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SAKON NAKHON PROVINCE
Many famous forest temples sit deep in the Phu Phan mountain range that runs across
Sakon Nakhon Province, and among Sakon Nakhon's famous sons are several of the most
highly revered monks in Thai history, including Ajahn Man Bhuridatto, who was born in
Ubon Ratchathani but died here. He was a revolutionary ascetic
tú·dong
monk who attained
a high level of proficiency in
vipassana
meditation and is widely recognised among Thais
as having been an
arahant
(fully enlightened being). But, despite the province's reputation,
few visitors - Thai or foreign - visit.
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Sakon Nakhon
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Workaday Sakon Nakhon is an important market town, and though the city centre is the
usual concrete mess, quiet neighbourhoods on the fringes are full of old wooden houses,
and this is where you'll find the main attractions.
