{"id":560,"date":"2026-01-22T23:18:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T22:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thailandtraveltips.info\/?p=560"},"modified":"2026-01-22T23:19:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T22:19:03","slug":"wat-phra-singh-woramahawihan-in-chiang-mai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thailandtraveltips.info\/?p=560","title":{"rendered":"Wat Phra Singh Woramahawihan in Chiang Mai"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Chiang Mai, the cultural heart of northern Thailand, is home to many spectacular temples, but none are as revered or historically significant as Wat Phra Singh Woramahawihan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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History of Wat Phra Singh Woramahawihan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wat Phra Singh Woramahawihan was founded in 1345 by King Phayu, the fifth king of the Mangrai dynasty, as a funerary temple for his father, King Kham Fu. Over the centuries, the temple has undergone several renovations and expansions, especially during the reigns of King Kawila and King Ananda. The temple is best known for enshrining the revered Phra Singh (Lion Buddha) image, which is believed to have been brought to Chiang Mai from Sri Lanka via Nakhon Si Thammarat and Ayutthaya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The temple has played a vital role in the religious and cultural development of Chiang Mai and the Lanna Kingdom, serving as a center for Buddhist learning and ceremonies for over 600 years.<\/p>\n\n\n

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This is the most famous building within the temple grounds, renowned for its beautiful Lanna-style architecture and intricate gold stenciling. The Viharn houses the revered Phra Singh Buddha image and is a masterpiece of northern Thai craftsmanship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chiang Mai, the cultural heart of northern Thailand, is home to many spectacular temples, but none are as revered or historically significant as Wat Phra Singh Woramahawihan. History of Wat Phra Singh Woramahawihan Wat Phra Singh Woramahawihan was founded in 1345 by King Phayu, the fifth king of the Mangrai dynasty, as a funerary temple […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":561,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chiang-mai","category-north"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thailandtraveltips.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/560","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thailandtraveltips.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thailandtraveltips.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thailandtraveltips.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thailandtraveltips.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=560"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thailandtraveltips.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/560\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":566,"href":"https:\/\/thailandtraveltips.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/560\/revisions\/566"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thailandtraveltips.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thailandtraveltips.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thailandtraveltips.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thailandtraveltips.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}