Wat Khao Thong Muang Lab Lae

The word "Muang Lab Lae" sounds mysterious when you hear it. Every time I pass Wat Khao Tong, I am reminded of a time in 1990-1991 when a grandmother used to go there to ask for lottery numbers. She was a public health worker and she told me about it. I heard that this temple is an ancient and secret city. Behind it, there's a door that transcends realms, invisible to ordinary people. Long ago, when my grandmother was little, a family came to pay respects to the Buddha. After paying their respects, they walked around the temple grounds. My father wandered around, while my mother, holding her child, looked behind her. When she turned around, her husband was missing. She searched for him but couldn't find him. She called the temple staff for help, but they couldn't find him. It was already late in the evening. The woman hurriedly brought her child back because nighttime would be difficult. Back then, there was no electricity, but she told the temple staff that if her husband came back, they'd stay at the temple first. They understood that he might have wandered into the forest because there were mountains behind him. Years passed, and there was no news. One day, an old woman and her son had grown into young men. One day, a young man came to her house, asking for her and her child. They looked very familiar, and after talking, they learned that the young man was her husband, who had been missing for nearly 30 years. He told me that he walked to the back and found an old town. He turned back and didn't see his wife and child, and lived there for months. However, after decades outside, he returned young. Every time I pass this temple, I think of the stories I have heard, even though I have never personally experienced them.

It is a temple that has been with the city for a long time, not far from Kanchanaburi city. It has been in existence from the past to the present. The temple is cool and suitable for making merit during holidays with family. If you are free from work, you can stop by and make merit on your day off.

The abbot is very respectable, the temple is beautiful, and they are currently building a pavilion and a crematorium. It's a great place to make merit.