Biography of Kruba Krishana

Kruba Krishana (B.E.2497~) and was ordained as a monk in B.E.2522. He later became a disciple of Kruba Pu (who has been very well known in North of Thailand) and followed hin on tudong to Cambodia and Laos. Kruba Krishna spent ten years studying Buddhist holy texts and practiced meditation in the forests. He is one of the best known monk in present day in unique amulet style.

In B.E.2532, Kruba dwelt in a cave above the Moonbon Dam in Khonburi. The locals happened to learn that a great monk had resided there, went to invite him and constructed a new temple, Wat Pa Mahawan.

Kruba Krishana is most famous in the creation of Butterfly amulets.

partial information extracted from:

http://www.billionmore.com/

Biography of LP Koon

LP Koon (B.E.2466~) was ordained as a monk at the age of 21 years old at Wat Thanon Hatyai. He studied Dhamma, Sammadhi and Wichah (magic) from LP Daeng. LP Koon was very diligent and seeing that he was so keen in learning, LP Daeng brought him to meet LP Kong who was the abbot of Wat Hatyai.

LP Kong was a Phra Tudong and he brought LP Koon to Tudong. Besides Dhamma and Sammadhi, LP Kong also taught LP Koon Wichah (magic) on inserting takrut into a person's arm. After learning from LP Kong for some time, LP Koon went Tudong alone. He went as far as Laos and Cambodia, and stayed in the deep forests for many years.

LP Koon returned to Thailand after more than 10 years of Tudong, and resides at Wat Banrai. The first time when he came to Wat Banrai, the temple was in bad condition. LP Koon seeing this, determined to re-built the temple. He approached the abbot of the temple at that time, and asked him for his help. The abbot told him that the temple did not have much fund and asked LP Koon how much money he needed to re-built the temple. LP Koon replied that he needed 3 to 4 millions bahts. When the abbot heard that, he said that he had no ability to help. LP Koon then asked the villagers and his lay disciples to source for fund. Many people came forward and helped. The total fund collected was almost 2 millions bahts and Wat Banrai was re-built.

LP Koon was gradually gaining popularity and whenever, people heard LP Koon wanted to build a temple or a school, many people would come forward to help. The devotees who go to Wat Banrai, be it rich or poor, LP Koon will meet them personally and bless them. He would specially make time for the poorer devotees, because to him, the poorer devotees need to earn a living, and thus, their time is more precious.

LP Koon chanted the most amulets in Thailand. Many temples and people would create the amulets and asked him to bless. He seldom rejected anyone whom come to him for blessings. LP Koon would personally insert the takrut under the arm of the devotees and these takruts are very well proven to protect a person from accidents, Metta and as well as Kongkrapan (immunity from weapons).

partial information extracted from:

http://www.yain.com/monks/lpkoon.html

Biography of LP Teh

LP Teh (B.E.2434~2524) was ordained as a novice monk at the age of 15. He resided in Wat Gahlong, a forest temple where his uncle was the abbot. LP Teh was ordained as a monk at the age of 20 years old. LP Teh became the close disciple of Luang Phor Tah, who taught him everything he knew about Dhamma and Sammadhi.

LP Tah would bring LP Teh with him whenever he went tudong, until LP Teh had gained enough experience to go tudong alone. After LP Tah passed away in B.E.2465, LP Teh left for Wat Takong in Nakhon Pathom. LP Chaem was the abbot of Wat Takong at the time and he was extremely well known for his strict practice in Dhamma and high attainment in Saiyasaat (magical arts). LP Chaem unselfishly imparted everything that he knew on the subjects of Dhamma, meditation, tudong and saiyasaat to LP Teh.

It was said that LP Teh was a monk who possessed alot of metta and bahramee. Whenever he went for tudong, many villagers would give money and things to him, but LP Teh never accepted any of them, except the morning alms only.

LP Teh was very well-known for making kuman. The earliest monasteries in Thailand to make kuman are both Wat Sam Ngam and Wat Takong. It was believed that LP Teh had the ability to see wandering souls that roamed the surroundings, especially souls of those young children. In order to give an opportunity for those souls to make merit before rebirth, LP Teh decided to cast the souls into a child-like statues and give it people who needed help. LP Teh had learned such art from LP Chaem and also an unnamed monk from Cambodia.

There once lived an unlucky food peddler in the town center of Nak Kan Bahn. He was a great chef but no matter how hard he worked, he did not succeeds in his business. One morning while travelling to the town to set up his stall, he met LP Teh along the way. Immediately, he put down his stuff and scooped a big bowl of food and presented it to LP Teh. After finishing the food, LP Teh walked along with the peddler and spoke with him, whom came to know about his hardship and misfortune.

