Is it mental power or total stillness of the Buddhist monks which makes them feel comfortable playing around with wild tigers. Some would say, well they are tamed but the question is: "How tame can a tiger be?".

http://www.kirjon.com/tiger_temple.htm

In the mist-shrouded highlands of northern Thailand, orange-robed monks sit together harmonious in prayer, but once their religious duties are over, they have another duty to fulfill - one that for them is just as important. These monks are the unconventional guardians of 11 wild tigers.

http://www.tigertemple.org/

A comprehensive guide to Kanchanaburi province and Sangkhlaburi, Thailand in English and German

http://www.kanchanaburi-info.com

Welcome to Tiger Temple " The monastery is not only for man. But for all animals who seek the peacefulness."

http://www.boonheng.com/indexeng.htm

Amazing! Was the tiger perfectly tame or did you have to fight it a bit?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chishikilauren/3260904/?#comment15764717

The Theravada Buddhist temple is located in the Saiyok district of Thailand's Kanchanaburi province, not far from the border with Myanmar, along the 323 highway. It was founded in 1994 as a forest temple and sanctuary for numerous wild animals. In 1995, they received the Golden Jubilee Buddha Image, made of 80kg of gold.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Temple

We set up these educational programs for helping tiger conservation in all dimensions. Let the people understand and realize that how importance the tiger plays the role in eco-system and the tiger is the one kind of living thing that has the right to live on this earth as the same human being is ! Tiger 's life consists of Body and Mind the same like human being is ! Radiate love to all kinds of living thing is the standpoint of Buddhism. (bottom of the page)

http://www.openworldthailand.com/

BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: There's a Buddhist monastery in a remote part of Thailand which has become a haven for various species of wounded animals, including tigers

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week833/feature.html

Who wants to pat the ferocious tiger? That chain isn't tied to anything!

http://rhys.arkins.net/photos/2003_Thailand/Tiger_Temple/

Juliet Coombe took a walk on the wild side and met Thailand's Doctor Doolittle at Pha Luang Ta Bua temple near Kanchanaburi Town.

http://thailand.net.au/destinations/central/AmazingThailand-TigerTemple.htm?plant_id=616&pc_id=1221

What would you do if someone left a tiger cub at your door? In Asia, there’s a good chance the cub will end up in the kitchen. Fortunately for the people in Thailand, there’s a Buddhist temple that has adopted tiger cubs and raised them from young.

http://www.rsi.sg/english/theasianjournal/view/20050822110543/1/.html

Official Hell Fire Pass Tours to Kanchanaburi All tours listed below are a guide line you can spend more time or less time at any visit.

http://www.hellfirepass.com/tours_tiger_temple_thailand.html

The highlight of this full-day excursion is a visit to the remote forest temple of Wat Pha Luangtabua, some 160 kms from Bangkok. In these beautiful surroundings, dedicated Buddhist monks live with numerous wild animals including ten tigers,

http://www.wts-thailand.com/index.cfm?typeid=-3&detail=detailsight&trip_id=131

Tiger Temple - This famed & much visited Temple is a must see whilst you are in the Kanchanaburi area. Set up as a rescue centre for many different type of animals not only tigers, by Phoosit Khantidharo (head monkey). This sanctuary offers the chance to see live tigers up very close.

http://www.asiatravel.com/thailand/prepaidhotels/riverkwai/3days2nights(B).html

Thai abbot Phra Achan Bhusit Chan Khantitharo offers 11 tigers and five cubs a home at his temple. EDITH LIM writes about his hopes to rehabilitate tigers for the wild.

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=1,1774,0,0,1,0

It has been almost a year now since Animal Planet took viewers to a unique place in Thailand, in its programme The Temple of the Tigers. The Luangta Bua Yansampanno monastery in Kanchanaburi Province, 322km north of Bangkok, has been a sanctuary for animals for years now, and its biggest attraction, which draws tourists from the world over, are the tigers that have become friendly with the monks and their helpers.

http://www.star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2005/9/27/tvnradio/12001464&sec=tvnradio

Tigers are an endangered species. They live in Asia in a variety of habitats: from the tropical evergreen and deciduous forests of southern Asia to the coniferous, scrub oak, and birch woodlands of Siberia. Researchers think that there are between 5,000 and 7,500 wild tigers living in the world today.

http://www.savethetigerfund.org/news/2005/September/05_9_27-2htm.htm

After a couple of days shopping, shopping, shopping in Bangkok, we decided to leave the rat race and head down to the Kanchanaburi Province. Needless to say, it was our favourite place on earth and here's why...

http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Kanchanaburi/blog-3995.html

If you're looking for a place a little more remote, where nature offers the simple pleasures of sun, beautiful rivers and spectacular waterfalls, look no further than Kanchanaburi. Just little over 150km west of Bangkok, "Muang Kan" is the ideal travel escape from the fast-paced life in the big city!

http://www.kanchanaburiguide.com/

KANCHANABURI, Thailand, May 10, 2004 - Walking fully grown tigers on a leash is all part of a day's work for a group of Buddhist monks who have taken on the task of protecting the endangered animals by offering them a home within the walls of their temple.

http://www.thingsasian.com/goto_article/article.2820.html

In a Thailand monastery located near the Burma border, Abbot Prha Achan has become the surprising guardian for a number of forest creatures -- from peacocks and water buffalo to wild boar and tigers

http://www.thirteen.org/pressroom/release.php?get=1581

Well, some silly reason about the potential for getting mauled by one of