Wat Muey Tor

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Operating day: Daily

Operating time: 08.00 - 17.00

 

Wat Muey Tor Attractions in Mae Hong Son Chong Kham, Muang Mae Hong Son, Mae Hong Son. Wat Muai Tor, meaning "Temple of the Stupa," was established in 1889 by Queen Mía, the ruler of Mae Hong Son at the time. She constructed an ordination hall in the Tai Yai architectural style. The local people then worked together to build six stupas. The name of the temple was chosen by the first abbot, who had relocated from Wat Muai Tor in the Mawkmai District of Shan State, Myanmar. He brought the name of the temple with him, and over time, locals began calling it "Jong Muai Tor," a name that has lasted to this day.

 

In 1923, Wat Muai Tor was legally recognized as a temple. By 1955, the temple had fallen into disrepair, prompting Phra Rajavirakorn, the abbot of Mae Hong Son Province, to oversee the construction of a new ordination hall in the Tai Yai style, which still stands today. The architecture of the temple follows the Tai Yai style. In 1964, Wat Muai Tor was chosen by the Department of Religious Affairs as a model development temple. It received the official boundary marker (Vissungkamsima) on April 24, 1925. The current abbot of the temple is Phra Kru Anusatsopon.

 

Among the significant features of the temple are the main Buddha image in the ordination hall, made of brass and brought from Myanmar in 1923, and the main Buddha image in the sermon hall, made of bronze in the Burmese style. There is also a lion statue located in front of the main Buddha image in the sermon hall, positioned to the right, left, and above. Additionally, the temple houses two carved ivory Buddha statues, brought from Myanmar in 1923, as well as a platform designed like a castle with a sharp-tipped stupa and a large bell-shaped gong.