Luang Pu Boon Khanthachot
Phra Phutthawitthiyanayok, commonly known as Luang Pu Bun Khantachot, was a highly revered Thai Buddhist monk and former abbot of Wat Klang Bang Kaew in Nakhon Pathom Province.
He was among the most venerated monastic figures of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The sacred amulets associated with him—particularly the Chao Sua coins, Phra Chaiwat images, Phra Phong Ya Wasana, Chindamanee powder, and blessed cowrie shells —are considered to possess extraordinary powers for healing, compassion, good fortune, and protection from harm.
Biography
Phra Phutthawitthiyanayok was born Bun on 3 July 1848 in Tha Mai, Krathum Baen District, Samut Sakhon Province, during the late reign of Rama III. He was the eldest of seven children born to Mr. Seng and Mrs. Lim.As a child, he once fell gravely ill and became unconscious to the point where his parents believed him dead; while preparations were being made for his burial, he suddenly revived. Because of this miraculous recovery, he was named "Bun", meaning "merit" or "blessing."
After his father’s death, his aunt took him to stay with Phra Palat Thong at Wat Kongkharam in Nakhon Chaisi District. At age 15, he was ordained as a novice monk. On 21 June 1869, he was fully ordained as a bhikkhu at Wat Bang Pla Mo, with Phra Palat Pan of Wat Tukkata as preceptor, Phra Palat Thong of Wat Klang Bang Kaew and Phra Athikan Sap of Wat Ngio Rai as co-officiants. He received the monastic title Khantachot.
Monastic Appointments
- In 1890 — Appointed as a district ecclesiastical head
- 27 August 1916 — Appointed as a preceptor
- 30 December 1916 — Granted the royal ecclesiastical title Phra Khru Uttarakanabodi, district ecclesiastical head of Nakhon Pathom Province
- 30 December 1919 — Elevated to Phra Khru Phutthawitthiyanayok, deputy provincial ecclesiastical head of Nakhon Pathom
- 6 November 1928 — Promoted to royal rank as Phra Phutthawitthiyanayok, presiding ecclesiastical officer for Nakhon Pathom and Suphan Buri Provinces