"Wat UMong Suan Bhuddha Dhamma"


"How to get to Wat UMong"

There is several ways to go to Wat Umong such as by Red taxi, personal car, and motorcycle. The most comfortable way to go if you come from other provinces is by Red taxi because every driver will know Wat Umong and they will bring you there. It's the cheapest cost and easy way to get this place



This is a Red Cap or Red taxi in Chiang Mai


Location
Wat Umong lies against the mountains of Doi Suthep and is about 1 km from the main campus of Chiang Mai University. The wat have a tranquil setting and a small open zoo is stationed behind it


In front of the temple




Map around temple


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This is map of Chiang Mai that situated in temple which is a information for tourist



Animals in Zoo


Brief history of Wat UMong

Wat Umong was built in 1296 by King Mung Rai of Lanna kingdom. After King Mung Rai died, King Gue Na of Lanna kingdom was continued the restoration of this temple and he was built the tunnel in the temple. That tunnel was still visible until now. In 1947, Chuen Sirirose was built the Meditation Center in Wat Umong for people who want to study about Buddhism.


This one is situated in front of the tunnel. It has a two languages Thai and English.


Talk about the interesting facts in Wat UMong

A particular interest is a replica of Ashok Pillar that similar to the Pillar at Vaishali and the Pillar at Sarnath Museum. The Ashok Pillar has four lion and a wheel at the base and larger wheel on the top that look like an umbrella for the lion. The four lion head is adopted as the National Emblem of India. Another interesting fact about Wat Umong is the zoo in Wat Umong. In 2008, Wat Umong was a little zoo where adopted many animals that was hunted by hunters and escaped from the wood near the temple to the temple’s area such as deer, gaurs, bantengs and pheasants

"The building attraction"

A model replica of Ashok Pillar.


The stair to the pagoda


A 700 hundred years pagoda


The tunnel



The picture house of Dharma Puzzle

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