Chiangmai Holy 9 Temple 2nd Stop~ Wat Chet Yod

Temple with the 7 Spires

Wat Jet Yod (Chet Yot) On the superhighway north of the city you will find the unusual Wat Jet Yod, built in the 15th century to host the 8th World Buddhist Council. The name of the temple translates to temple of the seven spires, a reference to the very uncommon design of the temple's chedi.
Instead of the normal design, Wat Jet Yod's chedi has a square base topped by seven towers. The design is based on the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodhgaya, India, site of the Buddha's enlightenment. Today this temple doesn't see too many visitors but does feature some intriguing bas-reliefs.

柴尤寺（Wat Chet Yot）很像一个小公园的柴尤寺是提洛卡拉王(King Tilokara或Tilokaraja) 于西元1455年开始建造的，寺里最重要的就是一座头上顶着7个塔的大殿，这座塔的形式可能是 抄袭缅甸蒲干(Pagan的)玛哈包地寺 (Mahabodhi) 与巴嘎亚(Bodhgaya) 印度寺庙的形式。柴尤寺中还有一株老菩提树， 就在七峰塔的后方，被围着许多黄巾，据说是提洛卡拉王为了召开那次佛教大会，特别请高僧自锡兰释迦牟尼禅定的那株菩提树移来一枝，若是真的，至今以522年了。广大的草地与树荫，加上散落在其间的7尊各式佛像，好象一个佛像公园。草地上7尊各式姿势的佛像叙述了释迦牟尼禅定前身的一些姿势，别担心看不懂泰文，泰文看板的背面就是英文看板，解说佛像的姿势与释迦牟尼做此姿势的故事。