Wat Tham Krabok is a Buddhist monastic complex in the Amphur Phraphuttabaht of Saraburi Province, a famous, but controversial temple, where opium and heroin addicts are treated for their addiction.

Its ubosot is encircled by 36 large gilded Buddha statues: 12 on each side in a variety of upright poses, 6 along the rear, and 5 positioned at the front, plus a 6th centrally placed seated Buddha beneath a broad parasol-like canopy.

The temple’s international prominence dates from 1959, when it began its distinctive drug rehabilitation program combining Buddhist meditation, induced vomiting, and ingestion of a proprietary herbal detoxification potion.

Another focal point is an elevated circular platform, its perimeter lined with 25 Buddha images seated in the maravichaya posture, with at the centre 4 large Buddha statues seated back-to-back, each flanked by two smaller standing Buddhas.