page_title: List of Buddhist temples in Thailand
section_title: Chiang Mai
hierarchical_section_title: List of Buddhist temples in Thailand / By region / Northern Thailand / Chiang Mai
caption_attribution_description: English: Wat Phumin
context_page_description: There are a total of 41,205 Buddhist temples in Thailand since last update. This is confirmed, of which 33,902 are in current use, according to the Office of National Buddhism. Of the 33,902 active temples, 31,890 are of the Maha Nikaya and 1,987 are of the Dhammayuttika Nikaya orders of the Theravada school, while 12 are of the Chinese Nikaya and 13 are of the Anam Nikaya orders of the Mahayana school. Two hundred and seventy-two temples, 217 of the Maha Nikaya order and 55 of the Dhammayut order, hold the status of royal temple. Royal wisungkhamasima, official recognition of a temple's legitimacy, has been granted to 20,281 temples. The following is a very partial list of Buddhist temples in Thailand:
context_section_description: Wat Aranyawiwake
  Wat Chai Mongkhon
  Wat Chedi Liam
  Wat Chedi Luang วัดเจดีย์หลวง
  Wat Chet Yot วัดเจ็ยอด
  Wat Chiang Man
  Wat Lok Moli
  Wat Mahawan
  Wat Pa Dara Phirom วัดป่าดาราภิรมย์
  Wat Phra Singh, Chiang Mai
  Wat Phra That Doi Suthep วัดพระธาตุดอยสุเทพ
  Wat Phra That Si Chom Thong
  Wat Suan Dok วัดสวนดอก
  Wat Tadorn
  Wat Ton Kwaen
  Wat Umong
caption: Wat Phumin, Nan
exif: {"Image ImageDescription": "OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA", "Image Make": "OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.", "Image Model": "E-PL5", "Image XResolution": "300", "Image YResolution": "300", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Image Software": "Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.4 (Windows)", "Image DateTime": "2013:12:16 20:28:09", "Image ExifOffset": "262", "GPS GPSVersionID": "[2, 2, 0, 0]", "GPS GPSLatitudeRef": "N", "GPS GPSLatitude": "[18, 46, 495435/16384]", "GPS GPSLongitudeRef": "E", "GPS GPSLongitude": "[100, 46, 72615/4096]", "GPS GPSAltitudeRef": "0", "Image GPSInfo": "934", "EXIF ExposureTime": "1/500", "EXIF FNumber": "7/2", "EXIF ExposureProgram": "Aperture Priority", "EXIF ISOSpeedRatings": "200", "EXIF SensitivityType": "Standard Output Sensitivity", "EXIF ExifVersion": "0230", "EXIF DateTimeOriginal": "2013:12:10 17:03:58", "EXIF DateTimeDigitized": "2013:12:10 17:03:58", "EXIF ShutterSpeedValue": "1120723/125000", "EXIF ApertureValue": "361471/100000", "EXIF ExposureBiasValue": "0", "EXIF MaxApertureValue": "217/128", "EXIF MeteringMode": "Pattern", "EXIF LightSource": "Unknown", "EXIF Flash": "8", "EXIF FocalLength": "45", "EXIF FocalPlaneXResolution": "8719635/32768", "EXIF FocalPlaneYResolution": "8719635/32768", "EXIF FocalPlaneResolutionUnit": "4", "EXIF FileSource": "Digital Camera", "EXIF CVAPattern": "[2, 0, 2, 0, 0, 1, 1, 2]", "EXIF CustomRendered": "Normal", "EXIF ExposureMode": "Auto Exposure", "EXIF WhiteBalance": "Auto", "EXIF DigitalZoomRatio": "1", "EXIF FocalLengthIn35mmFilm": "90", "EXIF SceneCaptureType": "Standard", "EXIF GainControl": "None", "EXIF Contrast": "Normal", "EXIF Saturation": "Normal", "EXIF Sharpness": "Hard", "EXIF ImageUniqueID": "d118723e328dc6bcc92531b8b880ebd8", "EXIF BodySerialNumber": "BFU503259", "EXIF LensSpecification": "[45, 45, 9/5, 9/5]", "EXIF LensModel": "OLYMPUS M.45mm F1.8", "EXIF LensSerialNumber": "ABM271486"}