As they parted ways, LP Teh took out a clay doll-like statue from his bag and gave it to the peddler. He told him to treat it well everyday so that his luck will change. Soon after that, the peddler's business got better and better. He then came to know that statue was called kumantong.

Many occasions were recorded that people wearing LP Teh's amulets were unharmed from accidents and stories told by many that they were saved from both evil spirits and ghosts after wearing LP Teh's amulets. It is also believed that it will bring great Metta to one by wearing amulets of LP Teh.

partial information extracted from:

http://www.yain.com/monks/lptae.html

Biography of LP Hong

LP Hong (B.E.2461~) was ordained as a monk at the age of 20 at Wat Petchaburi. LP Hong had studied both theoretical and practical dharma from many masters. Seven years after his ordination, he travelled to Cambodia to practice meditation and to seek peace. In addition he also studied magic incantations.

He returned to Wat Petchaburi where he was appointed Abbot in B.E.2516. LP Hong is well-known and popular for his knowledge in both Dharma and Visha (supernatural arts). LP Hong is a virtuous monk and performed many miracles bringing good luck and fortune to those who met him. He dedicated merit to people, cured patients with his wax and sacred water. His reputation as a Guru monk extended worldwide, as did the popularity of his amulets.

LP Hong had also involved in many construction projects such as new temples, dams, schools, roads and forestry. LP Hong is well-known and popular for his knowledge in both Dharma and Visha (supernatural arts). There have been reports of miracles and beneficial experiences related to LP Hong and his amulets among the locals of Surin Province, like protection from bullets and knives.

LP Hong teaches his disciples that they have to observe the five basic Buddhist precepts of moral practice. If one can follows these precepts, nothing can harm you. It was said that unusual phenomena like lightning and thunderstorms have also occurred during consecration ceremonies held by LP Hong in the past. What is most amazing is that not a single candle or incense stick was extinguished during the ceremonies, despite heavy thunderstorms. Devas and holy beings have also been reportedly sighted at the ceremonies.

LP Hong amulets are widely worn by border control soldiers and police who have survived many dangerous and seemingly fatal incidences. Numerous accounts exist of miraculous survival from bombs and bullets.

partial information extracted from:

http://amulet-collection.blogspot.com

Biography of LP Pae

LP Pae (B.E.2448~2542) became a novice monk at the age of 16 years old, after which he went to Wat Chanasongkham to further his learning in advance Pali until the age of 22 years old. He was ordained as a monk at the age of 22 years old at Wat Pikunthong and in year B.E.2474, he became the abbot of Wat Pikunthong.

He re-built the temple to a beautiful and well-known temple in Singburi as well as in Thailand.
LP Pae created and chanted the first amulets in B.E.2482 to raise funds for the re-building of the temple. LP Pae became well-known in making amulet and his amulets are good and well proven by many wearer.

LP Pae had chanted hundreds of batches of amulets. His most famous batch were the Somdej, with the mould of himself at the back of the amulets. Till present, those amulets and statues of LP Pae are highly sought after by many all over the world.

partial information extracted from:

http://www.yain.com/monks/index.htm

Biography of Tok Raja

Tok Raja (B.E. 2419~2505) was sent to Wat Uttamaram by his parents when he was 12 years old to learn Buddhism and Thai language. He stayed with Archan Lok who was the temple Chief Abbot at that time. Tok Raja had showed great interest in Buddhism and became a "Dek Jom" under the supervision of Bhikkhu (monks) in the temple. Besides, he also learned crafting and construction.

Tok Raja joined monkhood (Bhikkhu) on Jun 15, B.E.2438 when he was 21 years old. After becoming a monk, he stayed at Wat Uttamatam for two phansa and later travelled to Southern Thailand to learn Pali language. He resided at Wat Huaphom Nai in Songkhla and learn Buddhism in greater depth. He also learned "Phrakhatha vertmon" which consists of "Khamphi Mulkachai" and "Khamphi Thammadboth" in Wat Huaporm Nai as well as Vipassana Kammatharn technique in Songkhla for 15 years. In B.E.2449, Tok Raja was appointed Chief Abbot of the Wat for 10 years.

Tok Raja returned to Malaysia and became the Chief Abbot of Wat Mai Suwankhiri for 6 years before he went back to Wat Uttamaram and became the Chief Abbot of the Wat in B.E.2468.

