Chiang Mai Sights

Wat Jet Yot

#38 of 265 things to do in Chiang Mai

#364 of 2961 things to do in Thailand

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    • Th Superhighway
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    • 0 5322 1947

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Lonely Planet review for Wat Jet Yot

Dedicated temple-spotters are the prime candidates for Wat Jet Yot. It was built to host the eighth World Buddhist Council in 1477, a momentous occasion for the Lanna capital. To the back of the temple compound are the ruins of the old wí·hăhn, which was supposed to be a replica of the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya, India, but the proportions don’t match up. Some scholars assume that the blueprint for the temple must have come from a small votive tablet depicting the Mahabodhi in distorted perspective.

 

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