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Wat Phra That Lampang Luang

Lampang Luang, Thailand

Wat Phra That Lampang Luang (Northern ᩅᩢ᩠ᨯᩕᨻᨵᩣᩩ᩠ᨲᩃᩴᩣᨻᩣ᩠ᨦᩉᩖᩅ᩠ᨦ) is a Lanna-style Buddhist temple in Lampang in Lampang Province, Thailand. It was built in the 15th century and located in the northern city of Lampang about 15 kilometers away. It is one of the best maintained temple that show the early Lanna architect and artifacts that show the culture within that age. The temple is said to enshrine a relic of the Buddha. Such relics are typically bones and ashes believed to be gathered after the Buddha's cremation. The relic is installed in the main chedi of the temple.

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