Phra That Hin Kio at Don Din Chi
Located at Moo 4, Ban Wang Takien of Tha Sai Luad Sub-district, Phra That Hin Kew at Don Din Jee is a pagoda enshrining relics of Buddha, placed on top of a large golden rock. It is a wonder of nature that a constricted rock with a Mon-style pagoda sitting on top can balance on the edge of a precipice. The base of the Mon style pagoda was made in the size fitting the width of the rock. Local people call this miraculous rock, “Chedi Hin Phra Indra Kwaen” (a rock pagoda hung by Indra) and call the enshrined relics inside the pagoda, “Phaya Long.” These objects are respected and worshipped by local people of Tak and nearby provinces. To get there, take highway 105, heading Rim Moei Market and go past Tha Art village and Wang Takien village. Go on for about 3 kilometers, you will reach Phra That Hin Kio at Don Din Chi.
It has been told that Phra That Hin Kew at Don Din Chi was built by a Karen, named Pa Suay Ja Poh, who had faith in Buddhism, during the time when England ruled Burma. He put Rupee coins on an elephant’s back and had it carry them around to find a place to build the pagoda to pay respect to Buddha. When he arrived at the Hin Kio cliff (Don Din Chi), he saw a large rock balancing on the edge of the cliff in the same way as the Phra Indra Kwaen pagoda in Burma. Therefore, he decided to build the pagoda here at Don Din Chi along with enshrining the relics of Buddha and five golden Buddha images inside the pagoda.