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ing monk from Sukhothai. According to legend, the relic miraculously duplicated it-
self: one piece was enshrined in the temple's large central
chedi
(recently wrapped
in gold sheet), while the other was used as a 'guide' for the founding of Wat Doi
Suthep.
Today Wat Suan Dok is home to a large population of resident monks and
novices, many of them students at the monastery's Mahachulalongkorn Buddhist
University. Foreigners often come to Wat Suan Dok for the popular monk chat (see
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) and the English-language meditation retreats.
West Chiang Mai
