Dhamma Path Blog: 2023

Monday, November 20, 2023

Visiting Wat NangTra BE2566 ~ Popular Amulets Of Phra NangTra NakProk & Queen Suppatra - Nakhon Si Thammarat - Thailand.

This trip we'll bring you the ancient temple Wat NangTra, formerly known as Wat Phra Nang Supattra, is a temple that was built for about 1,800 years ago. When Phra Chao Sri Thammasok brought blessings of the Buddha's relics from the Indian subcontinent and built a chedi in Nakhon Si Thammarat (Phra Boromathat Chedi) to placed the Buddha's relics, news of the chedi's construction spread to the Srivijaya Kingdom in Sumatra, where a princess was named Princess Supattra was very fond of Buddhism and desired to join in building a pagoda with 300 junk boats along with the wealth of his servants traveling from Sumatra to Nakhon Si Thammarat. As the journey approached, the boat capsized near the site of Wat NangTra now, Therefore a Pagoda and temple were built and named it "Wat Phra Nang Supattra". Now only Wat NangTra the building which remains to be seen today, old chedi, surrounded by a moat that the villagers call Don Tham Niab and also the most popular amulets called Phra NangTra NakProk that excavated from temple chedi site ancient Wat NangTra. Until now, the Hero legend of Maj. Gen. Khunphantharak Ratchadet (Phra Ajahn Khun Pan) came here to blessed together for the new batch Phra NangTra NakProk amulets in the past.

The popular statue of Phra Buddha NakProk at Wat NangTra.

The photo taken with the statue Phra Buddha NakProk.

The building Ubosot of Wat NangTra.

Photo Taken with the main Buddha statue inside the building Ubosot.

The small Phra NakProk and Lak Muang at the temple compound.

Inside the wiharn with the line of venerated statues Phra Buddha.

Current abbot of Wat NangTra, PhraKru Supakittayaphon, known as LP Chaloem. This year LP Chaloem is 84 years old and currently raise fund to build Shrine House for "Queen Suppatra" at Wat NangTra.

Obtained the amulets for PhraKru Supakittayaphon ~ LP Chaloem.

PhraKru Supakittayaphon ~ LP Chaloem and banner with "Queen Suppatra".

The on going project for the Shrine building for "Queen Suppatra.

Queen Suppatra ~ According to the history of Nakhon Si Thammarat,"Wat NangTra" was built by the white blood queen, who has beautiful face, beautiful body and also have a charitable heart to make merit. She later became the chief consort of King Sri Thammasokarat - the lord of the kingdom. According to folk story, it is said that with the name "White-blooded Queen" due to the blood flowing from her index finger injury when she went to help with the ordination ceremony, the blood was surprisingly white. During the time Chief Consort of King Sri Thammasokarat, she could not give any son or daughter for succession till middle age. Therefore, she went to request for leaving and living in the old age in making merit and dedicating life to Phra Buddhism by renovating and building many temples throughout the district Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. Temple Wat NangTra is one of them.

Photo taken with statues of "Queen Suppatra" inside the shrine.

The Shrine shape look like the boat with another statue Queen Suppatra and Phra Buddha statues.

The other building & wiharn for venerated Phra Buddha at the altar.

The crematorium for Wat NangTra.
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See more amulets from LP Chaloem / Wat NangTra at:

https://thaiamulets-dhammapath.blogspot.com/search/label/Wat%20NangTra

See more other Thai amulets at:

http://www.thaiamulets-dhammapath.blogspot.com/

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Visiting Wat Khao Kut & Meet Ajahn Klang Seng - Songkhla Province - Thailand.

There are many Wat temples in Songkhla province, whether in the mountains, forests, towns, or even in the lake. Wat Khao Kut monastery, surrounded by Songkhla Lake, is also one of the holy places for purifying the body and mind. You have to drive a mountain road to reach it at top. In Wat Khao Kut, was venerated the sacred Phra ChowKorYo Buddha statue.

Photo taken with Phra Puttha Metta. Above is beautiful of Thep Phayanak and Tao Wessuwan.

Photo taken with LP Thuad Cobra statue. Above is Asoka Pillar, Rama abd Snake King.

Many other statues along the way to top Chedi Wat Khao Kut.

Wat Khao Kut and facing with the Ko Yo lake.

The sacred unique wooden art temple of Wat Khao Kut.

All the sacred Collection Phra Buddha statues and Ajahn Klang Seng walked thru the way.

Very unique statues and photo taken with Phra ChowKorYo statue.

The sacred Collection of amulets, hand carved Ivory and rian by Ajahn Klang Seng.

New batch statues of Phra ChowKorYo.

Ajahn Klang Seng was born in 18th Sept BE2518 from Sisaket province. He was ordained as a novice monk who studied Buddhism and magical practice at the age of 21 under the guidance of Phra Kru Vikong of Wat Phi Mai. He decided to start his journey of practicing and gaining knowledge of Buddhism by traveling to Surin and to Cambodia where has a long history of Buddhism passed down since centuries whereby its an ideal place for learning and mastering the foundation of Buddhism and magical practice. During the year of his staying in Cambodia, he met various of masters who travels from all over Thailand. Ajahn Klang Seng will always exchange and seek guidance from all these practitioners who he has met during his stay in Cambodia. After a year of his journey in Cambodia, he begins to travels to Northern Part of Thailand which is Chiangmai to seek for higher guidance and knowledge of Buddhism and Magic practice from monks of the Northern Part. He also went “Tudong” in the Jungles of Western Thailand (Kanchanaburi). He crossed the border into the realm of Marit (Burma), through the remote areas of Saesawoe and Bang Graenggawia; known during that time as being the thickest, darkest Jungle which is full of dangerous animal and unknown fevers. During his “Tudong” , he managed to come across a lot of practitioner and great gurus to gain and exchange knowledge of higher magic practice from them. After his “Tudong”, he decided to travels to southern side of Thailand which is SongKhla to seek for a higher attainment of Buddhism and magical practice and decided to followed Phra Ajahn Jumnien to seek for the higher attainment of Buddhism and magic practice in Wat Tham Suea. During his studying under the guidance of Phra Ajahn Jumnien for around 4-5 years, in order to obtain a higher attainment of perception, Ajahn Klang Seng prohibited himself from utter a single word for 10 years started from BE2548. He further his journey to Wat PhaKho and stayed and rested there before headed towards a mountain, he came across a long abandoned temple. While he was exploring the temple, he came across a Chedi with a small Buddha Statue stated Somdej ChaoKorYo. This sacred statue is a famous Buddha image and was guardian of that mountain.