Relics

Wat Asokharam, the "Temple of No Sorrows", was built by the renowned monk Phra Ajarn Lee in 1962. Ajarn Lee's remains are enshrined within the temple. His place of honor in the shrine hall is due to the Ajarn's teachings, which spread the now common Thai Forest Tradition sect of Theravada Buddhism into the mainstream. Known as one of the greatest teachers and meditation masters of the Thai Forest Tradition, Ajarn Lee's life is full of myth and legend. Although he never made such claims himself, rumors swirled among his students that the master possesses psychic powers.

Inside the temple, bronze statues of eminent monks from throughout Thai history encircle the central relic shrine. Each monk sits behind a glass pyramid containing a relic - perhaps a bone fragment or a tooth - of that monk.