LP Pichet of Wat Kok Mor

LP Pichet of Wat Kok Mor is an upcoming guru monk in Lopburi, and his temple is famous for its wood carving sacred objects. Above we see the Phra Huyan shrine. It is said that the Phra Huyan is the most famous Buddha image and amulet in Lopburi province.

The Ubosot of Wat Kok Mor.

Entrance to the inner courtyard.

The Pikanet shrine.

A portrait of LP Derm outside LP Pichet's kuti.

Statues of Phra Sangkachai and Poo Chiwok in the temple shop.

LP Pichet drawing Yants on the Lersi Mai Tao that I chowed.

The main altar in LP's kuti. Other than the big Phra Kaew statue, I can see many chunks of crystals and minerals below. LP has some Chinese blood and is able to speak a little Teochew dialect.

Photos of LP Suang.

Phra Upakut 7" bucha made of teakwood.

Rare teakwood Cobra Staff from LP Pichet. It is now in the hands of a local collector.

Master Pushou of Tampines

Master Pushou 普寿师父 of Tampines St 11 is a very ordinary looking old man with great abilities. He is the spiritual teacher of a Buddhist group "Sakya Mee Toh Hall". The name Pushou was given to him by Ven Hongchuan, the late abbot of Bright Hill temple. Already 69 this year, he had the ability to see various supernatural beings since very young. During his late 30s he suddenly gained the ability to chant Buddhist kathas and use various methods to help people with spiritual problems, all without any master to teach him. Throughout the past few decades, he had tried to ask many famous highly attained masters why he possessed all those abilities, but gained no satisfactory answer. He only managed to find out that he was Lord Buddha's relative from Queen Maya's tribe in his past life. Some of his followers also believed he is the incarnation of 财光佛 "Wealth Light Buddha", a unique Buddha image unlike any that most of us have ever seen.

The side altar in Master Pushou's house. His house was like a warehouse of all sorts of religious and occult artifacts.. which made me feel dizzy immediately after I stepped in. But I felt better after the master gave me some blessed water to drink.

The main altar in the house. The black statue in the middle is the "Wealth Light Buddha" which I mentioned earlier. Although it did not look like any Buddha image we know, there were many miraculous stories surrounding it, as told to me by the master. He hopes to be able to help more people with his special knowledge and guide them towards the right path.

PT Plad of Wat Kok Sung

Wat Kok Sung in Songkhla province is the temple of the late PT Plad, a well-known guru monk who specialized in Kongkapan items as well as LP Tuad amulets. Above we see the temple counter.

The inner altar of the Sala.

The Lersi shrine.

The Jatukam shrine.

The impressive Ubosot.

The PT Plad Vihara, where his undecaying body is displayed.

PT Plad's life-like statue in front of the glass casket, contributed by foreign devotees.

The Pikanet shrine behind the temple gate.

Statues depicting Lord Buddha subduing the bandit Angulimala with his supernormal powers.

The Phra Prom shrine.

The recent batch of Khun Paen buchas made by the temple. This is the last piece there.

Also the new KMT buchas which have been mixed with LP Hok Wat Thakam's old Phra Leela powder.

LP Sakorn of Wat Nong Grab

LP Sakorn of Wat Nong Grab, Rayong is perhaps the most prominent of LP Tim's disciples. His temple is just as famous as Wat Lahanrai. It was not difficult to see that it is very rich as well. Above we see the beautiful Mondop.

The Chedi behind the Ubosot.

LP Sakorn's grand kuti.

The Sangkachai shrine.

The temple shop.

Poster of the range of amulets consecrated by LP Sakorn.

The main altar inside LP Sakorn's kuti. As we can see the main Buddha is a golden Phra Kring statue!

LP Sakorn's standing potrait.

The Chuchok statue. But unfortunately we did not get to meet LP Sakorn as he was resting upstairs.

LP Tim of Wat Lahanrai

As all of us know, the late LP Tim of Wat Lahanrai was the most famous guru monk of Rayong who created the first Khun Paen Prai Kuman and Phra Kring Chinabanchon amulets, respected in the whole of Thailand. He is nothing less than a legend here in Rayong province, with many prominent disciples. Above we see the shrine room with his wax statue. The temple counter. There are only 3" bucha of LP Tim and some amulets blessed by his disciples available here. Poster showing the range of amulets created by LP Tim in his lifetime. All those amulets are highly valued in Thailand until today. The range of Khun Paen Prai Kuman amulets, perhaps the most representative of them all. The main Sala. A large outdoor LP Sotorn Buddha statue. The LP Tim Vihara. Gate to the Sala with a Pidta Yant Yung statue. The Ubosot. The main altar inside the Ubosot. The Phra Kring Chinabanchon statue. In the middle of the statue is the highly prized Phra Kring Chinabanchon amulet by LP Tim. The Chedi that is still under construction. The side Vihara. A parting shot of the standing LP Tim statue.

LP Pin of Wat Yang Ngam

I went to Wat Yang Ngam in Rayong to meet LP Pin, hoping to see some of those famous KP and Owl amulets that he consecrated. But I was disappointed as there is none in the temple. LP said he only have 1 piece of copper rian with him. Later I learned this was not his temple, and he was originally from Wat Klong Wai Pong. He left that temple to stay here due to problems with the committee members. So in Wat Yang Ngam, LP just minded his own business and let other people run the show. The half-built Ubosot of the temple. The bare Vihara. Despite being run-down, things were generally still neat there.