Better known as Suan Mok, this 150—acre forest temple is located beside Highway 41 some 50 kilometres north of the provincial capital. Suan Mok’s founder, the late Bhikkhu Buddhadhasa, was highly respected both locally and internationally. His ‘back to basics’ form of Buddhism, mirroring that led by the Buddha’s earliest disciples more than 2,500 years ago, attracted many Buddhist monks and lay meditators from Europe, North and South America, Australia and Japan. The enclave is devoid of extravagant ceremonial and elaborated chapels. The forest tranquility is ideal for a life of contemplation.