There are hundreds of Buddhist temples in Thailand. Every town, every village and every city has temples. They sit on hillsides over looking the valleys below. The temples are an important part of Thai life. In the mornings the monks leave the temples doing their rounds for alms. People come out to give the monk food, drink and other offerings. For many Thai people this is a very important part of their day. The temple are generally a complex. The temple area with the Buddha shrine, monk quarters, eating quarters, areas for public teaching and gardens of vegetables and flowers. Life in the temples is peaceful and quiet generally when the quiet isn’t being interrupted by the monks chanting. There is a program at one temple called Monk for a Month. At this temple people from anywhere can come to the temple and take the vows (temporally) of a monk and live and learn as a monk for a fairly short period of time. People come from all over the world to participate in the program. They offer short stays from 2 to 4 days and longer stays from 2 to 4 weeks. The longer stays include ordination as a monk and teachings over the time period you are there. The main temple in Bangkok receives much of its funding via the sale of a popular Thai beer Singha proceeds from the sale of this beer benefits this temple. There is no other situation I know of in the world like this one. Any where you are in Thailand you won;t be far from a Buddhist temple, weather in a guest house in a small village or town or in a a Bangkok business hotels a Buddhist temple is a short distance away.