Luang Por Yid's Sacred Somdej Amulet Legacy Endures
Revered monk Luang Por Yid, famed for powerful Somdej and Plad Khik amulets, transformed Wat Nong Chok into a major religious center before his 1995 death; his foundation continues education and welfare work.
Later, villagers of Nong Chok in Don Yai Nu donated 21 rai 2 ngan of forest land to build a temple. He gained devotion from soldiers, police, officials, and civilians who sought his blessed objects such as Takrut, amulets, and Plad Khik, believed to possess supreme Buddhist virtues and widely known in amulet circles. Each year he performed a single holy water ceremony, allowing devotees to use a brass brush to rub their bodies without irritating the skin, then distributed the blessed objects. Donations funded education, religious preservation, and community welfare, becoming an enduring tradition. He earned recognition as a skilled developer, transforming Wat Nong Chok into a complete, permanent religious site in remarkably short time. He also fully supported the minds and education of children and youth, providing scholarships and lunch funds to many schools in Prachuap Khiri Khan, and helped build public facilities for numerous government agencies. He consecrated amulets at treasure vaults nationwide, barely resting; on one Saturday he consecrated at nine temples in a single day, starting in Nakhon Sawan and ending at Wat Nong Chok, 30 minutes each. He passed away peacefully on July 31, 1995, aged 71, after 30 years in the monkhood. Villagers then established the Phra Khru Nitthatham Sunsorn (Luang Por Yid Chantasuvanno) Foundation to maintain temples, support monks and novices, provide scholarships for needy students, propagate Buddhism, and serve the public. During his life he created many amulets, notably Plad Khik for great popularity and universal loving-kindness, favored by soldiers and police. In 1993 he produced the "Somdej Lang Yant Trinisingha" as souvenirs for a Kathina ceremony on October 29, 1993, using funds to build monks' dwellings at the Rai Noen monastic compound, overseen by Phra Khaiya Panyatharo.