The pattern of Vihara of Tai Yai in Lanna

Abstract

Tai Yai Vihara or Jeong in Tai Yai language, referred to the sanctuaries of monks, which were the large sanctuaries raised on the high platform. Despite its history being built in the late 24^th Buddhist century, the present style was either restoration or rebuilt in the 25^th-26^th Buddhist century. There were 1) the solid sanctuaries in the square plans, and 2) the solid sanctuaries in the rectangular plans. The interior of the sanctuaries was divided into parts of the front porch. The area in which the Buddha image was enshrined was called Jeong Para. The area used as the abbot’s bedroom was called Jeong Sala. The hall area used for Buddhist rituals was called Jeong Amaya. Some sanctuaries had also added a kitchen called Jeong Som and a bathroom called Vejkudi filling together on the sanctuaries. The roof of Tai Yai sanctuaries had two types: a castle-shaped roof, which was a traditional style dating from Myanmar and Western, and a double-neckedroof. The pattern decorated Vihara was stencil, galvanized sheet and wood stencil. Gilding work on the pillars of Vihara and front of the Vihara there was a tower of Phra Upakhut in the middle of the water.