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Posted by wanderingcat on 18/5/2008 at 10:32

don't know of any Lao monasteries that offer accommodation to tourists.

for meditation, Wat Sok Pa Luang in Vientiane has short sessions for foreigners by English-speaking monks on Saturday afternoons. think that's the closest thing Laos has to the type of meditation retreats for non-locals offered in Chiangmai & Northeast Thailand.

for longer retreats, you'll hafta ask around in Vientiane (there's a Wat that has meditation instructors but i cannot recall the name, maybe starts with 'N') or Luang Prabang. but can you speak Lao? the retreats that i know of are meant for training Lao monks & novices, not laymen.

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Posted by jesperzac on 10/12/2008 at 06:42

Hi Galeforce,

Did you ever embark on this trip and did you indeed find a monastery which offered accomodation and most importantly training/teaching in meditation?

I have never meditated before, but is very determined to learn it and cannot think of a more suitable place, since I anyway wish to visit Laos.

Thanks for advising.

Best regards,
Jesper

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Posted by agarlao on 14/1/2010 at 11:15

Wat Pah Nakoon Noi as mentioned above. Any taxi/tuk-tuk driver will be able to take you there.

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Posted by PatyDifusa on 29/4/2015 at 22:25

Thanks for the information. It has been very useful, I'm currently in the monastery. I would only like to add that you can arrive here in the public transport, taking the bus in Da Laat Sao shopping center station, it departures at 11, but schedule can change, so better get there early and check. The bus will leave you on the main road from there to the temple is 3,5km walk.
Check with the bus driver the time for the bus to come back.

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Posted by exacto on 30/4/2015 at 14:27

MADMAC,

The original post is from 2008, so galeforce could have been a monk for many rainy seasons already. But, as this is a common question, please do include that info on Thai temples that accept westerners. Someone will definitely benefit from that knowledge. Cheers.

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Posted by LeGoff on 26/11/2015 at 01:34

@PatyDifusa : Hello !
Were you talking about Nakoon Noi ?
I want to go there but haven't been successful with the public buses.
If so, can you let me know how much you paid for the trip and it's duration ?

Thank you very much for the help !

A.

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