Wat Suan Dok Temple photo copyrighted by: Alan Ingram Wat Suan Dok Temple This temple originally lay in a fortified square beyond the city walls. Legends tell
that King Ku Na invited the venerable Sumana Thera, a very pious monk from
Sukhothai to bring the Buddhism of Sri Lanka to Chiang Mai. The King offered him the royal flower garden (Suan Dok) as a place to build a temple. The temple was established in 1371.
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