Tok Raja enjoyed good health and was active even at the age of over 80 years old. His health was deteriorating significantly after his trip to Singapore. The news on his health spreads and many people from all over came to visit Tok, including the Sultan of Kelantan. Due to old age, Tok Raja passed away on November 19, B.E.2505, 15 days before the conferment of "Chao Koon" title bestowed to him by the Thai King.

partial information extracted from:

http://www.geocities.com/watuttamaram/tokraja.html

Biography of LP Kasem

LP Kasem (B.E.2455~2538) was the descendants of Lampang's King from Lanna Period. He became a novice monk in B.E.2468 after the dead his uncle, the abbot of Wat Bunyeun. In B.E.2470, he went to Bangkok to study Pali language. He returned to Lampang and further his Pali studies in Wat Seelom and Wat Bunyawaht.

In B.E.2475, he passed his Pali examination with good results and came in first in class at Wat Setuwan. In B.E.2476, he was ordained as a monk at Wat Bunyeun at the age of 21 years old. After he entered monkhood, LP Kasem went to Jangwat Chiang Rai to further his Pali studies. He met LP Krubah Gaen, a very famous Tudong monk in North Thailand who was very good in Sammadhi. LP Kasem became his disciple and went Tudong with his teacher in forests and cementries.

LP Kasem continued his learning in dhamma and sammahdti practise even after he became the abbot of Wat Bunyuen. He left Wat Bunyeun in B.E.2492, and went to stay at Sasahn Sahlahwangthan (a cementry at another place in Lampang). LP Kasem was determined to practise the highest Sammadhi at the cementry. He would sit in front of the burial place and watched the burning of corpse. Whether in hot sun or raining, Luang Phor would just sit quietly and watched the corpse being burned to ashes.

LP Kasem ever sat in Sammadhi for as long as three months, without shelter under hot sun or heavy rain. He would just sit quietly and not asked for anything. He had let go of everything in his practise of Dhamma and Sammadhi. He ever went without food for 49 days even. Since B.E.2514, LP Kasem only bathed once a year, but there is no stench or foul odour from his body. More surprisingly, without shelter and mosquito net, LP Kasem never suffered any bites from mosquitoes at the cementry.

LP Kasem carried nothing with him. His only possessions are his alm bowl, his robe which he was wearing and a piece of human bone for him to practise Sammadhi. He did not even wore any footwear. LP Kasem ever mentioned that he is a forest monk and does not required any possession. Whatever things that people gave to him, he would give away to other monks. LP Kasem never used a pillow to sleep, because to him, a pillow is a luxury. He would sleep with his body in full protrate position and would sleep at the same spot where he sat in Sammadhi. He was very determined to find the truth of life. He asked for nothing in life though he can enjoy the luxuries in life as he was the descendants of royal blood in Lampang.

partial information extracted from:

http://amulet-collection.blogspot.com

Biography of LP Toh

LP Toh (B.E.2430~2524) became a novice since he was young at Wat Praduchimplee. He studied dhamma under Phra Ajarm Prom from Wat Praduchimplee. When LP Toh was 20 years of age, he was ordained as a monk on 16th July BE2450. After Phra Ajarn Prom passed away, LP Toh went to study dhamma under LP Rong Wat Tahgrabeua at Samusahkon province. Sometime later, he went tudong to many forested places in Northern Thailand, spending many rain retreats there.

LP Toh returned to Bangkok and became the abbot of Wat Praduchimplee. He got to know LP Sodh, Wat Paknam and they became close friends. Some time later, LP Sodh accompanied LP Toh to learn under the very famous Phra Ajarn Nohng at Suphanburi province. After studying under Ajarn Nohng for many years, LP Toh returned to Bangkok.

LP Toh was very popular and highly respected in Bangkok. Whenever there were any ceremony such chanting of amulets, celebration, fund raising etc, LP Toh would always be invited, because when people heard about LP Toh name, they would come to support the ceremony as well. As such, LP Toh was involved in many mass chanting of amulets.

Beside the lay people, the 9th or the present King of Thailand and the royal family respected LP Toh very much too. One can see from many photographs of the royal family had taken with LP Toh.

In BE2463, Luang Poo chanted the first batch of amulets made of Neua Phong. The most popular Pim from this batch is the Phra Somdej Katoh, which is very rare and expensive now. Since that time, LP Toh continue to chant many batches of amulets of many types, such as Phra Pidta, Somdej, Roop Meuan and Rians etc. All LP Toh's amulets are very well-proven to be able to protect people from accidents and hardship.

