| Phra That Phu Pek | |
|---|---|
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| Province | Sakon Nakhon |
| Location | |
| Country | Thailand |
  Location in Thailand | |
| Geographic coordinates | 17°11′31″N103°56′14″E / 17.192068°N 103.937294°E /17.192068; 103.937294 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Khmer |
| Completed | 16th-17th Buddhist century |
Phra That Phu Pek (Thai:พระธาตุภูเพ็ก) is an ancient temple inSakon Nakhon Province, in theIsan region ofThailand.[1][2] This ancient Khmer ruin was built from sandstone, standing on a laterite base. This is aBuddhist temple ruin ofKhmer origin in the form of achedi, it was built in the 16th-17thBuddhist century. The ruin is special as it houses a solar calendar, a cube-shaped rock, in its stupa. The ancients used it for indicating the position of the sun, important forreligious rites andagricultural seasons.
Phra That Phu Pek is intambon Na Hua Bo,Phanna Nikhom district,Sakon Nakhon Province ofnortheastern Thailand, about 37 km west of the town ofSakon Nakhon. The temple is inPhu Phan National Park, in thePhu Phan Mountains. To get there, take the Sakon Nakhon-Udon Thani road for 22 kilometres and take a road on the left for 14 kilometres, then ascend 491 steps. The laterite pagoda is on a square base, seemingly unfinished because it has no roof or pagoda top.
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