Wat Phrathat Doi Kong Mu () is an ancient Thai Buddhist temple in Mae Hong Son province, northern Thailand, considered as a provincial temple.

Formerly known as Wat Plai Doi (วัดปลายดอย, "temple on mountaintop"), because it is located on Doi Kong Mu hill 1,300 m (4,265 ft) above sea level, southern west of Amphoe Mueang Mae Hong Son. While the hill name Kong Mu is Shan language means "the stūpa". The monastery was built with Tai Yai architecture style mixed with Burmese style.

Wat Phrathat Doi Kong Mu

The most striking of the temple are two large whitewashed stūpas. The largest stūpa was built in 1860 by wealthy Tai Yai merchant named Chong Tong Su, it enshrines the relics of Maudgalyāyana, one of the chief disciples of the Lord Buddha. These relics were brought from Mawlamyine in Myanmar. While another stūpa next to it was built in 1872 by Phraya Singhanatracha who was a first governor of Mae Hong Son. This stūpa contains relics of Śāriputra that were brought from Mandalay.

Wat Phrathat Doi Kong Mu

The temple and the hill are also a scenic viewpoint of Mae Hong Son.

Wat Phrathat Doi Kong Mu

The temple was registered as an archaeological site of Mae Hong Son province by the Fine Arts Department in 1979.

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Wat Phra That Doi Kong Mu formerly known as Wat Plai Doi

Tourist attractions in Mae Hong Son province

Buddhist temples in Thailand

Religious buildings and structures completed in 1872

19th-century Buddhist temples

Overseas Burmese Buddhist temples

Buddhist temples in Mae Hong Son province

Registered ancient monuments in Thailand