LP Toh passed away on 5th April BE2524 at the age of 93 years old.

partial information extracted from:

http://www.yain.com

Biography of LP Soi

LP Soi (B.E.~2506) was also known as LP BartYai or LP Big Bowl to his devotees. Every morning, he would carry the big bowl to receive food from people to feed his many layman disciples. Once he was ill and could not walk a long way, he received food from Rukkha Devas or Devas who live in the tree.

LP Soi reached highest Smadhi called Charn 8 (NevaSanya NasanyaYatana Charn) which is the Samadhi of emptiness. After that he practiced Wipassana Dhamma of Ultimate Truth and attained the highest Dhamma of the Buddha.

In B.E.2503 or 2504, he was ill and invited to have medical treatment at the hospital. During staying at the hospital, he still did BindhaBart (a task of living of monk by carrying a bowl in every early morning to receive food from merit-doing people).

Every morning, LP Soi would walks down from his ward towards a big tree by the hospital gate. He hanged his bowl to a branch of the tree, stands quietly and closed his eyes for a while. LP Soi was receiving food from Rukkha Devas. Then he took the bowl back and returned to his ward. In the bowl, there were pale yellow cooked rice with a few big flowers that have never seen on the earth.

Phra Maha Vira Thavaro, a disciple of LP Parn of Wat Bangnomkho who also attained high Dhamma, went to the hospital by chance. He was told by doctors about the strange practice of LP Soi. Phra Maha Vira felt by his Yana (intuition) that LP Soi might be Phra Ariya (advanced Dhamma monk), so he adviced to gather 5-6 doctors, who speaks foreign languages such as English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese and Malay, to make language tests.

The group of doctors spoke to LP Soi with those languages. LP Soi responded foreign language matched to each doctor who spoke to him. Lastly, when asked, LP Soi said that he understood those languages by his intuition and spoke them out like Thai. After the test, Phra Maha Vira pointed out that LP Soi was a PatiSamPhitayan Arahant who had highest ability on miraculous conducting including the followings:

1. Knowing all human and creature languages without learning.
2. Knowing all Tripitaka thoroughly without learning.
3. Shortening long distance and rushly reach any destination with a short time.

LP Soi made only few types of amulets in B.E.2503.
He passed away in B.E.2506.

partial information extracted from:
http://lekwatruak.tripod.com/lpsoi.html

Biography of LP Klai (Phor Than Klai - 金口师傅)

LP Klai (B.E.2419~2513), commonly known as Phor Than Klai, was one of the respectable monk and famous southern monk. He was given the title "Golden Mouth 金口师傅" because whatever he had said or predicted, will always come true.

When LP Klai was 14 years old, he went with his uncle to chop firewood and the tree he was chopping fell towards him and squashed his left leg. LP Klai thought it was nothing much just a small injury and did not seek for medical attention. But the injury eventually became worse as his left ankle was shattered upon inspection. It swelled till very big and contacted gangrenous and the pain was unbearable. One day when LP Klai could not bear the pain anymore and he took a sharp knife and chopped off the swollen ankle region. When someone found out and immediately went to find herbs to help him to stop the bleedings and doctor to cure him. After this incident, LP Klai had trouble getting around and usually moved around on a water buffalo.

LP Klai was ordained at the age of 15 and by the age of 26, he became the abbot of the temple. LP Klai was one of the very respectful monks by the Thai King. A lot of mystery things happened on LP Klai and when he passed away. They wanted to cremate his body but they can't cimply tourched the torso. In the end, Thai King himself try to light it personally but only can burnt one of his toes. Presently, LP Klai's body can still be view in the temple.

The famous Ajarn Khun Pan was one of LP Klai's student.

partial information extracted from:

http://theamazingthailand.blogspot.com

Biography of LP Waen

LP Waen (B.E.2431~2528) hometown was in Leoi Province, North-East of Thailand, also known as Issan. At the age of 13, he became a novice monk in Wat Poh Chai and he studied the Dhamma. He was very good in Pali and Dhamma, even at that young age. He went Tudong with his teacher, Ajarn Wuan, travelling from Leoi to Ubon province. After he reached Ubon, he learned Dhamma from another teacher, Ajarn Sing. During his Tudong, he met many disciples of Ajarn Man in the forests and they told him that Ajarn Man is very good in Sammadhi and Dhamma.

LP Waen endured all kind of difficulties during his Tudong, where he encountered ghosts, wild animals and other dangers. He was not afraid of danger, even the villagers told him that the places were dangerous and eerie, and full of evil spirits. LP Waen just went ahead because he wanted to learn from all these experiences. He spent most of his monkhood as a forest monk, travelling from one province to another on foot, climbing hills, crossing rivers and deep forests. He had also went as far as Laos, Cambodia, Burma and even Vietnam on Tudong.

