The Biography of Luang Phor Phrom
LP
Phrom was born on Thursday 12 April 2426 B.E. (1883 C.E.) in Ayutthaya
province. He had 4 siblings. LP Phrom studied reading and writing with a
monk in his village. He studied Khmer (Cambodian) language together
with Thai language. When he was 20, he got ordained as a Buddhist monk
at Wat Khian Lai in his hometown on 15 March 2447 B.E. (1904 C.E.). His
monk name was �Thawaro�. After ordination, LP Phrom began meditation
(Kammatan)
LP
Phrom learnt magic from Ajarn Phuang who was a lay guru master before
being a monk. After ordination, LP Phrom learnt meditation from LP Dam 4
years. Then he learnt more magic from Ajarn Won who was a lay guru
master 5 years until Ajarn Won passed away. LP Phrom took bone ash of AJ
Won to Wat Chongkhae for worship. After that, LP Phrom exchanged
magical knowledge with monks who were his age and senior such as LP
Derm, etc.
LP Phrom went on a
pilgrimage called �Tudong� in Thailand and abroad. He once walked to
Burma and stayed there long. One day, LP Phrom passed Wat Chongkhae,
Nakhon Sawan province and stopped to do meditation there. At that time,
there were 2 monks at Wat Chongkhae but there was no an abbot. People
saw LP Phrom and admired him, so they ask him to be an abbot. LP Phrom
was the first abbot of Wat Chongkhae. With his good behavior, LP Phrom
was respected by many people. People gradually donated the lands to LP
Phrom to enlarge the temple.
Amulets
by LP Phrom began when LP Phrom had project of building the chapel.
Building the chapel needs a lot of money, so LP Phrom made amulets to
make money for that. Most amulets by LP Phrom have a bell or are
bell-shaped.
LP Phrom did not move
to another temple. He stayed at Wat Chongkhae for 54 years (1917-1971
C.E.) until he resigned from an abbot in 2514 B.E. (1971 C.E.). LP Phrom
built advantages for Wat Chongkhae such as helping patients,
patronizing the school, building basic structures in Wat Chongkhae and
so on.
LP Phrom passed away on 30 January 2518 B.E. (1975 C.E.). After death, his body does not decay.
Temple keeps his body in the glass coffin so that people can see and pay respect.