“This temple, on Singhakhlai Road, is a fine example of Lanna Thai religious architecture. The Phra Buddha Singh image now hourse in Chaing Mai's Wat Phra Singh was formerly enshrined here.”
This Buddhist temple in Chiang Rai was built in 1385. All the buildings in the temple complex are constructed in the classic Lanna-style of architecture. The main buddha image, quite an ancient piece from around 150 AD, comes originally from Sri Lanka and was brought to Thailand in the Sukhothai period (1238-1438). The temple has long been a teaching monastery for the Pali language.