At aged 39, LP Waen arrived in Lampang and was told that Ajarn Man was in Chiang Mai. LP Waen quickly went there to look for Ajarn Man and finally met him at Wat Jedi Luang. Ajarn Man accepted LP Waen as his disciple and he studied Dhamma at Wat Jedi Luang.

He stayed at Wat Huainumrin for ten years and during his long stay in Wat Huainumrin, he stayed most of his time in forests and only went to the temple during the rainy seasons. At B.E.2505, Ajarn Noo, the abbot of Wat Doi Mae Pang asked LP Waen to stay in Wat Doi Mae Pang because he treated LP Waen as a teacher. After Ajarn Noo passed away, the villagers persuaded LP Waen to become the abbot of Wat Doi Mae Pang.

LP Waen was very skillful in Sammadhi and Dhamma. LP Waen does not like crowded places and loved to live alone in the forests, just like his teacher, Ajarn Man. Some people said that LP Waen had achieved Arahang level. Than Chow Koon Nor ever mentioned that "there is a Phra Arahang, but he lives far away, in the forest hill".

LP Waen stayed in Wat Doi Mae Pang until he passed away, living the life as a forest monk all the time in a small hut away from the temple.

partial information extracted from:

http://www.yain.com/monks/lpwaen.html

Biography of Kruba Srivichai

Kruba Srivichai (B.E.2421~2481) was ordained as novice monk under Kruba Kadtiya and he learnt everything under his teacher. One day, one villager gave some meat to Kruba Srivichai. After he consumed, he vomitted and fell ill. Since then, everytime he consumed meat, he would vomits and falls ill. Hence, Kruba Srivichai became a vegatarian and stopped eating meat. At B.E.2427, Kruba Srivichai helped Kruba Kadtiya to build a temple at Ban Pang. When Kruba Kadtiya passed away, Kruba Srivichai became the abbot of the temple.

Kruba Srivichai observed a very disciplined rountine daily. He woke up at 5am to sweep the temple's compound, then he would performs chanting and after which, he would go for alms in the village. In the afternoon, he would teaches the villagers, novice monks and children on Buddha's teachings. In the evening, he would performs chanting again and practice Sammadhi. He stayed in the temple and hardly left the temple.

Kruba Srivichai became very thin because he stopped consuming meat. The villagers seeing that, respected him and offered him many expensive gifts but Kruba Srivichai just passed the gifts to the poorer villagers. He was contented with a meal of small lump of rice with little vegetables each day.

Kruba Srivichai has been called the 'Engineer Monk' because he mounted and supervised over one hundred construction projects in northern Thailand, including many temples. He had organized the building of a road leading to Wat Prathat Doi Suthep, the grandiose temple complex that sits on a mountain top overlooking the city of Chiang Mai. The road went under construction in B.E.2477. At that time, only the strong and devoted made the minimum five hours hike up the mountain to Doi Suthep through dense tropical forest. At that time, the government could not raised sufficient money to build the road, so they called upon Kruba Srivichai to help. He sent words far and wide, and because of his great popularity, volunteers came from all over Thailand to lend a hand to the effort. It was said that as many as 3,000 to 4,000 people a day came to build the road, which was originally paved in stone.

Because so many volunteers heeded his call, Kruba’s original request for each village group to
complete 50 feet of road was decreased to 10-15 feet. Day by day, a massive volunteer workforce cleared the area and set stones on the roadway. The road was completed in 5 months and 20 days. Kruba Srivichai was the first to inaugurate the opening of the road on 30 April, B.E.2478.

Kruba Srivichai passed away in B.E.2481 at the age of 60 and he was given the title "Nak Bun Haeng Lanna", which may be translated as The Lanna Saint.

partial information extracted from:

http://www.thaihealingalliance.com/

Biography of LP Phromma

LP Phromma (B.E. 2440~2545) entered the Buddhist realm as a novice at aged 12 in Wat WernChaiNaKorn. It was recorded that LP Phromma studied sacred sciences under Somdej Luen for six years prior to his death after which he became a disciple of LP Mun with whom he travelled widely particularly in deep forests to gain knowledge. LP Phromma actually remained at a mountain called “Kwai” in Laos for almost 45 years before he decided to return to Thailand again in B.E.2533. After that he went out of the mountain and when he tudong pass SuanHin mountain in Ubon Ratchathani province, the people there requested LP Phromma to live and teach them about Buddhism way. At the same time, land had been given to LP Phromma for building of the temple. He took up residence at Wat Tumsuanhinkaew, where HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, visited him on two occasions to give homage. LP Phromma has been mediating in the cave for years and seldom return to temple. LP Phromma worked very hard to develop the forests surrounding the temple which he converted into a nature reserve, before he passed away at the age of 105 years old.

