Pha Tham Plong Monastery

Pha Tham Plong Monastery is a beautiful Buddhist temple in Chiang Dao.

The monastery was built in 1967 by the great Dharma teacher Looang Boo Sim Buddhacaro, who was the abbot of a number of monasteries in different areas of Thailand and was named the Holy Teacher. The monastery is a kind of museum, as this great monk spent many years of his life here. The King of Thailand attended his funeral. The temple is located on a mountainside in a small cave surrounded by jungle. A staircase of 500 steps leads to the temple.

The monastery is a good place for meditation. Local monks are fluent in English, then eliminates the language barrier of learning.