Wat Phra Yun

An interesting temple, Wat Phra Yun, is about 1.5 km (1 mi.) north of Lamphun on the far bank of the Menam Kuang. It was built by King Kuna in 1369 for the scholar monk Sumana; in the early 16th c. a chedi was erected over the ruins of the mondhop that held the relic referred to earlier.

The figures of Buddha in the upper niches are mostly copies. A sandstone in the courtyard bears an inscription in Pali and Thai announcing the arrival of the holy Sumana.

The wiharn, containing three 16th c. standing Buddhas, the bot with beautiful gilded carving on the portal side, and the elegant library, all date from around 1900.