Luang Pu Supha Kantasilo
Phra Mongkhon Wisut was a Thai Theravada Buddhist monk of the Mahanikaya sect, known for his longevity and mastery of Buddhist meditation and esoteric practices. He lived through five reigns of the Chakri dynasty, from Rama V to Rama IX, and was ordained for 98 vassa, reaching the age of 116. He was a prominent kammatthana teacher and creator of widely revered amulets, including the Sadej Klap series and the Spider Wealth-Caller talisman.
Biography
Supha Kantasīlo was born on 17 September 1896 in Ban Kham Bo, Waritchaphum District, Sakon Nakhon Province, during the reign of King Chulalongkorn. His father was Khun Phonphakdi, the village headman, and his mother was Nang So Wongkhampha. He was the sixth of eight siblings.At age 9, in 1905, he was ordained as a sāmaṇera under Phra Ajahn Suan at the local village temple. He studied Pali grammar at Wat Phrai Yai in Ubon Ratchathani Province for several years. In 1916, he took full upasampadā ordination on Phu Kao Khwai mountain in Laos, with Phra Ajahn Sitat of Wat Tha Uthen, Nakhon Phanom, as his preceptor. He received the monastic name Kantasīlo.
After four years of forest wandering, in 1920 he sought advanced training in meditation and esoteric arts under Luang Pu Suk Kesaro of Wat Pak Khlong Makham Thao, as recommended by Ajahn Sitat. He remained there for three years, mastering vipassanā and the creation of protective amulets.
Supha later undertook extensive pilgrimage and study across Southeast Asia and beyond, including Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, China, India, and Afghanistan. He exchanged knowledge with renowned masters such as:
- Luang Pho Doem, Wat Nong Pho
- Luang Pho Chat, Wat Bang Kabae
- Luang Pho Chong, Wat Na Tang Nok
- Luang Pho Thop, Wat Chon Daen
- Luang Pho Ophasi