Life Thessis

 Been laid one side for almost a year now since i started this page dedicate to own Malaysian guru monk, i am continuing on with this book...

The story of LP LinDam and his spiritual healings.

 

>>> Daniel Lim, a freelance writer whom recently embraces Buddhism and found his path leading deep into Theravada Buddhism or rather known as the Southern Asian Buddhism and to learn more of its nature relates to all involved such as temples, monks and their contributions to society though not many had gain recognition as no one wrote about any of them and their spiritual activities. Most stories are inherited from forefathers to younger generations of today through words of mouth. Learning from this experiences while practicing Buddhism has inspired him to involve his free time into writing of these monks whom not known to the newer generations.>>>

His Own Words

Many years back, I remembered reading a book about a Tibetan lama and how the author wrote this extraordinary book and each word input to the book are immensely readable and thought provoking which spice up many readers including myself. The title of the book is Lobsang Rampa. This is a spiritual book and I highly especially recommend you to read the book of Lobsang Rampa and you will understand the wonders of a spiritual lama whom he posses into a body of and English man . There are accounts of mockery when someone in today’s modern world read about such things considering fictional, but for those who had an experiences with a monk will understand what I am trying to express here. Though I am not the writer for the above mentioned book, I’ve intention to write the story of monks in northern peninsular of Malaysia since we have so much of rich information about them, but unfortunately no one has ever put them all into books. At least their life recorded spiritual and field work will survive for many generations to come. There aren’t many people that live today  that I know of whom had one or two encountering experiences with these monks as most had already passed on including those great monks and since their story still survive through these lost time among the small community who had cross path with these monks before they pass on at least as for this current generation as mine that are still able to get some story by visiting these older folks who willing enough to small one or two with me,   I will try to record as many as I could about the monks so there will be words  written in books and preserve for the coming generations who may find some way or another putting interest to know the spiritual wonders of these yesteryears monks and finding some information of them in books. Though the research to get the story right is tedious work, but worth while for the account to promote the monks to those who want to know them. The spiritual contribution of these great Theravada monks will at least have their story recorded for the right purpose and will still live on in those who find them extraordinary and hilarious in some ways and there too are human like you and me, but for their spiritual contributions in helping others had landed them in good achievement in their practice for total enlightenment in nirvana. The appearance of this book will not portray any acts of monks burning themselves alive as sign of protest and raging against any propaganda and also not the reason for writing this book. This book is to portray and promote local Buddhist monks in northern region of Malaysia of their work, their youthful search for a teacher, years of training and their spiritual contributions to our societies. Unlike their cousin in the northern region of Siam territory, where many books has portray more and had help to recognized many monks in Thailand. So this book is to regale the past and the presents Theravada Buddhist monks residing in Malaysia. 

                                                            

 

 

 

 

                                                    The incredible truth

 

It is so suddenly that I realized something is missing from our communities in the northern region of peninsular Malaysia where many Theravada Buddhist followers are found residing here and many I would say had at least one or two extraordinary encounters with a Buddhist monks who had help in many ways by performing many wonderful spiritual rituals to help us.

When one had sorted out these monks and encountered the extraordinary work of their special spiritual power the truth came out by words of mouth that reactions not surprisingly became an uproars of others who need their help too. But uproars of this kind do sometimes sprung from ignorance. No books or what so ever has written about them.

Same phenomenon with those who find pleasure in collecting Thai Amulets will only come to know the wonders of these monks who make these amulets. Therefore this book will be the reply of those who had miracles encountering and hopefully every page carriers its own unswerving guarantee of truth.

 

 

 Chapter one

 

To many older folks who had come to know LP LingDam at his time, he is rather known to them as the living Bodhisattva. LP Lingdam live in the older time before WWII and those older folks have better knowledge than me as they have come in contact with this great monk during their time. As the beginning of this book, I will tell you a brief history about LP LingDam. Locals called him ‘Orchik Phortan’ or Black Tongue Monk.

The word orchik portan comes from a local Hokkien dialect. The northern side of peninsular Malaysia is rather known dominant district to many  Hokkeins speakers with a strong roots link to Fujian Province and not only the native of Fujian, even the local Malays and Thais speak little or fluent Hokkien dialect. Some history background of how the northern peninsular was formed during the reign of British Empire and Siam Kingdom. As this part of the population is make up of  Samsams who speaks Thai are majority Muslim in religion and  Siamese whom comes in Theravada Buddhist background and also known recognized native of Kedah state and they can be seen to be rather close to Chinese as a reflect to others that they are Buddhist and not muslim malays where one can simply distinguish the complexity of both Samsams and Siamese. There is a long history of Kedah and border Siamese populations which can bee seen in the old records which begin in 1909 between the agreement of the British empire and Siam government.

 

 

 

Nai Chum Suwannarat is his birth name. The year was 1888 when Nai Chum was born. His mother delivered him on the 18th July, as the second heir to a middle class farmer family resides in the northern state of peninsular.  Nai Boon Keow Suwannarat is his father's name and Nang Boon Thong Suwannarat is his monther's name. Both his parents are of  Thai descendants and natives of Kedah state. He had two other siblings which is his elder brother whom died early at birth or 7 days after birth. His surviving sibling is Nai Yot Suwannarat who is the known legacy carry on with his family surname of Suwannarat.

Nai Chum Suwannarat was born in Kampong Phakhla. Today this kampong has a new name which is known as Kampong Chang Deng located at Padang Terap. Both his parents brought him up as any parent would until he reaches his aged of 13, Nai Chum Suwannarat  decided to learn Theravada Buddhism by seeking out  a great teacher known as Phra Arjhan Oon of Wat Chang Deng. As tradition for the Thai to learn Buddhism at early age, Nai Chum was accepted and he enters into Phra Arjhan Oon domain of religious studies. The duration of studying with Pharr Arjhan Oon did not prolong as so unfortunately, Nai Chum’s teacher was paralyzed  after a serious sickness and was not able to teach Nai Chum further. Pharr Arjhan Oon had to leave monk hood duties.

Since Nai Chum is left without a teacher, Phra Kwanthong who is another student to Phra Arjhan Oon introduced NaiChum to another great teacher known as Phra Arjhan Thong of Wat Kampong Padang. Phra Arjhan Thong accepted Nai Chum into his domain of religios studies and teaches him further in Buddhism. At this early age and Phra Arjhan Thong skills, Nai Chum was able to cover many chapters in his religious studies where he had mastered the chapters of  7 tamnan, 12 tamnam and Phrapatimok ( This information was provided by Community of Thai Kedah blog site) 

Nai Chum continued to study until he reached the age of 16 and then he became a sammanen in Wat Chang Deng on 22nd May, 1904 for about a year. While his stay at Wat Chang Deng, he had also advanced his religious studies with Phra Arjhan Si. By 1905, Nai Chum decided to leave his sammanen and goes back to help his parent in farming business.  

At reaching his 20^th birth date he finally decided to take renunciation and become a novice monk and as a student to Phrakhru Visutsilayan Siyakmani or rather know as Luang Phor Choy to locals of  Wat Visutthipradittharam or Wat Titi Akar whom had invited him to stay and to learned from him. Nai Chum renunciation was initiated by Phrakhru Visutsilayan or LP Choy and 12 other monks who initiated Nai Chum and a new name given to him as  Phra Chum Cheiyamani. LP Choy was mentioned in my Research and Working Papers in my blogs site. Luang Phor Choy.