It was so serene and beautiful, unlike any temple we had ever seen in Thailand. We walked up a steep curving narrow road lined with a woven bamboo fence.
The temple included several wooden buildings all placed within the trees, including a stream with a waterfall. To me it felt more like a temple in Japan with its calm simple beauty, natural elements and peaceful aura. As a sign said “the delightful place for awakening and awareness”.
Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI love the shot with the monks. Very tranquil.
ReplyDeleteThe temple was built at a spot that is a way station on the way to the very revered temple higher up the mountain. The modern road up to the higher temple is 11 km long so it’s quite a good long way. Most of the buildings pictured seem to have been built or rebuilt fairly recently to me. I thought the architect did a fantastic job of keeping it Thai and also expanding the architectural vision. The trail along the stream felt very old to me and I kept imagining elephants both mounted and not ridden climbing up along it.
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