Wat Phra Kaeo Don Tao

Wat Phra Kaeo Don Tao (Thai: วัดพระแก้วดอนเต้า, literally "monastery of the Emerald Buddha on the water jar knoll"^[1]) is the principal Buddhist temple in Lampang, Thailand.^[2] The temple was founded by the first Mon ruler of Lampang.^[2] The Emerald Buddha was enshrined at this temple from 1434 to 1468, when King Tilokaraj relocated the image to Wat Phra Singh in Chiang Mai.^[2] The temple's Mon-style chedi, which is reputed to contain a strand of the Buddha's hair, is 50 metres (160 ft) tall. It is flanked by a Burmese-style mondop, with a pyatthat spired roof, that was commissioned by Lampang's governor in 1909.^[2]

Wat Phra Kaeo Don Tao
วัดพระแก้วดอนเต้า
Religion
Affiliation	Buddhism
Sect	Theravada Buddhism
Province	Lampang Province
Status	Active
Location
Municipality	Lampang
Country	Thailand
Shown within Thailand
Geographic coordinates	18.301488°N 99.509086°E / 18.301488; 99.509086
Architecture
Date established	c. 1500s