce looking creatures guarding them. We are told that they keep the evil spirits from entering the temples. This colorful multi-headed serpent at Wat Bupharam (Wat means Temple) is well...
Buddha Statue at Shrine in Temple Wat Bupharam
There are well over 100 temples in Chiang Mai, Thailand and of course, they all have statues of the Buddha. This one, Wat Bupharam, includes a huge shrine with a life-sized Buddha statue in each of it’s four sides. Each statue is different, and all are...
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