Vihara of Tai Lue in Lanna

Abstract

This article is a part of the research ìThe Ethnic Tai Vihara in Lanna: Creating new routes and style of tourismî that the Department of Cultural Promotion, The Ministry of culture was supported the budget in 2020. The purposes of this research are to analyze the pattern of architectural styles and the art style of Vihara of Tai Lue. The researcher study by ten of Tai Lue Vihara in Phayao Province and Nan Province. The results are as follows: All of ten Tai Lue Vihara was built in 24th ñ 25th century. The building plan had built on a rectangular enclosed by bricks, the last room of Vihara, there are the pedestal made of bricks and stucco for enshrining the Buddha image. The room of Vihara had related with the tiered ñ roofís plan, itís the characteristic of Tai Lue Vihara style. The wood painting regalia in local Lan Na art style are place beside of the Buddha image. In the front, there are the seven stairs of candleholder represents the typical Tai Lue style. The pulpit and asana are in southern, the wooden pulpit that havenít a top and the upper is wider than the lower and the seven stairs of candleholder represents the typical Tai Lue art style. The decoration of the gables represents of Lan Na art style and, Rattanakosin art style and local art style also. The finial is a stylized bird, naga and hamsa, the wood corbel in trapezoid shape decorated with local art design like deva, flowers, monkey, singha, naga and naga in Rattanakosin art style. Mural painting depicts the former Buddha, the life of Buddha, Jataka and Phra Malai story.