Monday 10 March 2008

龍婆術 ( Luang Phor Sodh)


LP SOD" was knowed as " The Master of Tham-ma-kay Approach " , The Venerable "LP SOD" or his monk name "Phra Mongkol-Thepmuni" is fondly known and revere of Wat Paknam temple"LP SOD" was born October 10, 1884 at Supanburi Province, After his ordination, "LP SOD" began meditation practice and study of magic from Old scriptures. In search of deeper and wider knowledge, he moved to Bangkok. There, he frequented the centers of meditation practice and Pali magic study. Soon, "LP SOD" was recognized by his teachers as an accomplished meditation instructor. After ten years,"LP SOD" set aside his informal study of Pali Scriptures, having reached sufficiency to read the Maha Satipatthana Sutta. Thereafter he devoted himself totally to meditation practice. Now his magic or called " Tham-ma-kay Approach" is the revelation of the Dhamma as attained by "LP SOD", was the heart of his teaching.His decease at the age of seventy-five, on February 3,1959 was just a pause for the immortal master. His life should serve to remind other mortals to pursue their own obligations to the Noble Path carefully. monk teachings live on, manifesting the Ultimate Righteous Truth.

泰國古今有很多聲名顯赫的高僧,祂們都受人們尊敬,而其中有一位精進追求佛理、尋求解脫之道的得道高僧,便是有龍婆屈白南之稱的龍婆術大師。(以下簡稱大師)

大師在佛曆2427年(即西曆1884年),生於泰國術噴布里符,大師父親名拉銀,母親名術制,家中經營米糧生意

大師住所對面是一座佛寺,名叫屈爽鐵良,大師小時便在這佛寺由僧人教導知識,各僧人都說大師非常聰明,僧人所教的大師都很快領悟,後來便轉到屈班巴佛寺學習,大師14歲那年,因父親去世,便回家中幫助管理家業。

在大師19歲的一年,大師的佛性再也按不住了,一天大師突然有一念頭,"人為什麼要不斷辛苦工作? 為生活? 但已找夠生活的金錢,但同樣會不斷工作,不斷為金錢而工作,為什麼? 人始終會有一天會死亡,死後什麼也沒有,就好像我父親一樣,死後什麼也沒有,我自身亦有一天會死亡,死後也是什麼也沒有,那為什麼我會在這裡不斷工作? 人又為什麼會來到這個世界? 來到這個世界就是為了不斷辛苦工作?",想到這裡,大師已決定要效法佛陀尋求真理之道,但大師覺得人是每一天都有機會死亡,便向佛上香求願,希望在死前能有機會接觸真理之道、出家尋求佛法,如能有機會出家定必永不還俗,直至死亡。


在佛曆2449年(即西曆1906年),大師就在家鄉的屈爽鐵良佛寺出家,由屈筆讀散佛寺的龍婆尼大師,主持出家法事,往後大師便在屈爽鐵良佛寺修行,學習佛理,歷時一年,便到曼谷佛寺深造。

大師在曼谷的屈匹斜讀官佛寺寄居,但大師不只在一所佛寺學習,而是五所佛寺,大師每天早飯後到屈額輪佛寺學習,學習後便回屈匹斜讀官佛寺午飯,午飯後便到屈麥哈撻佛寺學習,黃昏再到兩所佛寺學習,分別為屈術撻佛寺及屈三搬佛寺,之後便回屈匹斜讀官佛寺再行學習。


深造完畢後,大師便在屈匹斜讀官佛寺教導佛理,但後來大師要到處宏揚佛法,便離開屈匹斜讀官佛寺,大師一路宏揚佛法,途經一所破舊佛寺屈拍史麥哈撻佛寺,便停留下來,為佛寺修保破爛的佛寺及佛像,更教導善信坐禪及佛理,而來學習的善信亦越來越多,但這時候當地的鎮長,不滿當地的居民都信奉大師,覺得影響當地佛寺的面子,所以便查探大師來歷,後來得知大師來自曼谷的屈匹斜讀官佛寺,便到向屈匹斜讀官佛寺住持拍括印熱甩大師投訴,拍括印熱甩大師便請大師離開當地,大師得知後,便離開當地,繼續宏揚佛法,後來回到家鄉屈爽鐵良佛寺,在佛寺興建學校,教導知識,更開辦佛學班教導佛理。

一段時間後,大師又離開佛寺,繼續宏揚佛法,所到之處都有很多善信向大師學習,信奉大師尊敬大師,但有些地方的人同樣因面子問題,不歡迎大師,但大師還是繼續到處宏揚佛法,後來曼谷的屈匹斜讀官佛寺住持拍括印熱甩大師,榮升為曼谷內一鎮的最高級僧人,而鎮內剛好有一佛寺,被泰國政府承認,但佛寺還未有住持,拍括印熱甩大師見大師精進宏揚佛法,便邀請大師到這佛寺擔任住持,而這佛寺名字就是屈白覽佛寺,龍婆術大師便在佛曆2459年(西曆1916年),擔任屈白覽佛寺住持,及後更有龍婆屈白覽之稱。

