Wat Pa Luangta Bua Mahasampanno, known to the world (and the worldly) as the Tiger Temple, is a unique monastery in Thailand’s Kanchanaburi province. Here, Theravada Buddhist monks in ochre robes walk the eight-fold path to salvation with tigers trotting placidly at their heels. They go about this business with smug St-Francis-of-Assisi-like nonchalance. A sign outside informs us that this is a center for conservation. That claim is put to test as you walk in, and remains unresolved as we walk out.
A visitor has a photograph taken with a tiger cub.
A tiger is fed a snack of rice noodles and chicken stock.
The tigers are fitted with heavy metal collars.
A monk interacts with an adult tiger at the Tiger Temple.
Flex posters at the Tiger Temple relay instructions and advertise events.
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