partial information extracted from:

http://www.thai-amulets.com

Biography of Chao Khun Nor

Chao Khun Nor (B.E.2440~2514) was a close royal servant of King Rama VI. After King Rama VI passed away, he was very sad and left the palace to ordain as a monk at Wat Dhepsirin in B.E.2468, and never left his monkhood until he passed away in early B.E.2514 at the age of 74. In his long years of monkhood, he ate only one vegetable and cereal meal a day and never stepped out of the temple even in the WWII period.

In the war time, Bangkok railway main station, just few km away from the temple was intensively bombed by the allied force, but the bombs missed the target and hit the temple. Almost all monks left the temple for safety, but he was still living there. Chao Khun Nor was a strict Dhamma practicer. He practiced advanced Dhamma, devoted all his monkhood life to follows Lord Buddha's teachings, and never missed the morning and evening chant at Ubosoth until the end of his life.

Chao Khun Nor could detect the thinking and mind of anyone who is speaking to him. He had precognition mind power, and correctly foretold major events including his own death. This is so, when he was well prepared before he left this world, by telling his nephew never offers him the food box anymore and also telling the next room young monk that the day he did not go to chant means the day of his death.

Then he went to sleep within a mosquito net, his two hands joined together on his chest - paying the last respect to Lord Buddha and he passed away in that beautiful posture on January 8, B.E.2514.

partial information extracted from:

http://lekwatruak.tripod.com/idenckn.html

Biography of LP Sodh

LP Sodh (B.E.2427~2502) attained Damagaya in B.E.2459, and since then was teaching the knowledge or Dhamma to his disciples until he died in B.E.2502. Dhamagaya is a very supernatural Dhamma, even its basic and intermediate level could bring about comprehensive miracles, such as creating any weather in the area at wish, healing illnesses that the modern physician cannot cure, detecting and finding the hidden or lost objects, foreseeing the future or going back to the past to examine Karma etc. Dhamagaya is so miraculous that all black magic will surrender to it. So one who attains Dhamagaya comes closer to the black magic practicer, all the black magic of that guy will be automatically destroyed. For the advanced Dhamagaya, it can bring about comprehensive miracles and subdue Mara to attain the highest Dhamma state of Nipphand or Niravan.

In B.E.2493, LP Sodh started creating amulets as the gifts for donors who help him build a large Dhamma school which needed a hugh sum of money. Among the monks in his temple were worried about his project, everyone thought it's not possible to collect a large amount of money. But LP Sodh said "You all don't worry, that's my duty to do it for you. Please make your mind calm and be diligent to practice Dhamagaya I have taught you. Even it's a large building and needs a lot of money to construct, I do not work alone. Dhamagaya comes to help me and will bring me tons of money. So don't worry, you just wait and see."

It was a great amazing phenomenon, the temple flooded with people intending to donate money to him to build the school. One who donated 25 Baht would receive an amulet gift from his hand. Even a millionaire donated tens of thousands bahts, he still gave only one amulet to the donor. His nephew, the late Supreme Patriarch (Somdej Pa of Wat Bodhi) asked him "Why Luang Phor gave the millionaire only one amulet? He donated a large amount of money, could you give him 10 more amulets, couldn't you?"

LP Sodh said "You know nothing, the amulet is invaluable object, it's more valuable than any sum of money. One who receives the most sacred amulet of this kind will be rich and possesses a big treasure of a billion."

He was so strictly in distributing the amulets that no second amulet will be given to the same receiver. Once the Supreme Patriarch Somdej Pa gave his own amulet to a boy, he later requested for a new one from Luang Phor, but Luang Phor never gave him.

LP Sodh blessed his amulets by inviting all Buddhas together to charge their sacred power onto the amulets through the 3-months Lent period.

partial information extracted from:

http://lekwatruak.tripod.com/lppaknam.html

Biography of LP Jong

LP Jong (B.E.2415~2508) passed away on the Buddhist important MaKhaBuCha day of at the age of 93. LP Jong and LP Parn of Wat BangNomKho are close friends and respected high Dhamma practices of each other. They were the disciples of LP Soon of Wat BangPlaMoh and LP Paan of Wat PikulSokant. Even LP Parn reached extremely high miraculous knowledges of "Apinya" and "Wipassana", he still often admired LP Jong as a good great monk.

