The Chiang Dao mountains is an imposing and impressive presence in northern Thailand. Rising steeply above the nearby village of Chiang Dao, these rugged and jungly mountains are home to Chiang Dao Cave and the monastery at its entrance.
An area rich in folklore and history, just inside the entrance to the cave is a structure housing several Buddha images constructed by the Burmese in 1635 AD. In 1929, Luang Pu Mun (the founder of the Thai Forest Tradition) came to Tham Chiang Dao on tudong. This was about six years before he became an arahant in another cave, which is called Tham Dokkham.
