Wat Pha Sorn Kaew

Wat Pha Sorn Kaew is a contemporary Buddhist temple located on a hilltop in Khaem Son, Khao Kho District, Phetchabun Province, Thailand. Perched at about 830 meters elevation, it is renowned for its five large white seated Buddha statues cascading down the hillside and its main prayer hall adorned with colorful mosaic and pottery fragments. Founded in 2004, the temple has become a major pilgrimage and sightseeing landmark offering panoramic views of the surrounding mountains.

Visitors can expect a hilltop temple complex with two main focal points: five overlapping white Buddha statues facing the valley and a vibrant mosaic-covered main hall and pagoda decorated with glass, pottery and ceramic tiles. The site offers wide panoramic views of Khao Kho mountains, landscaped gardens, stairways between levels, and active prayer areas where monks and devotees practice. Photography of the architecture and scenery is a primary activity.

Founded in 2004 by Phra Ajarn Phaiboon Jittathammo as a meditation retreat and Dharma practice center in the mountains of Khao Kho. With support from devotees, the site was developed into Wat Phra That Pha Son Kaew, with the five white Buddha images and the mosaic-adorned ubosot and pagoda completed in subsequent years, establishing it as a modern Buddhist landmark in Phetchabun.

An active Theravada Buddhist temple and pilgrimage destination, significant for its contemporary Buddhist art and architecture. The extensive use of colorful mosaics, ceramics and glass to decorate religious structures represents a modern expression of Buddhist devotion, while the temple functions as a center for prayer, meditation, merit-making and religious ceremonies.