[1] The temple was first rebuilt in 1443 by King Tilokaraja of Lanna kingdom Chiang Mai.

[2] In the 1930s temple renovations were made by the northern Thai monk Khru Ba Sriwichai.

[1] Nirat Hariphunchai, a poem of around 720 lines, originally written in Northern Thai language, describes a journey from Chiang Mai to worship at Wat Phra Thai Hariphunchai, possibly in 1517/8.

[3] The unusual pyramid-shaped, 46 m high Chedi Suwanna in the northwest of the compound is in the Dvaravati-style of the Haripunchai period and believed to be modeled on similar stupas at nearby Wat Chama Thewi (Wat Kukut).

Worshippers believe these to confirm the legend of a Buddha visit to the area.