Ohhh found another Chiang Mai temple I had forgotten about! The beautiful Wat Chiang Mun with its incredible, multi coloured wall murals.
Photo frenzy!!!!!! The temple has gorgeous delicate red and gold paintings.
The murals were repainted in 1996 and depict the founding of Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai
Chedi Chang Lom is the Elephant Chedi – the oldest construction within the temple complex
The more modern, colourful murals in the second smaller wiharn in Wat Chiang Mun depict the Lord Buddha’s life and the last ten lives in the Jataka Stories.
These are stories that tell about the previous lives of the Buddha, in both human and animal form. The future Buddha may appear in them as a king, an outcast, a god, an elephant—but, in whatever form, he shows some virtue that the tale explains.
The murals are a technocolour riot of fun. Here’s just a few snapshots of them in all their glory!
Finally here’s a painting of Phra Setangkamanee on the left of the outer wiharn wall and painting of Phra sila on the right of the outer wall.
