Luang Pho Feung Commemorative Coin Released at Ratchaburi Temple
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Luang Pho Feung (Phra Kru Adul Satham) entered the monkhood at Wat Chotithayakaram under the guidance of Phra Kru Worapratchawihanig (Chuang) and other senior monks. Despite being illiterate at the time of his ordination, he devoted himself to memorizing chants and studying the Pali Canon, eventually learning to read and write both Thai and Khmer scripts and to inscribe sacred yantras accurately. He spoke of meditation as the foundation of wisdom, saying that a focused mind makes all things clear and enables one to penetrate any problem with superior insight. After periods at Wat Bai Lorm and Wat Amorn Yat Samakhom, he oversaw the reconstruction of temple structures, founded a monastic school in 1930, and later helped establish a public school, construct highways, and build bridges across local canals. Appointed district monk in 1928 and later elevated to the rank of Phra Kru, he passed away on August 8, 1957, at the age of eighty, having completed sixty rains retreats and leaving behind numerous blessed amulets.
