Chiang Mai, Thailand, May 2001



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Picture 1 The most beautiful Wat (temple) we saw in Chiang Mai,
it has meticulously carved teakwood doors and window
covers, two separate Buddha images, both uncommonly
beautiful, and loads of dragons outside protecting it
from evil spirits. Pictures below!


Picture 2 Two sets of dragons protect each staircase


Picture 3 Chris protects the dragon


Picture 4 Top of the stairs looking down


Picture 5 More dragons on the stairs!


Picture 6 Yet more dragons!


Picture 7 The ceiling of the stairway just outside the
entrance to the temple


Picture 8 The gold plated (most Buddhas in Thailand are gold plated) Buddha image inside


Picture 9 Another view of the gold Buddha


Picture 10 The additional white Buddha inside


Picture 11 a beautiful Buddha image at the entrance


Picture 12 the entranceway


Picture 13 A hand-sculptured teakwood window cover


Picture 14 A hand-sculptured teakwood window cover


Picture 15 A hand-sculptured teakwood window cover


Picture 15a side view of this wat


Picture 16 An old stupa in the temple complex with a newer Buddha image


Picture 17 The wat on the mountain overlooking Chiang Mai


Picture 18 A line of Buddhas and donation bowls at the Wat.


Picture 19 a small bellhouse in the wat complex


Picture 20 a gold-plated Buddha and a matching mural


Picture 21 another mural depicting a scene in the life of the Buddha


Picture 22 another mural depicting a scene in the life of the Buddha


Picture 23 a Buddha in the side of another building in the complex


Picture 24 An old Buddhist stupa, or monument, at a
temple in a peaceful wooded area outside Chiang Mai.


Picture 25 A huge turtle, over two feet long, in the small
lake by the temple in the woods. We waited forever
for it to emerge further, but no luck! We were lucky
to photo its head.


Picture 26 Large incredibly fragrant blooms on a tree by the temple


Picture 27 An old five-headed dragon guards the temple


Picture 28 A beautiful statue of Buddhadasa Bhikku, one of the most
highly regarded meditation teachers in the Thai Buddhist tradition


Picture 29 A very old large stupa behind one of the larger wats (temples)
in Chiang Mai.

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