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Phra That Hong Hin
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Phra That Hong Hin Chao Hong Hin Phosat, a descendant of Varanasi at that time which was later called Wiang Lo In the same era where Chiang Saen was the capital. because it can be noticed from the art of building Phra That Chedi and the general Yok Buddha image is Chiang Saen style.
In the reign of King Hong Hin, the ruler of Wiang Lo He is a righteous lord that has been given the title of "Phra Bodhisattva" and is the only Bodhisattva of Suvarnabhumi.
According to stories from the elders that the stone looks like a swan located on the Doi Ruea There are hundreds of years old The old man told the writer that This stone swan was originally a beautiful figure, with a head, tail and wings, very similar to a swan.
Later in the year 2450 B.E. Phra Kru Maha Naw Kaew with Phra Kruba Apichai built a pagoda on this mountain by creating a cover of a swan stone In order to give the holy relics, but unable to make the beautiful chedi that was built, he smashed the wings, head and tail of the swan. and built a pagoda over it.
Later in the country, the rain did not fall during the season. dry country and there was a raging rain, and lightning struck the pagoda causing the pagoda to collapse Only a simple stone figure, without wings, head and tail, remains the same for us to see until this day. Since then, the country has always lived happily ever after.
Later in the year 2532, there was an amulet Anan Phuttha Dhammamo. Wat Phra That Saeng Kaew Mongkhon Dok Khamtai District, Phayao Province has built a monument Bodhisattva Swan Stone Godfather in the east and create the image of the swan and the old lady riding the swan on the back near the original swan rock for future generations to be revered in ancient sites and antiquities Continuing on for a long time.
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