Luang Phor Kuay (Lp Kuay) Wat Kositaram

Luang Phor Kuay (Chutinataro) — Wat Kositaram (Wat Bankae), Chainat

Luang Phor Kuay was born on November 2, 1905 (B.E. 2448) in Bankae Village, Chainat. As a child he was sent to the old Wat Bankae (later Wat Kositaram) to study with Luang Phor Kuad. Gifted with a strong memory, the young novice could recite Khmer spells and advanced incantations with ease. LP Kuad saw what he would become and trained him carefully; after LP Kuad passed, Kuay continued at Wat Huaden under Ajahn Dum.

True to a promise he made to his parents, he chose the robe for life. At age 20, on July 5, 1924 (B.E. 2467), he was ordained at Wat Bost, Chainat, receiving the name “Chutinataro” — a reminder that liberation requires loosening lust, passion, and grasping.

He kept learning: from LP Puang (Wat Nong Kradone), LP Kun (Wat Khao Kaew), and LP Derm (Wat Nongpho), studying sacred knives, takrut, and protective arts. A fellow monk once summed him up: fearless, accurate in speech, a “magic mouth” whose words tended to come true.

A story devotees retell dates to B.E. 2477 (1934) at Wat Nongkam. Shown an ancient text hidden in a hollow dead tree — the “Kru Rang” — he sought the spirit’s permission with three candles, vowing to use its knowledge for temples and villagers. The candles burned clean; the text was retrieved. It contained potent rites for protection and the summoning of Mae Thorani. He copied and shared it with qualified monks, and copies remain at Wat Thathong (Suphanburi) and Wat Nong-i-duke (Chainat).

By B.E. 2484 (1941) he was already a name; a massive sak yant ceremony at Wat Bankae drew crowds said to number tens of thousands. He later crafted amulets, takrut, and sacred knives, and on September 1, 1948 (B.E. 2491) became abbot of Wat Bankae / Kositaram. During wartime he distributed blessed pieces for safety, and people credited them with real protection.

His best-known amulets include Somdej, Khun Paen, and Sivali. At a ceremony at Wat Thathong, Luang Pu Toh of Wat Pradoochimplee remarked on the brightness of his meditation — the kind of presence that fills a hall. Stories also speak of powerful rebound protections and a stern compassion that kept wayward hearts in line.

LP Kuay passed in B.E. 2522 (1979), age 74. What remains is a body of sacred knowledge, a line of revered objects, and a clear example of a monk who kept his vows and used every skill for the good of ordinary people.

龍婆貴(LP Kuay)生於1905年11月2日(佛曆2448),自幼被送往舊稱Wat Bankae(今Wat Kositaram)隨龍婆庫(LP Kuad)習法。童年記憶力驚人,連高棉文咒語也能純熟誦持。師父看好其器,傾囊相授;師父圓寂後,他轉往Wat Huaden阿贊杜續學。

他早向父母表明:一旦出家,終身不退。佛曆2467年7月5日,於Wat Bost受比丘戒,法號「Chutinataro」,意指此世充滿欲貪與執取,求證悟者當徹底放下。

其後師承廣博:LP Puang(Wat Nong Kradone)、LP Kun(Wat Khao Kaew)、LP Derm(Wat Nongpho),專研滅魔刀、塔固與護身法。同行讚其膽識與準確,所言多驗,被稱作「靈口」。

眾人常提的故事出自佛曆2477(1934)年。在Wat Nongkam學傳統醫術時,有僧指一棵枯樹中藏有古籍「Kru Rang」。因樹靈守護,難以取出;他點燃三支蠟燭發願,許以僅為寺院與村民之益而用,火光潔淨,古書得以取出。書中載有強力護身與請地母本尊之法,並警示非具德之人勿讀。他抄錄傳予合格僧人,副本至今存於素攀府Wat Thathong猜納府Wat Nong-i-duke等寺。

佛曆2484,他已名動一方;於Wat Bankae舉行的大型刺符法會,吸引逾四萬人。其後陸續督造佛牌、塔固與滅魔刀,並於佛曆2491(1948)年9月1日出任Wat Bankae/Kositaram住持。戰亂年代,他分送加持聖物庇護眾生,口碑由此奠定。

他最受推崇的作品包括崇迪(Somdej)坤平(Khun Paen)斯瓦利(Sivali)等。於Wat Thathong的法會上,龍普多(Wat Pradoochimplee)曾讚其定力光明,場中如被光覆。民間亦流傳其聖物具強力反彈護身等見證。

佛曆2522(1979)年,龍婆貴示寂,享年74。他留下的,是可靠的法脈、被敬重的聖物,以及一位守戒精進、專為眾生運用本領的比丘形象。