Luang Por Khiew Amulets Raise Funds for Temple Bell Tower

Wat Pa Pho Sam Ton stands in Ban Phon, Phon Thong Subdistrict, Chiang Yuen District, Maha Sarakham Province. It is a Mahanikaya temple founded by Phra Ajarn Pricha Sumedho, or Luang Por Khiew Sumedho. More than ten years ago, faithful relatives donated over ten rai of land to Luang Por Khiew for the temple's establishment. Since then, he has devoted himself alongside disciples and relatives to develop the site until it was officially sanctioned as a legal temple in 2013.

Luang Por Khiew has served as the abbot of Wat Pa Pho Sam Ton since then. Now aged 65 with 39 years in the monkhood, he is a renowned Khen Ajarn teacher. His lay name was Pricha Chinsaen, born on Friday, January 26, 1961, in Ban Phon, Moo 10, Phon Thong Subdistrict, Chiang Yuen District, Maha Sarakham Province, to parents Khampha and Chan Chinsaen. His family were poor farmers, so he went to live with an aunt and helped with farm work, raising cattle and buffalo. Determined to improve his life, he continued his studies and graduated with a vocational certificate in agriculture. He was later conscripted for one year of military service, then worked as a laborer for several years.

In 1987, disillusioned with worldly life, he ordained at Wat Phutthapradit with Phra Khru Praditwiriya as preceptor, receiving the monastic name "Sumedho." He studied Dhamma at Wat Phutthapradit Ban Phon, passing the third, second, and first levels of Nak Tham exams in succession. He also mastered sermon delivery, becoming a Thammathakut monk. Additionally, he pursued mystical sciences (wisaya) under several Isan guru monks, such as Luang Pu Sing Khampiro of Wat Sri Suk in Kantarawichai District, Maha Sarakham, and Luang Pu Woraphat Witthayan of Khon Kaen.

After each Rains Retreat, he would wander on tudong through forests and mountains seeking liberation following the Buddha's footsteps in the Loei area and across the border into Laos for many years. Later, he returned to observe the Rains Retreat at Wat Ban Nong Hai in Chiang Yuen District, Maha Sarakham.

Faithful relatives donated land in the Ban Phon area of Phon Thong Subdistrict, and from that point he dedicated his body and mind to developing the empty land into Wat Pa Pho Sam Ton.

Because the temple is relatively new, established just over ten years ago, it still lacks essential permanent structures such as a bell tower. Therefore, the disciples and relatives, led by Mae Kru Jintana Yensawat, requested permission to create auspicious amulets in the likeness of Luang Por Khiew, named the "Barami Sumedho" edition, to present to donors who contribute to the bell tower construction fund.

The amulets are coin-shaped, 25 mm in diameter without a bail. The obverse features a full-standing portrait of Luang Por Khiew on a lotus base, right hand holding a staff. The reverse center bears a sacred yantra with prominent Buddha qualities. The bottom edge is inscribed "Luang Pu Khiew Sumedho Wat Pa Pho Sam Ton 2569," the Buddhist year of issue. Every piece is stamped with a code and a clear serial number.

Production quantities are very limited for each material, totaling no more than 1,000 pieces. They comprise: 8 solid gold pieces; 65 brass with red yan; 65 brass with green yan; 159 brass; 299 copper; 200 rainbow-finish copper; 200 blackened copper; and 59 complete sets for the committee containing one of each material.

The consecration ceremony was held inside the sermon hall of Wat Pa Pho Sam Ton on October 24, 2026, presided over by Phra Khechi monks.