Wat Suan Dok

Has a meet-and-greet for tourists and monks, every M W F afternoon between 17:00 and 19:00. Offers a 24-hr introductory meditation retreat on Tuesdays.

Address: Suthep Rd
Getting there: 1 km W of the Old City Moat

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Wat Suan Dok
A large open-sided hall with a jumble of roughly hewn Buddhas with a huge dazzlingly whitewashed chedi behind. On the temple grounds is also a royal cemetery with the ashes collected from around Chiang Mai by princess Dara Rasmi (one of the wives of King Chulalongkorn).
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