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Wat Pha Lat

Chiang Mai, Thailand

Wat Pha Lat (Northern ᩅᩢ᩠ᨯᨹᩣᩃᩣ᩠ᨯ, lit. 'the monastery at the sloping rock'), also known as Wat Sakadagami (Northern ᩅᩢ᩠ᨯᩈᨠᨴᩣᨣᩣᨾᩦ), is a Buddhist temple located on the slopes of Doi Suthep, above Chiang Mai. Founded by King Kuena of Lanna in the 14th century, Wat Pha Lat served originally as a resting place for pilgrims making the journey up to the Wat Phra That Doi Suthep.

Monastery data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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