大師到屈白覽佛寺上任後,便立即開辦禪定班、佛學班,還有開設學堂,但在屈白覽佛寺原來的僧人,都不喜歡大師這樣做,都叫相識的善信不要參加,因此初期沒有太多人參加,禪定班和佛學班,大都只有大師以往的弟子,遠道而來參與,學堂亦只有三名學生,但大師沒有氣餒而停辦,只有更加努力。

在大師努力期間,有一天晚上,竟有人暗殺大師向大師開熗,子彈射中大師,但奇蹟出現,在大師所穿的袈裟的確有兩個子彈孔,但大師並未有任何受傷,子彈亦不知所蹤,很多善信知道這事後,都責責稱奇,更稱大師是聖僧,而且更分分參加大師的禪定班、佛學班,而且學堂亦激增多名學生,由最初的三名激增至三百名

而有一次,一名善信不相信大師,竟到來試大師神通力,"問大師今天會有人到大捐款建禪舍嗎",大師聽後,閉眼三分鐘,便答道,有,今天會有一人到來捐款建兩至三間禪舍,那善信覺大師答得像是不肯定說兩至三間,便向大師一笑,說今天會在佛寺等待,看看是否真的有人到來捐款,而在兩小時後,有一人到來佛寺,求見大師,向大師說看捐款建禪舍,預算建兩至三間,就在這次後善信們便流傳大師有先知能力,更加尊敬大師。及後大師的名字,在泰國無人不知,而在海外亦很多人尊崇,因此有些外國人都來到屈白覽佛寺出家為僧,向大師學習佛理、禪定。禪定班、佛學班及學堂,學生不斷增加,因此必定要佛寺及學堂擴建,所以大師在佛歷2493年西歷1950年製造了第一批有崇笛白覽之稱的拍礦官佛牌,以作送給捐款人之禮品。

及後大師所辦的學堂,亦成為一所學校,後來更由泰國政府接手發展,將之遷至別的地方,現在已變成一所有規模的學舍,而大師便在佛寺中專注教授禪定、佛理,直至佛曆2502年西曆1959年75歲圓寂,但大師的遺體竟變作不壞之身,現在還安放在佛寺中供奉。

大師所製的佛牌,至今以有很多靈驗事蹟,例如發生車禍但人沒有受傷,遇上賊熗殺但奇蹟人沒有受傷......等等,很多很多,而大師所製最為出名的佛牌,便是因籌款而開始製造的拍礦官佛牌,善信都稱為崇笛白覽。

Luang Phor Klai ( Phor Than Klai)





LP Kai 就是因為經常開口中,所以人稱"金口和尚".只有一隻腳.是其中一位泰皇敬重的老師父.師父身邊發生的神奇事都有很多..而師父的金身,死後經幾次火化都燒不掉.最後一次要泰皇親自點火才只可以成功火化到一隻腳指頭.金身還在寺內供善信參拜.師父身邊的奇事很多.其中一件比較有趣的是:有一次,泰皇問LP. 為何你每講的事,都會應驗.那LP叫泰皇寫下一組號碼.寫好後.放在一容器上. 現在你叫人看守好.明天才開來給大家看.到第2天,大家把字條拿來看,竟然就是當天彩票開彩的號碼.




早在60年前左右.師父經已有做Jatukam牌.當時幫助他一起做的有他其下的兩位弟子.都是白衣. 其中一位就是你們經常提起的archan Kunpan. 當年的jatukam牌.比現在的size還要大幾倍. 而現在他做的那些牌的價錢是天文數字了.絕不是現在這時期的JTK可以比美.而LP親手做的佛牌都是有著很高收藏價值的.LP Kai,是一位名氣和德行都成正比的師父.絕對是一位值的大家去尊敬的老師.

Luang Phor Waen


出生於佛曆2430年,大師資質聰敏,到2439年已正式出家為僧侶,跟隨亞贊呅大師學習佛理和佛法,而他對佛理佛法之深厚認識,亦形成人民對他非常敬拜,而大師住持的佛寺位於清澫,所出佛牌亦得到當地人民敬仰,大師已於佛曆2528年圓寂,享年98歲.

“What is sacred? Everyone has something sacred within themselves. To have been born as a complete human being is already sacred. One can be sacred only from within oneself, and not by any amulet or other so-called sacred objects.


Dhamma is sacred, and to have this sacredness, one must have Dhamma within oneself.” As a very popular monk, Luang Poo Waen Sujinno was often believed to have 'sacred amulets', something which Thais from all walks of life like to receive from respectable monks, for their protective value. People from all over Thailand would often travel to Wat Doi Mae Pang to seek these amulets or other sacred objects from Luang Poo and he would always give the same answer as the one quoted above. Luang Poo Waen Sujinno was born on the 16th of February 1883 in Tambon Na Pong, Muang District of Loei to a blacksmith's family. He was named Yarn and had one elder sister. He ordained as a novice monk in 1892 at Wat Bodhi Chai in Na Pong at the age of nine to fulfill the wish of his mother, when she died, while he was five years old. He studied with a number of teachers and later ordained as a monk at a temple in Hua Taparn District of Ubon Ratchathani at the age of 21.


