Although Wat Buppharem was established over 500 years ago when Chiang Mai was still at the center of a northern Thai kingdom, the wat’s largest structure pictured here, the Dhamma hall, was completed in 1996.
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Wat Panping, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Wat Panping is one of the many small wats in the Old City of Chiang Mai.
Wat Muen Lan, Chiang Mai, Thailand
This stupa stands in Wat Muen Lan, a small temple in the eastern part of Chiang Mai’s Old City.
Elephant Statue, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Thai Buddhism sees elephants as auspicious; this elephant statue stands at the entrance of a wat in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Wat Saen Mueang Ma Luang, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Wat Saen Mueang Ma Luang is one of the many Buddhist sites in Chiang Mai’s Old City. I love the elephant off to the left.