The tiger temple in Thailand is a place where an extraordinary bond  

between man and the world's biggest cats has been formed.. The tigers  

here are so peaceful its almost as if they have accepted buddhism as  

their religion. In fact, they even sit for the meditating sessions  

with the monks and kneel down in front of them as it they are the  

gurus. The tigers are so docile that the monks have to sometimes  

train them to fight otherwise they would lose all their power of self  

protection.

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The link started in 1999 when a sick baby tiger, orphaned after  

poachers shot its mother, was brought to the monks. Within a few  

years several other tiger cubs similarly orphaned by poachers had  

arrived. The most amazing thing is none of the cubs turned out  

ferocious on growing up. The monks believe that these tigers are none  

other than the former buddhist disciples who have taken rebirth in  

the same place.