The chedi is claimed to house the ashes of the Royal members of the Mengrai Dynasty. Wat Lokmolee, Thanon Manee Nopparat, Muang Chiangmai. Wat Lok Moli Thai: à ¸§à ¸±à ¸âà ¹âà ¸¥à ¸Âà ¹âà ¸¡à ¸¬à ¸µ, sometimes also seen written as Wat Lok Molee is a Buddhist temple Thai language:Wat in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand. The temple is situated on the north side of the north moat surrounding the old part of the city, about 400 meters west of the Chang Phuak city gate.nnIt is not known when the temple was built but it is first mentioned in a charter in 1367 CE. The sixth king of the Mangrai dynasty, King Kuena 1355-1385, invited ten Buddhist monks from Burma to spread their teachings on Theravada Buddhism. The monks were housed in this temple.nnIn 1527, King Ket also known as Mueangketklao or Phra Kaew Muang commissioned the chedi and in 1545, he also had the viharn assembly hall built.nnThe ashes of several members of the Mengrai dynasty were placed in this temple . Until the demise of their dynasty, the Mengrai royal family took the responsibility for maintaining the temple.nnThe brickwork of the large chedi is left mostly bare, this in contrast to the, often recently, stuccoed chedis of other temples in Chiang Mai. Of note are the finely sculptured NÃÂgas and wooden temple façade. The temple is aligned along a north-south axis - most Buddhist temples are orientated towards the East, towards the rising sun.
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