Wat Nong Sa Ling

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Operating day: Daily

Operating time: 08.00 - 17.00

 

Wat Nong Sa Ling Si Tia, Ban Hong, Lamphun. Wat Nong Sa Ling, under the Mahanikaya sect, occupies a land area of 4 rai, 2 ngan, and 40 square wah, with a land title deed (Nor Sor 3) and received the royal land boundary decree (Visungkamasima) in 2532 BE.

 

The temple's boundaries are as follows: to the north, it borders a village; to the south, it borders private land; to the east and west, it borders public canals.

 

Wat Nong Sa Ling was relocated from its original site, which was established in 2484 BE. The reason for the move was to escape the drought and to be closer to the village. The new site was established in 2520 BE by Phra Kru Intharatthankhun (Kruba Song Muang), the former abbot of Wat Lai Kaew, who initiated the establishment of the new temple and became its first abbot. Phra Kru Wimol Sri Laporn (Kruba Surin Surintho) from Wat Sri Tia and Phra Kru Prachot Wutthikorn (Kruba Daeng Chotiwaro) from Wat Ton Phueng were the consultants for the construction of the temple.

 

Originally, Wat Nong Sa Ling was called Wat Nong Hasadi Link, after the Hasadi Link bird, which is a mythical bird with an elephant-shaped head according to Lanna legends. This bird is said to be so powerful that it could fly from Earth to Heaven. According to the legend, the Hasadi Link bird flew from Wat Phra That Doi Noi in Doi Lhor District, Chiang Mai. The bird frequently bathed in the pond at the site, and over time, the pond grew larger, eventually becoming known as Nong Hasadi Link. Over the years, due to the different languages spoken by local people, the name evolved into "Nong Sa Ling," which is used today.