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Wat Hin Mak Peng in sunset light

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Wat Hin Mak Peng in sunset light

His holiness Ajahn Thate passed away in 1994, and the forest monastery founded by this supposedly enlightened monk quickly became a prominent pilgrimage site. The grounds include a large chedi and mausoleum containing the monk’s relics along with his few personal requisites and a bronze statue of him. There’s also a life-like wax sculpture of Ajahn Thate that sits among a handful of temple buildings near the three boulders. The vast, sloped rocks are now off limits to visitors as they’re perched many metres over the river, but you can walk along a series of picturesque riverside walkways with decent views over to a forested part of Laos.