Wat Buppharam ( th, วัดบุพพาราม, ) is a
Buddhist temple
A Buddhist temple or Buddhist monastery is the place of worship for Buddhists, the followers of Buddhism. They include the structures called vihara, chaitya, stupa, wat and pagoda in different regions and languages. Temples in Buddhism represen ...
in
Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai (, from th, เชียงใหม่ , nod, , เจียงใหม่ ), sometimes written as Chiengmai or Chiangmai, is the largest city in northern Thailand, the capital of Chiang Mai province and the second largest city in ...
,
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
. Founded in 1497 by King
Mueang Kaeo
Mueang Kaeo ( th, เหมืองแก้ว) is a ''tambon'' (subdistrict) of Mae Rim District, in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in ...
, the temple was where
Kawila
Kawila ( th, กาวิละ, , nod, , 31 October 17421816), also known as Phra Boromrachathibodi ( th, พระบรมราชาธิบดี), was the Northern Thai ruler of Chiangmai Kingdom and the founder of Chetton Dynasty. Orig ...
began a ritual circumambulation of Chiang Mai to reoccupy it after two centuries of Burmese rule.
Most of the temple buildings date to the late 1800s.
The temple is also known for its Burmese-style
chedi, which was rebuilt in 1958, and a Lanna-style
ordination hall
The ordination hall is a Buddhist building specifically consecrated and designated for the performance of the Buddhist ordination ritual ('' upasampada'') and other ritual ceremonies, such as the recitation of the Patimokkha. The ordination hall ...
made from teak and glass inlay mosaic, built in 1819.
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Buppharam
15th-century Buddhist temples