Wat Dong Sak

Reached by Highway 323 or 324, Wat Dong Sak is built of teak and is worth seeing for its 6th c. figure of Vishnu and extremely beautifully carved gable, while Wat Phra Taen Dong Rang is the place where, according to legend, Buddha lay down in a hollow to enter Nirvana. Not far from this temple is another hilltop shrine where the body of Buddha is said to have been cremated.