Doi Suthep Temple is thought to have been built in 1383. There's an interesting legend to the founding of the temple. A monk found a bone that was supposed to be the shoulder bone of Buddha himself. The bone broke in 2 - one piece is now kept at Wat Suan Dok. The King at the time, Nu Naone, placed this part of the bone onto a white elephant and ordered it into the jungle. The elephant climbed Doi Suthep mountain and died. The spot where the elephant died became Doi Suthep temple.