LP Jong was a great donor. Any temple troubled with lacking of Kutis, he would ordered his monk disciples dismantle theirs and brought to the lacking temple. Even thiefs came into his temple to steal somethings that's difficult to get, LP Jong knew that and called them to get it. He gave stuffs to thiefs but never forgot to taught them that stealing monk's stuffs was a great sin. Many thiefs gave up stealing after by his teachings.

LP Parn of Wat BangNomKho admired LP Jong to all his disciples that he was like a gold monk statue, and that a monk of this kind one should never beg anything from him because he would give everything that was begged for. Whenever LP Parn performed any religious ritual at his temple, he would invites LP Jong to join. Once LP Parn urged his close monk disciple to go by a motor boat to invite LP Jong to join a ritual , but LP Jong told the monk to go back in advance and he would go by himself later.

As soon as the monk had come back and reported to LP Parn that LP Jong would come later, LP Parn laughed and pointed to LP Jong who was sitting right there!! How did he come with a short time? It's many miles distance between the two temples, if by walking, it would take a few hours. It was recorded that LP Jong had reached the highest knowledge of "PatiSamPhiThaYan" which covered highest ability to perform miracle of all kinds. Whoever reaches this state will have comprehensive knowledges over all Tri Pitaka automatically and could rush to anywhere in a short time.

LP Jong created many kinds of amulets since the WW II, such as medals, small statues, ivory-tusk Rajasihas, metal Ta Pian fish , sacred jackets, etc. His amulets are very good for warding off dangers of all kinds, while his Ta Pian fish is good for fortune fetching.

partial information extracted from:

http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Teahouse/1428/lpchong.htm

Biography of LP Daeng

LP Daeng (B.E.2421~2517) was ordained the monkhood in B.E.2441 and was a close disciple of LP Plian. After LP Plian passed away in B.E.2461, LP Daeng learned Dhamma and magical khowledge with LP Chui of Wat Kongkaram.

In WWII, LP Daeng created and presented his phayants and takruts to soldiers and people. When the Japanese troops landed in Prachuab Kirikhan province which shares borders with Petchburi, a small group of soldiers and patriotic people fighted fearlessly. They were brave and unharmed due to LP Daeng's amulets.

LP Daeng's 1st batch medals, takruts and other amulets weared by soldiers also declared their great efficacies on safty protection in Vietnam War.

LP Daeng passed away in B.E.2517 at the age of 96 with 75 years of his monkhood.

partial information extracted from:

http://www.angelfire.com/art/thaiamulet/lpdbio.html

Biography of LP Derm

LP Derm (B.E.2403~2494) was known to have kept many elephants. He cast a spell on every elephant's legs and sometimes fed them with blessed grass. LP Derm was often invited to many temples to preside over the ordain ceremony. When he was getting old, he reached the destination temples by elephants. All his elephants were very tamed. After reaching the temple, LP Derm just let the elephant go freely to feed by itself in the nearby area. Amazingly, when the ceremony going to end with some chanting chapter, the elephants would go back by itself and kneeled down in front of the Bosth to pick him up and bring him back to Wat NongPho. LP Derm loved all of his elephants. He had special knowledges (Yana) to detect elephants' mind and to communicate with them. When LP Derm passed away, his elephants cried with grief and some of them refused to eat anything.

LP Derm was a great builder. He helped build more than 30 temples in Nakornsawan and nearby provinces, such as Phichit, Pitsanulok and Chainat. His benevolence was so great, he cared about the water in temple's pond which was the main blood vessel for all monks in the temple. He was very happy if the pond was full of water. When the pond was shallow in the dry season, he was worried and going to the Bosth to meditate and beg for rain. The day he passed away, his monk disciples had told him that the water level was very low, and if there was no rain in a few days, the pond would dry up. LP Derm nodded his head while he was lying ill on the floor.

"My sons I'm going to leave this world, I wish you all be good monks and be happy forever, so don't worry about the water in the pond", he said. A few minutes later, he passed away.

Suddenly, the lightning flashed in the sky and a clap of thunder striked and rained heavily! Only one hour later the pond was full of water again. The great monk often miraculously passed away in this manner.

LP Derm's MeetMor carries comprehensive properties as an amulet for:
- self protection
- dispersing and conquering the ghost
- destroying all kinds of black magic including invulnerability
- detecting the poisonous food
- making holy water
- healing illnesses by encircling on the body's spot.

partial information extracted from:
http://lekwatruak.tripod.com/lpdoem.html

Biography of LP Parn

LP Parn (B.E.2418~2481) was the disciple of LP Niam of Wat Noi, Suphanburi, and LP Nong of Wat Klong Madarn. His two great teachers passed away undecayed, so do LP Parn. In B.E.2476, five years before he passed away, he had announced to all his disciples the date and time of his death. His precognition was and exactly correct - he passed away on the date and time he had foretold.

