Thousands of Chiang Mai residents were seen bringing out blessed water for the monks to wash their Buddha icons, collecting the water as it rolls off the statue (so the one offering can use the ...

Wat Chedi Luang is another majestic temple located in the center of Chiang Mai. It once housed the Emerald Buddha, prior to ...

Eventually I realized that Chiang Mai, Thailand, was the only place I ... I had started following the teachings of Buddha and was eager to visit a country where they were practiced.

or the white temple (symbolizing Buddha’s purity) with its profusion of bizarre statues ranging from guardian warriors to dismembered skulls and hands. In contrast to the wats in Chiang Mai ...

Its pristine waters were utilised in the sacred tradition of transporting Buddha relics from Jomthong to Chiang Mai, which dates back to 1566, and the 2019 royal coronation ceremony of His Majesty ...

Surrounded by high mountains and crossed by the majestic Mae Ping River, Chiang Mai boasts a wealth of natural ... and the home of the famous Crystal Buddha and Marble Buddha.

Breakfast aside, Chiang Mai – and Thailand in general – is ... the 14th century as a place to keep a bone fragment from the Buddha's shoulder, carried up to the top by a white elephant ...