This magnificent 110 year-old temple stands majestically on a 'feng-shui perfect' hill in Air Itam. Construction of the temple started in 1893, but it was only in 1930 that the Pagoda of Rama VI, named after the Thai king who laid the foundation stone, but better known as the Pagoda of 10,000 Buddhas, was completed. This pagoda combines a Chinese octagonal base with a middle tier of Thai design, and a Burmese crown, reflecting the temple's embrace of both Mahayana and Theravada Buddhism.

The latest addition to the temple complex is the 30.2m bronze statue of the Avalokitesvara – Goddess of Mercy or Kuan Yin - on the hillside above the pagoda. This US$18M statue was completed and opened to the public at the end of 2002. Steps leading to the temple are lined with souvenir shops selling a mishmash of goods ranging from clothes and preserved fruits to curios and joke items. Within the temple grounds are a vegetarian restaurant, tortoise pond, prayer halls, awe-inspiring deities, sleeping quarters and gardens.