Wat Phra That Beng Sakat

Wat Phra That Beng Sakat is an ancient Buddhist temple on a hilltop in Tambon Sakat, Pua District, Nan Province, northern Thailand. Notable for its historic Lanna-style chedi enshrining Buddha relics and panoramic views over the Pua Valley, it is a revered local pilgrimage site. Believed to date to the 14th-15th century, the temple features traditional northern Thai architecture, Buddha images, and a tranquil forested setting reflecting Nan's cultural heritage.

Visitors can expect a quiet hilltop temple complex reached by a short stairway, centered on a historic whitewashed Lanna-style chedi. The grounds include a viharn with Buddha images, smaller shrines, and open terraces offering views of rice fields and mountains of Pua Valley. The setting is forested and peaceful, suitable for sightseeing, photography, and observing local Buddhist practices. The site is compact and can be explored on foot around the chedi and prayer halls.

Believed to have been constructed during the Lanna period, around the 14th-15th century, as a relic temple for the Sakat community. The chedi shows classic Lanna architectural characteristics and has undergone restoration over centuries, remaining an important historic religious monument of Pua District and Nan Province.

Revered as a sacred Phra That temple enshrining Buddha relics, serving as a center for Buddhist merit-making, prayer, and annual religious observances for local communities in Pua. It reflects the Tai Lue and northern Thai Buddhist traditions of Nan.