On 5.1.2009 I visited Wat
Natangnok in
Ayuttaya for the first time. This is the temple of LP
Jong (1872-1965 CE), one of the most famous guru monks of
Ayuttaya decades ago. He was also a good friend of LP
Parn of Wat
Bangnomkho some distance away. LP
Parn had deep respect for LP
Jong and always invited him over for any chanting ceremonies.
Arriving at the temple with my driver.
The
Phra Prom shrine near the entrance.
The
Phra Leela shrine.
The
Phra Sivali shrine.
A small V
ihara venerating Bodhisattva
Guanyin.
The
Phra Pang
Tawai Net (Sunday Buddha) statue outside the
Ubosot.
The big
Vihara venerating LP
Jong. His golden statue is right in front.
The portrait of LP
Jong behind his golden statue. LP
Jong was not only deeply skilled in meditation and
Wicha (magical arts), he was also a very compassionate and patient master. He would not only try his best to help lay devotees and other monks who seek his assistance, he could also move those wayward people to give up their unwholesome conduct through his gentle yet sharp advice.
The crystal
stupa containing LP
Jong's relics. It is said that he had the psychic power of
Iddhividha or transformation at will. Once LP
Parn's disciples took a motor boat down to Wat
Natangnok to invite LP
Jong over to Wat
Bangnomkho to take part in a chanting ceremony. LP
Jong asked them to go back first and said he would join them later. So the disciples went back by boat, and to their surprise, LP
Jong was already there with LP
Parn waiting for them. How did he do it when the did not take the boat and there was no vehicle available? The only explanation was that he "flew" to the temple ahead of them.
A picture showing the
Rians (medals) consecrated by LP
Jong in that era. LP
Jong was not only skilled in making holy amulets; he also skilled in making magic oil and even my Master LP
Jarun came to learn the art from him in the past.
The altar on the right side of the
Vihara venerating various ancient
Lersi hermits.
This is the 5"
bucha of LP
Jong I obtained from the temple, made of bronze material and consecrated by his disciple LP
Maen, the current abbot of Wat
Natangnok. At the base of the
bucha are 2 wealth fetching fish "
Plah Tapian" created by LP
Jong.
There was a new chedi with LP Jong's miraculous finger relic on display in the LP Jong Vihara when I went there in Apr 2009. Above is the framed photo of the relic.
A closed up shot of the finger relic inside the glass chedi.
A video of the small Chedi housing LP Jong's finger relic in Wat Natangnok, Ayuttaya. What is amazing about this finger is that it is undecaying and the finger nail still grows! The finger is placed inside a gold rimmed plastic casing within the Chedi. Finally meeting LP Maen in Jun 2009.
4 comments:
Hi Wayne, he is also one of the master of LuangPhoo Tim Wat Phrakao too.
Oh tks for the tidbit of info, I didn't know that.
wow ! The 5" Bucha of LP Jong looks great with serial number 155 on the bottom level if not wrong.
It's 055, hehe.
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