NICHES AT THE BASE OF CHEDI LIEM, WIENG KUM-KAM

Abstract

Chedi Liem, at Wieng Kum-Kam, Chiang Mai, would have been built by King Mang Rai in the first half of the 14th century A.D. 100 years ago, Luang Yonakamwijitra, a Burmese merchant restored and changed all of the former ornaments into a Burmese style. The most important aspect of that restoration maybe the addition of 4 large niches at the middle of the chedi’s base. However, the 4 Buddha images under each niche had different styles and iconographies, so the author will describe this interesting evidence in this article.