Phra Hin or Gem stone Buddha
The legendary of s “Phra
Hin or Gem stone Buddha"
according to legend discovered statues and amulets of Gem stone at all
the temples in this city before it became an underground city of Chiang Mai
Province. These Buddha statues and amulets of gems stones crystal are excavated from
the dungeon in the northern and central of Thailand. The most common sources are northern
Thailand Province Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and Ayutthaya of central of Thailand and can find to nearby county. The cast made from Natural gemstones are green, white and yellow, etc.
The rock ore commonly called crystalline is a soft gem stone.
21st-22nd century “Lanna Kingdom” queen of Lanna “Jamma Devi” The Golden Age of Chiang Mai, where Buddhism was flourishing, the royal family and people was prosperous to build Staues gems to fill in all pagodas for inherit religion Buddhism.The Most of the art is Lanna, Chiang Saen, Chiang Rung, carved by royal craftsmen and villagers, so the beauty of Statues gems is different. Over time, these statues passed the time, terrain, weather, where some statues in pagodas drowned underwater for a long time.Statues gems have more stain more than the statues in pagoda on the mountain.
In 2502-2503 B.E., The Bhumibol Dam was built in Hod district,When complete the water will be flooded in Hod district.so The Fine Arts Department discover the pagoda was excavated to bring the statues and antiques in the pagoda to preserve. Later have people can discover statues gems most every pagoda in Hod district found the yellow stone ore understood to bring from Sri Langa and China quartz stone, The pagoda of Hod Municipality, excavated from pagoda at temples in the Hod district.
Later the most villagers have excavated the pagoda and found the many color stone ore understood to bring from Sri Langa and China quartz stone small size around 1 to 3 inches, statues gems of Hod is worth studying and should be preserved because it is a lamb made by skilled craftsman Lanna and also resulted in the exploration of various pagodas in Lanna territory
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| Kru Hod |
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| Kru Chiangsean |
1.“Kru Hod” statues was discover around Hod district in Chiang Mai Province The terrain is low, frequently flooded. Suitable for dam construction The foundry was white stained white soil condition, not clean, rough surface, because the water was eroded for a long time.
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| Kru Ayuttaya |
3. “Kru Ayutaya” statues was discover around at Ayutaya Province is capital goven territory Lanna
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| Large Statues gems |
