Wat Phra That Si Chom Thong Worawihan

Wat Phra That Si Chom Thong, or in northern dialect as “Jom Tong,” is a very important ancient temple in Chiang Mai Province. It is an important temple of Chom Thong and is highly respected by northerners in general. The temple’s most notable tradition is the procession of a Bodhi tree, which is a Lanna tradition that believes that using a tree to support a Bodhi tree is a way to pass on Buddhism. In addition, those born in the year of the Rat must find an opportunity to visit this temple at least once, as it is home to Phra That Si Chom Thong, the sacred tree for the year of the Rat. Wat Phra That Si Chom Thong is approximately 58 kilometers south of Chiang Mai. If we count the time of Wat Phra That Si Chom Thong’s construction, which is said in the legend to have been built in 1995, until now, Wat Phra That Si Chom Thong is more than 500 years old. Every year, the temple organizes the Phra That Chom Thong bathing tradition twice: on the 15th day of the waxing moon of the 9th month in the North, which is Visakha Bucha Day, and on the 15th day of the waxing moon of the 5th month in the North again. What is considered special about this sacred relic is That is, the relics can be invited to be bathed directly, unlike other relics that are usually enshrined in a casket buried under a chedi. 📌 Village 2, Chiang Mai-Hot Road, Ban Luang, Chom Thong, Chiang Mai