"Pa" which means forest, the word given the picture of temple within the area of forest. Wat Pa Salawan or Salawan forest temple, was once a forest monastery, and surrounded by jungle. These days in the area of temple still has a lot of tall trees but surrounding the area is now a living area. Wat Pa Salawan is located not far from Nakhon Ratchasima Railway Station. The Chedi is house of the relics of three holy well known Buddhist monks of Thailand ; Acharn Man, Acharn Tim, and Acharn Sao.
The small lake nearby Wat Pa Salawan Temple called by locals as "Nong Kae Chang" or Kae Chang Lake.