LUANG PHOR KOON PARISUTTHO, one of the country's most
revered monks, passed away yesterday after a long
history of illness.Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital,
where he was admitted on Friday after his heart stopped,
announced that the monk was pronounced dead at about
11.45am.
A former abbot of Nakhon Ratchasima’s Wat Ban Rai, Luang
Phor Koon donated his body to Khon Kaen University’s
Faculty of Medicine for dissection by medical students,
according to his will.
The will, which was made in June 2000 when the monk was
77 years old, stated that the university should hold a
religious ceremony for his body at the faculty for seven
days, after which his body should be used for dissection
study by medical students.
According to his will, Luang Phor Koon wanted his
funeral to be held in a simple way and the remains after
the dissection study to be cremated in the same way as
those of other body donors.
The monk’s last wish was for his ashes to be scattered
in the Mekong River, in the section that passes the
northeastern province of Nong Khai.
At Khon Kaen University yesterday, preparations were
made to accept Luang Phor Koon’s body and to hold a
religious ceremony.
The monk’s body is to be placed today at Kanchanaphisek
Auditorium at the university, where a religious ceremony
for him will be held, Khon Kaen University rector Assoc
Prof Kittichai Trairattanasirichai said.
Assoc Prof Pipatpong Kanla, deputy dean of Khon Kaen
University’s Faculty of Medicine, said the monk’s last
wishes in his will would be strictly followed.
Assoc Prof Apichart Jirawuthipong, director of the
university’s Srinakarin Hospital, said that Luang Phor
Koon’s body would be used in a study by medical students
for two years, as requested by the monk.
“His remains will be cremated in a ceremony along with
those of other body donors. And his ashes will be
released in the Mekong River,” he said.
Some followers of Luang Phor Koon said yesterday they
wanted a religious ceremony to be organised at his Ban
Rai Temple first before the monk’s will was followed.
Earlier yesterday, Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital
director Dr Som-aj Tangcharoen said the monk’s condition
worsened and his pulse became unstable.
The monk developed gastrointestinal bleeding and his
kidney stopped working, according to a statement
released by the hospital yesterday before the monk died.
Luang Phor Koon was born on October 4, 1923, in Nakhon
Ratchasima’s Dan Khun Thot district to a family of
farmers.
His parents died when he and his two siblings were
young. They were raised by a maternal aunt. He was
ordained as a Buddhist monk in May 1944.
In 2000, he underwent heart bypass surgery after
suffering heart disease. Four years later, he was
admitted to hospital with a brain haemorrhage.
The monk, in 2009, was treated for an infection in his
veins. And in 2011 he suffered tuberculosis and had to
stay in hospital for more than four months. Two years
ago, he was treated for infections in his urinary tract
and lung.
Luang Phor Koon和尚
Luang Phor Koon僧侣Luang Phor Koon僧侣（Luang Phor Koon
Paritsudtho）在泰国倍受尊敬。他于1923年10月4日出生在Nakornrachasima省一个偏远地区的农民家庭。他是父亲Boon和母亲Thongkhao的长子。在Luang
Phor Koon
Monk出生之前，他的母亲告诉邻居，她梦想着从天而降的角度拜访了她的房子，并给了她一块明亮的大理石。角度告诉她要小心地保存大理石，因为大理石将成为佛教和人类依赖的重要奉献者。
由于生命的艰辛，Luang Phor Koon Monk的父母从小就死了。结果，他的姑姑光顾了他和他的兄弟姐妹。
6至7岁时，他被派往Shai和Hon大师学习泰语和高棉语。他们认为Luang Phor Khun和尚的魔术咒语可以保护自己免受伤害。
年仅21岁的Luang Phor Koon Monk在Nakornrachasima省的Thanonhukyai寺被任命为Paritsudtho。任命后，他搬到了Bannongpho寺的Luang
Phor Daeng和尚下。 Luang Phor Daeng和尚以其严格的冥想习惯和咒语而闻名。 Luang
Phor Koon和尚努力学习，遵循佛陀的教义。 Luang Phor Koon Monk已服务Luang
Phor Daeng僧侣多年，之后他被派去与Luang Phor Daeng僧侣的Luang Phor
Khong Monk一起学习。在Luang Phor Koon
Monk足够熟练之后，他独自一人徘徊，呆在山洞中，虔诚地练习佛法，穿越森林旷野，以寻求对佛陀学说的更深入了解。起初，他在Nakornrachasima省内徘徊。后来，他漫步到老挝和高棉，摆脱了欲望。多年冥想之后，他回到了泰国的纳空拉差西玛省。当他回来时，他在修道院里建造了佛教寺庙，和尚的住所以及布道厅。他还在纳空拉差西玛省（Nakornrachasima
Province）钻了水库，供公共利用和儿童学校使用。此外，他还提供了用于研究佛教的教育经费。这是最重要的慈善事业，可以使他成为必杀技。
Luang Phor Koon Monk专门将时间和精力专门用于佛教。如今，他的门徒已成千上万。
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