Wat Sri
Chum
Lampang
“Sri Chum” in
Northern Thai Language means “Bodhi Tree”.
This is the biggest Burmese Temple in Thailand and is known to have
been built by a rich Burmese in 1892. Important monuments to be found
in this temple is a Golden Stupa enshrining Buddha Relics brought from
Burma in 1906, a Vihara (Chapel) enshrining a Burmese-Styled Buddha
Image. The Chapel is constructed of wood and bricks, and has a roof
with pointed wooden eaves. The door panels, articulately designed with
perforations, are made of teak. Inside the chapel are mural paintings
depicting scenes of the Lord Buddha’s life as well as a draft of the
temple’s construction plan.