Wat Kitti Chedi (in Chiang Mai kindergarten)

Terrain

General Condition

The present Wat Kitti Chedi has been restored. Located within Chiang Mai Kindergarten Area on the south side of the school Located within the ancient city of Chiang Mai. in the southern area of ​​the city South of Wat Chedi Luang Worawihan It is about 360 meters from the south moat to the north.

The former condition of the Chedi Wat Kitti before the excavation and restoration of the 4th Chiang Mai Fine Arts Department (at that time) in 1968. The chedi had grass patches. Broken bricks and soil fall from the top, generally deposited from the bottom of the base to under the facing lotus. Some pagodas are broken. Corroded bricks (Somchit Ruangkala 1973 :79-80)

Height above mean sea level

Waterway

Ping River

Geological conditions

Chiang Mai city is a plain formed by the deposition of water sediments during the Holocene period.

Geological conditions in the Chiang Mai Basin are very diverse, from complex igneous rocks, volcanic rocks, metamorphic rocks and sedimentary rocks of various ages over 600 million years, to the unsolved sandstone sediments on the central plains of the Recent Basin that are approximately 10,000-20,000 years ago, which included most of the plains that were now farms and dwellings (Saraswati Ongsakul 2000 :2-3)

Archaeological Era

era/culture

Archaeological age

Types of archaeological sites

archaeological essence

Wat Kitti is a temple dedicated to the body of Phra Muang Kaew. There is a chedi containing relics and relics. In the past, it was probably an important measure. This temple was abandoned when the last abbot passed away about 50 years ago. Later, buildings such as the Viharn Pillar were demolished to build a cubicle at Thung Yu Temple. As for the wood that the Hall of Dharma used to build at Wat Phuoc Taem (the Fine Arts Department 2016)

Wat Kitti Chedi is currently located in Chiang Mai Kindergarten School. There is only one chedi left, in perfect condition. The base of the chedi measures 16 x 16 meters. The south is a 4-storey school building. North is adjacent to the stadium and Ratchamankha Road. Around the pagoda is a concrete floor. There are big trees around. There is a view to the west.

The main architectural features of the chedi are Square base pagoda Two-tiered glass beads lotus base in one large base Continue with the base in front of the lift board. Three-layer round board base Supports a set of three-tiered spherical garlands. The bottom of the board of the rattan garland set is decorated with lotus wire, two pieces of glass beads each layer. Above is a spherical bell The throne is square, elongated, the segments, the flowers and the dewdrops.

tall pagoda shape Slim, which is a characteristic of a traditional Lanna chedi. brick pagoda Arrange long and short bricks Covered with gold, Jangko, closed with gold

From the form and pattern of the chedi that appears, it is found that it is very similar to Phra That Haripunchai. Therefore, it is assumed that they are of similar age, i.e., around the late 20th Buddhist century (Thanathorn Liamwanich 253 :54-56).

Wat Kitti Chedi was restored and changed to gold by the Fine Arts Department in 2010 (The Fine Arts Department 2016).

Related inscription

Jangko gold plate inscription, Kitti Temple, is an inscription on the back of the Janko Dun plate with a Buddha image on the north side. Inscriptions are in ancient Lanna language. read as follows (Base Conservation 2009 Limited Partnership :21-22)

Line 1

- Oka (ka)sa (sa) to Pha (monks) of all devas, Ben (be) for example Phraya Ind, Phraya Brahma, Ben (be) Lord to all devas. With my kindness...

Line 2

- I still pay Wattasong...(read) counting cases...cases I wish I could concentrate on the four things:upacara meditation, non-concentration, duktthati, I wish that I would end all (h) in my life... Huh...

Line 3

- When the Buddha's relics gathered together in the Maha Bodhi, when...Huh, I'm freed..Arahat Magkhayan...

Line 4

- ...Your Highness...Come...I've made the Buddha...as much as it is.