LP Parn was a meditative guru monk and also had magical knowledges. On Buddhistic Dhamma, it was recorded that he reached the great six knowledges of miracle. So he possesses knowledge on precognition, out-of-body ability, mind detecting, and performing comprehensive paranormal phenomena. Apart from these abilities, he also possesses the highest state of Wipassana or knowledge on mind cleaning to stop next rebirth. But he intended to become a future-to-be Buddha, his aspiration called "Prathana Buddha Bhummi". To achieve this goal, he did a great deal merits, building more than 30 temples in Ayuthaya, Saraburi and Lopburi. He also had intensified great Dhamma practices which automatically cleaned and "distilled" his inner body(astral body) to become crystal-like state and changed his body's cells immortal. This is the reason why his body remained undecayed after he passed away.

LP Parn's amulets have marked long-time uncountable records in warding off dangers of all kinds and it's great for making sacred water for healing illness that modern physicians could not do anything with it. LP Parn's amulets are of Buddha sitting on a carrier creature - i.e. Garuda, Hanuman, Porcupine, Fish, Cock and Bird.

LP Parn's amulets are very popular among Thai amulets users and collectors because of their frequent miraculous phenomena both recorded and unrecorded.

partial information extracted from:

http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Teahouse/1428/lpparn.htm

Biography of LP Ophasi

LP Ophasi (B.E. 2441~2498) began his monastic studies at 5 years of age and became a novice at Wat Tai at age 13. His teacher noticed that he was a gifted student and advised him to go to a larger city to complete his studies, which made the young LP Ophasi travel to Wat Tah-Po, and then to Bangkok to study Pali. LP Ophassi liked to study and learned several languages.

He was the disciple of the famous LP Kob of Wat Kao Salika in Lopburi. Although they never met physically, they communicated remotely by telepathy during their meditations and thus LP Kob transmitted his teaching to LP Ophasi. LP Kob had developed a technique of meditation based on the concentration on a flame, He had the incredible capacity to maintain such a concentration without interruption for very long periods (40 days without eating or sleeping). LP Kob transmitted this knowledge and technique to LP Ophasi.

When LP Ophassi reached the highest level of study, his behavior started to change in a strange way. He observed the precepts strictly, and in particular refused all the gifts which was made to him. He burnt them by saying that these objects were temptations which will make him unhappy and that the fire was the solution to this problem. On one occasion LP Ophasi failed to put out the fire in the temple and this made the villagers very dissatisfied. They did not understand why LP Ophasi was behaving like this and many villagers thought that he had become insane. The abbot requested LP Ophasi to leave and he was invited to stay at Wat Asham Bangmod in Bangkok. During the years he stayed in Wat Asham Bangmod, LP Ophasi became very famous for his predictions. Faithful disciples came from far to see him from morning to the evening.

In B.E. 2498, LP Ophasi and two of his disciples where invited to a Buddhist gathering in India. LP Ophasi asked his two disciples to leave before him and that he would join them later. He also told them to tell the organizers of his delay and the date of his arrival. Many of his disciples went to the airport to wish LP Ophasi a happy voyage, but he did not appeared. A few days later they were informed of LP Ophasi death. In fact, that evening, LP Ophasi told his disciples that he was going to remain in meditation for several days and not to disturb him under any circumstances. Then he went into his kuti. He stayed there until an anxious disciple decided to go and see whether LP Ophasi was well. He entered the kuti to find LP Ophasi in a state having all the aspect of death.

During this time, in India, the two disciples of LP Ophasi attended the Buddhist gathering, together LP Ophassi. LP Ophasi spoke with many other Buddhists dignitaries and even gave a state education in front of several hundreds of people, with photos of this occasion being taken. LP Ophassi bid goodbye to his two disciples, and told them that he was going to return to Thailand by separate means of transprt. When the two disciples arrived Thailand, they found it hard to believed the news of LP Ophasi death. Everyone thought that they had became insane when they said they had spent the past days with LP. Only the testimonies of several other monks present and the photographs in India of LP Ophasi proved the truth of their incredible story.

Each year, the coffin of LP Ophasi is open, his body has not decomposed and his finger nails and hair are still growing and is cut. It was believed that the monk whom had enlightened, the body will not decompose or if the body was burnt, the bones will turn into stones or diamonds.

partial information extracted from:

http://www.dharmathai.com/forum/index.php?topic=67.0