Sontte Wan Buddhist Meditation Center(វត្តសន្តិវ័ន្ត)-Oudong Mountain

About an hour west of Phnom Penh, just off Route No.5, lay the hills of the abandoned royal city, Oudong. Oudong was the capital of Cambodia from the early 17th century until 1866 when the capital was moved to Phnom Penh. 

Several temples, stupas, and other structures cover three hills. The walk up the hill provides an excellent countryside view. There are stupas containing the remains of several Cambodian kings including King Monivong and King Ang Duong. 

The earliest structure is from the 13th century. These hills were also the site of some of the Khmer Rouge’s most prolonged resistance against the encroaching Vietnamese army in 1979. 

And there is Cambodian meditation center in it. You will be amazed by the how the priests, monks, and believers alike are seeking their last settlement for the truth of peace. Even most of them are senior citizen, we do see some youngster try to understand the meaning of peace and haven of peace.

This is the place to clean your contaminated brain that has been spoiled with satisfaction and wealth ambition.