Luangpu Khong
Luangpu Khong Thitipunyo ( Phrakru Khongkanakornpitak) abbot of WatTrakor, the enlightened monk class Supatipunnoh. Luangpor Koon WatBanrai and Luangpor Joy WatSirimongkonbunyararm paying respect to him as the master. Luangpu Khong is a famous guru monk, all Buddhism visit him all over Thailand.
Luangpu Khong graduated Dharma 1st class, named "Khong Thepnok" born Sunday 20 May B.E.2543, a son of Poon and Yam Thepnok who is a farmer. He's grown up with a real tought life as farmer in Thailand with 7 of his brothers/sisters.
Later on, his parent took him to study with Luangpor Mun at WatBarngkornmeang Nakhonratchasima province. His parent respect Luangpor Mun a lot, he's a strict monk with full of miracle, he learned knownledge of Khom spells and pilgrimage to cambudia many times. In thailand north-east part hundreds years ago, there's no road, mostly a jungle. The temple(Wat) truly a heart of villager, a place where they can conduct good karma and meeting social. Luangpu Khong had learn how to write and read from this temple, both Thai and Khom language. Well-versed in Buddha teaching.
16 years old ordained become a junior monk in B.E.2470, he left the monk hood 2 years later to help his family. B.E.2474 his brothers grown up enough to look after themself, he ordained again become a senior monk at an age 21 years old like any thai men. He given name "Thitipunyo" in the monk hood name which mean one with the constant wisdom.
Luangpu Khong spended his early year of monk hood with Luangpor Tui from WatDerm, learning vipassana-gummatarn meditation. Luangpor Tui also the person who had ordained him. Luangpor Tui told him that one day he'll conduct great deed serving Buddha religion and become famous guru monk, he had tought him all of his knownledge.
B.E.2480, Luangpor Tui advise Luangpu Khong to continue his dharma study with Luangpor Keaw an abbot of WatBuayai. Luangpu Khong later become a great monk with full Dharma lecture, he had pilgrimage among cave, forest, mountain all over thailand. Luangpo Khong become an abbot of WatTrakor in B.E.2493, Luangpu Keaw had asked him to come and stay to help people in the village and explan the Dharma teaching.
Nakhonratchasima province, the city side part many years ago. There's no road and undevelop. People travel by walk or horse. Luangpu Khong said sometime villager invited him to visit their house for blessing, the horse didn't want to go out from the barn because they can smell the tiger's scent. There were many tigers back there, severeal time he have to use the lemon to rub the horse's noses to loose their sense of smell. WatTrakor was a undevelop temple, but at present this temple is beautiful, one of Luangpu Khong's hard work.
Luangpu Khong's holy items bless/chant to bring strong protection and good fortune to the wearer, the amulet protect wearer from dangers and misfortune, evils/darkness. Luangpu Khong's is one master who can consecrated powerful protection amulets.
B.E.2509, Luangpor Koon Paritsuttho pay respect to Luangpu Khong as his master and studied knownledge of spells from Luangpu Khong.
Again in B.E.2537 Luangpor Koon pay respect to Luangpu Khong. Said that time Luangpu Khong known that Luangpor Koon on the way to visit him then he start to change his monk robe, make all his student wonder and respect his six sense.
People from Lumparng province(north part of Thailand) contact the temple once, they meet Luangpu Khong while pilgrimage and said the master is too old why let him pilgrimage alone. Happen that Luangpu didn't go out from the temple at all. It was his mind spirit during meditation, he took out from his body. Many people from Lumparng come paying respect to him at the temple.
Luangpor Joy from WatSirimongkonbunyararm and Luangpor Koon WatBanrai prove well how powerful of Luangpu Khong is. The great monk of Thailand with successful meditation. |