Wat Phra That Si Chom Thong Worawihan

1. Address - Chiang Mai-Hot, Ban Luang Subdistrict, Chom Thong District, Chiang Mai Province 50160 Highlights - Enshrining the Phra Thaksin Moli That of the Lord Buddha Score - 10/10 Wat Phra That Si Chom Thong Worawihan, formerly known as Wat Phra That Chao Si Chom Thong, is located on Chiang Mai-Hot Road, Village 2, Ban Luang Subdistrict, Chom Thong District, Chiang Mai Province, approximately 58 kilometers from Chiang Mai city. Wat Phra That Si Chom Thong Worawihan is a third-class royal temple of the Worawihan type since 1963. The area is located on a mound of earth about 10 meters high, which has been called Doi Chom Thong since the past. According to history, it is assumed that this temple was built around the 20th Buddhist century, but from the artistic characteristics of various buildings within the temple, it appears to be in the style of art from the later 24th Buddhist century, which was the period of Chiang Mai's urban renewal. Phra That Si Chom Thong is a third-class royal temple of the Worawihan type. It is the place where Phra Thaksin Moli That is enshrined, the part of the relic that is The right head of the Lord Buddha is about the size of a jujube seed, round and smooth, white like a squash flower or a dried pikul flower. According to history, King Ashoka the Great brought it to be enshrined at Doi Chom Thong since 218 B.E. Currently, the relic is enshrined in a five-tiered urn inside the Chaturamuk chapel, made entirely of brick and mortar. The base is square, similar to a chedi, 4 meters wide and 8 meters high. According to history, it was built by King Dilokpanadda Thirat or Phra Muang Kaew, the King of the Mangrai Dynasty, ruler of Chiang Mai in 2060 B.E. 1994 B.E. Built on Doi Chom Thong, named Wat Phra That Si Chom Thong. To the west is the Inthanon mountain range. and Mae Klang River B.E. 2470 Received the royal charter of the boundary of the temple B.E. 2506 Received the royal charter to be promoted to the third-class royal temple, Worawihan type B.E. 2524 Became a model development temple of the Department of Religious Affairs B.E. 2538 Became a model development temple of the Department of Religious Affairs, Ministry of Education #Chiang Mai attractions