Case file · Folklore / legend

The white elephant of Doi Suthep

Legend says a white elephant carrying a relic of the Buddha climbed Doi Suthep above Chiang Mai, trumpeted three times and died, marking where the temple of Wat Phra That Doi Suthep should be built.

1383 CE · 18.80, 98.92 · status: legend

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Wat Phra That Doi Suthep
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