KHAO SAMOH KRAENG

KHAO SAMOH KRAENG
(Samoh Kraeng hill)
Samoh :Kraeng hill is situated in Tambol Wang Thong, Amphoe Wang Thong, Changvad Pitsanuloke, a height of 200 meters, a distance of 3 km. from Amphoe Wang Thong Office and 14 km. from Muang Pitsanuloke.

Khao Samoh Kraeng as appeared in the legend of Muang Pitsanuloke in the Northern History was like so:
‘It was on Thursday 3rd month of 1st waxing moon, Year of the cow, in the morning coinciding with the meal time of the Buddha, that under the same Terminalia tree Pra Upali Thera and Pra Kirimanond entered into Nirvana. This place used to be called PANOM SAMOH but is now called KHAO SAMOH KRAENG where relics of the 2 Arahats were kept.

Khao Samoh Kraeng is clearly visible, and as it is near Muang Pitsunaloke, it appears in many folk tales one of which goes:

‘Once there was an unusual inundation in town. The king’s daughter who was the fiancée of Hanuman , a knight of armour to the king came to the rescue. He flew by air and when he came to Muang Rajnok he broke the mountain top and threw it down to Samoh forest to pluck the flood but it was too late and his fiancée was drowned.

The place where Hanuman threw down the mountain top was called KHAO SAMOH KLON but slightly off the accent to KHAO SAMOH KLAENG.

The surroundings around Khao Samoh Kraeng are of plain