Among the many teachers he studied with was Ajahn Mun Bhuridhatta Maha Thera in Udon Thani, who taught him the virtues of the pursuance of a secluded life and the practice of meditation and Dhamma in the jungles. Subsequently, Luang Poo travelled widely in the Northeast of Thailand in search of isolated places where he could meditate. His travels also took him to Bangkok where he met Chao Khun Phra Upali Gunupamacariya of Wat Bovoranives in 1921 with whom Luang Poo Waen spent several years studying and practising the Dhamma.


Later, Chao Khun Phra Upali took him to Wat Chedi Luang in Chiang Mai where Luang Poo Waen decided to make a switch from the Maha Nikaya sect of Thai Theravada Buddhism to the stricter Dhammayutika Nikaya sect. Luang Poo Waen travelled extensively by foot through thick jungles and remote mountains and even ventured to Myanmar and India where he paid homage at several historic sacred Buddhist sites. In the year of 1955, news of a foot injury sustained during his stay in seclusion at Wat Paa Ban Pong in Mae Taeng District, Chiang Mai, reached Phra Ajahn Noo Suchitto of Wat Doi Mae Pang, who later arranged for Luang Poo Waen to stay in Wat Doi Mae Pang permanently. Wat Doi Mae Pang then became the residence of Luang Poo Waen until his passing away in 1985.


Even then, Luang Poo did not reside in the monastery itself, but in a secluded hut a short distance away from the actual monastery. Luang Poo Waen began consecrating amulets and sacred images for people after settling down in Wat Doi Mae Pang. Luang Poo's amulets and sacred images were all consecrated for meritorious purposes, like raising funds for charitable organisations and hospitals. Many of his pendants were also specially created and distributed to armed forces personnel for their protection. Many devotees also started having miraculous experiences with him and his amulets then, the most famous one, which was also mentioned in the Asia Magazine, being the incident of him being spotted floating in the sky by an airforce pilot.


Please read the full magazine article from the Asia Magazine via the link below: Luang Poo Waen Sujinno was also widely rumoured to possess the mystical power to float in the air, to cure illness and to energize amulets that protected the wearer from bullets and knives. General Kriangsak Chamanand, supreme commander of the armed forces, in 1979 gave Thai soldiers amulets of Luang Poo Waen to protect them against what he described as Thailand's greatest enemy at that time, the Communist Party.


The King in 1978 sponsored a medallion with the images of Luang Poo Waen Sujinno and the royal crown which was sold to pay for the construction of several hospitals. The popular amulets were distributed through large banks and businesses and raised millions of baht. On the 15th of April 1985, Luang Poo Waen was found to be unable to eat or move and was admitted into the Maharaj Hospital. He was operated on 4th of June 1985 in order to insert a tube into his stomach through which he would be fed. However, various complications developed and Phra Ajaan Noo, the abbot of Wat Doi Mae Pang, requested doctors not to perform any more operations as he wanted Luang Poo to rest peacefully.


His request was granted by doctors and the Governor of Chiang Mai, Mr. Chaiya Punsiriwong. On the 2nd of July 1985 at 9.54pm, Luang Poo Waen finally passed away after having been in the monkhood for almost 90 years. He was given a royally-sponsored bathing ceremony at Sala Ang Klaew in Chiang Mai University which was attended by the King and Queen of Thailand as well as the general public. The staff of the Maharaj Hospital in Chiang Mai observed three minutes of silence as a mark of respect for Luang Poo in a memorial service.


Plenty of pictures were taken by reporters for news reports. Many people were amazed when the pictures were developed, as what seemed like images of Luang Poo had appeared miraculously on many of the pictures taken on that day. Luang Poo's sacred remains were kept in Wat Doi Mae Pang for about year for devotees to pay their last respects.


The remains were cremated at a Royal Funeral on 16 January 1986. The cremation was attended by the King and Queen of Thailand, the Prime Minister and half a million devotees. Just as the sacred fire was consuming the remains of Luang Poo amidst the chanting of monks and devotees, the image of Luang Poo Waen miraculously manifested within the flames upon the funeral pyre. This incident was witnessed my many devotees and was well-documented in many magazines and books about Luang Poo.


Subsequently, the remains of Luang Poo transformed into smooth grains like sand and glass shortly after the cremation, leading many people to strongly believe that Luang Poo had attained the state of an Arahant. However, despite much attention given to the miracles related to Luang Poo, there is no doubt that what Luang Poo would have wanted us to remember about him would be his legacy of pure Dhamma practice.