Luang Phor Phrom Wat Chong Kair passed away on 30th January BE 2518 at the age 96 years old.Luang Phor Phrom was born in Ayutthaya Province on 20th April BE 2427. He was ordained as monk at Wat Pahk Kong Yang on 15th April BE 2447 at the age of 20 years old. Before Luang Phor Phrom was ordained as a monk, he already learned magical chant from Arjan Puang.
After he became a monk, Arjan Puang brought Luang Phor Phrom to learn Dhamma under Luang Phor Dam. After 4 years,Luang Phor Phrom went to become the disciple of Arjan Pu Won. Arjan Pu Won taught all the magical chants that he knows to Luang Phor Phrom. After Arjan Pu Won passed away,Luang Phor Phrom stopped learning from any teachers.
The 3 teachers that Luang Phor Phrom has learned from, were the best teachers during that time. The first teacher, Arjan Puang was the disciple of Luang Pu Mah of Wat Bahng Muang; who is also the teacher of Phraj Chao Taksin Maharak (King of Thailand before Rattanakosin period). As for Arjan Pu Won, he was the disciple of Luang Pu Nin of Wat Keow Pah Sak. Luang Pu Nin was the brother of Luang Pu Saeng, who was the teacher of Somdej Phra Putha Jantoh Promarangsri.
Luang Phor Phrom went forest dwelling(Tudong) at BE 2457. He tudong around the Chong Kair mountains in Nakorn Sawan Province. When he first arrived at foot-hill in Chong Kair, there was a heavy thunderstorm. The villagers asked him to shelter inside a cave.
The first night when Luang Phor Phrom was staying in the cave, he fell asleep after the long journey. Luang Phor dreamed of a human image in his dream; guiding him how to follow the path of Buddha's teachings. Luang Phor Phrom decided stay in that cave as his dwelling place, because on the first night he had already have such a dream.
Luang Phor Phrom quickly returned to Ayutthaya Province to sell off all his farmland, which was passed down by his parents. In BE 2458,Luang Phor Phrom went back to Chong Kair village. With the help of the villagers and the money he has, he built a temple which was named as Wat Chong Kair. Luang Phor Phrom stayed in Wat Chong Kair for 60 years, until he passed away on 30th January BE2518 at the age 96 years old and as a monk for 71 Phansa.
Luang Phor Phrom's body is housed in a glass coffin in Wat Chong Kair. His body remains in good condition, and there are no sign of decay. In fact, his finger nails and body hair still growing, as if Luang Phor Phrom just fell asleep and not passed away. Some people said that, this is the level of Arahang, where the body will never be decayed.
