I-Wat Chedi Luang ingenye yezindawo ezikhangayo kakhulu ze- Chiang Mai kanye nethempeli elibaluleke kakhulu edolobheni. "ULuang" lisho enkulu enkulumweni yaseNyakatho Thai futhi igama lifanele isayithi elithinta indawo lapho ithempeli lihlala khona. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uvakashela iChiang Mai izinsuku ezimbalwa noma ukuhlala isikhathi eside, kuwufanelekile isikhathi sakho sokuhamba ukuvakashela ithempeli. Funda ngakho konke okudingayo ukwazi mayelana nokufika ku-Wat Chedi Luang nokuthi yini ongayilindela uma ukhona.
Umlando
I-Wat Chedi Luang yakhiwa phakathi kwekhulu lama-14 nele-15 kanti ngaleso sikhathi kwakuyoba ithempeli elikhangayo kunazo zonke e-Chiang Mai. Ihlala enye yethempeli elide kunazo zonke edolobheni, kodwa ngesikhathi esisodwa i-chedi (pagoda) yavuka ngaphezu kwamamitha angu-80 (ngaphezulu kwamamitha angu-260) emoyeni.
Ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu (noma i-cannon umlilo-kukhona ama-akhawunti angqubuzanayo) kakhulu kwonakalisa i-chedi futhi manje isinganiselwa kumamitha angu-60 (197 feet) phezulu. I-Wat Chedi Luang nayo idumile ngokuhlala kwezindlu zakwa-Emerald Buddha, enye yezinto ezibaluleke kakhulu zenkolo eThailand. Kuthunyelwe kuWat Phra Kaew (iThempeli LaseDawn) eBangkok ngo-1475, kodwa kukhona manje isichazamazwi se-jade esasethempelini, esanikezwa idolobha njengesipho esivela enkosini yaseThailand ngo-1995 ukugubha usuku lwama-600th umkhosi we-chedi.
Umsebenzi wokubuyiselwa yi-UNESCO kanye nohulumeni waseJapane ema-1990s basebenzela ukubuyisela ithempeli nenye inkazimulo yayo yangaphambili, kodwa umgomo oyinhloko kwakuwukuqinisa isayithi ukuvikela umonakalo owengeziwe.
Isihloko se-chedi asizange sakhiwe kabusha ngenxa yokuthi kwakungekho mqondo ocacile wokuthi yini ekuqaleni owabukeka ngaphambi kokubhujiswa.
Yini ongayibona
Njengoba izikhala zika Wat Chedi Luang zikhulu kakhulu, kuningi ukubona lapho uvakashele. Isici esivelele kakhulu lapha, yiqiniso, i-chedi enkulu ephethe indawo futhi iyisayithi elihlaba umxhwele nesithombe esifanelekayo.
Isisekelo se-chedi sinemifanekiso emihlanu yezindlovu ngakwesokunxele futhi zonke izingxenye ezine ze-chedi zinezitebhisi ezinkulu eziphethwe yi-naga (izinyoka) ezenza isakhiwo sibe nomuzwa wenganekwane. Phezu kwezinyathelo kunezinhlayiyana ezincane ezinezithombe zeBuddha zetshe, nakuba ku-niche ehlangothini olusempumalanga ye-chedi yilapho kufakwe khona uphawu lwe-Emerald Buddha.
Emagcekeni ethempeli uzothola ama-viharns amabili (ama-sanctuaries noma amahholo okuthandaza), amakhulu amakhulu anesithombe esihle seBuddha esaziwa ngokuthi uFra Chao Attarot. Ngaphandle kwe-viharn esemqoka kanye ne-chedi, izizinda zethempeli zinezakhiwo ezincane lapho uzothola khona iBuddha ehlala njalo nesakhiwo esine-pillar yedolobha (iSao Inthakin), esikholwa yizakhamizi ukuvikela idolobha.
I-Wat Phan Tao, enye ithempeli, futhi ilele ezindaweni zika Wat Chedi Luang. Nakuba encane kakhulu kunomakhelwane wayo omkhulu, ithempeli lethekishi eliqoshwe kahle libukeka kahle uma usuvele uhlela ukuhlola i-Wat Chedi Luang. I-Buddha yegolide eyimfihlo ehholo elikhulu lomkhuleko kanye nensimu encane ezungeze emuva yizinto ezivelele.
Indlela Yokuvakashela
Kulula ukuvakashela i-Wat Chedi Luang ngoba itholakala ngaphakathi kwezindonga zedolobha elidala futhi eduze namanye amathempeli amakhulu, kanye nezindawo zokuhlala nezitishi.
Ithempeli livulekile nsuku zonke kusukela ngo-8 ekuseni ukuya ku-5: 00 ntambama kanti ngenkathi kusetshenziselwa ukukhululeka ukungena, imali yokungena manje i-40 THB kubantu abadala kanye nabantwana abangu-20 (mahhala kubantu bendawo).
Ithempeli lingatholakala e-Prapokklao Road, egijima enyakatho kuya eningizimu phakathi nendawo edolobheni elidala phakathi kwesango laseChiang Mai neSango laseTshintspuak. Umnyango omkhulu uphambene nomgwaqo wasePrapokklao, umgwaqo waseNingizimu kuphela weRatchadamnoen. Uma usendaweni yakudala, ithempeli kufanele libe lula ukubona ngoba i-chedi ingenye yezakhiwo ezide kunazo zonke e-Chiang Mai. Noma iyiphi ingoma (amaloli abomvu asebenza njengamatekisi abelwe) angakuthatha ethempelini ngaphakathi kwedolobha elidala elizungeze 30 THB umuntu ngamunye.
Njenganoma iyiphi enye ithempeli edolobheni, gcina engqondweni ukugqoka ngenhlonipho, okusho ukuthi amahlombe namadolo kufanele ahlanganiswe.
Amaphuzu avelele
I-chedi ehlaba umxhwele iyinto ephawulekayo ngaphakathi kwayo, njengoba kunjalo noBuddha omelelekile ekhoneni elikhulu lomthandazo.
Kodwa nje ukuhamba ngezindawo zethempeli kudala ntambama emnandi lapho kuhlangene nokuhlola okwengeziwe kwedolobha elidala elihle leChiang Mai.
Izivakashi kufanele futhi zibheke ukubandakanyeka ezingxoxweni zemihla ngemihla ezenzeka ku-Wat Chedi Luang. Phakathi kuka-9 ekuseni nango-6 ntambama nsuku zonke ungabona amakholi elinde ngasenyakatho yezindawo zethempelini ezitholakala ukukhuluma. Izingxoxo ngokuvamile zinamakholi omncane noma amancane futhi izingxoxo zine-win-win: Amakholi asebenza ngesiNgisi futhi uthola okwengeziwe mayelana nesiko ne-Buddhism yaseThai.