Doi Suthep Temple

In the Monastery

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July 4th 2008
Oh we westerners. Take away dinner for a night, and suddenly we're grouches. Take it away for two and suddenly we're plotting insurrection. Take it away for three...and suddenly, wait...we don't mind? Such is the tradition in the Doi Suthep monastery. No eating after noon. Pretty much the rule of thumb through the Buddhist monastic world. It takes some getting used to, makes one realize ... read more

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more