Wat Jet Yot

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  • Address
    Hwy 11/Th Superhighway, N Chiang Mai
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  • Phone
    219 483

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Wat Jet Yot was built in the mid-15th century to host the eighth World Buddhist Council in 1477. Based on the design of the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya, India, the proportions for the Chiang Mai version are quite different from the Indian original; it was probably modelled from a small votive tablet depicting the Mahabodhi in distorted perspective. The jèt yâwt (seven spires) represent the seven weeks Buddha was supposed to have spent in Bodhgaya after his enlightenment.