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Wat Tham Apai Damrongtham -
Museum of Archan Wan Uttamo |
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พิพิธภัณฑ์อาจารย์วัน อุตตโม |
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Phra Udom Sangvorawisutthithen |
Wat Tham Apai Damrong Tham |
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Wat Dham Puang is Dhammayut Nikai sect, which prioritizes on
meditation. It is located near the mountain in Ban Tha Wat, Moo
1, Pathum Wapi subdistrict, Song Dao district, Sakon Nakorn
province. It is in the borderline of three provinces which are
Sakon Nakorn, Udorn Thani and Kalasin provinces on Phu Phan
mountain range.
The range is connected to Sakon Nakorn
province which is called “Phu Pha Lek”. The name represents the
fact that there are a lot of iron ores in Tham Puang cave. If
you put a magnet on the ground, a bung of small stones will
attach the magnet. Back to 70 – 80 years in the past, there are
many small caves scattered where people lived inside.
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shape of the scattered cave looks like one part of the cart or
what it is called “Puang Kien” and “Kratun Kien” in Thai. That
is the reason people have called this area “Dham Puang” until
nowadays. The area of Dham Puang cave is located on the top hill
which is 2,000 feet higher than the sea level. There are other
caves surrounded the area which looks terrifying. There is only
one way up, which is the routine route used nowadays. The
surface is quite smooth and slants according to the mountain
condition.
The Museum of Ajarn Wan Uttamo is a 2-storey
building with four gable ends, decorated with marble for the
whole building. The lower floor presents the drawings about
Ajarn Wan’s biography. The upper floor has the statue of Ajarn
To sitting crossed-legs with well-decorated offerings and the
eight necessities in the glass cabinet.
At the neighboring
area of Dham Puang is where the Great Phra Mujarin enshrined.
Around the cave area, there is the place representing the places
in India where the Buddha’s was born, enlightened, preached and
passed away. This is the only place in Northeastern region.
Phra Ajarn Wan Uttamo (Phra Udom Sangworn Visuthithen) was the
role model for his disciplines, who held to “Do more than
order”. Therefore, he was the beloved among the disciples. His
mode of practices was tolerance.
He would not say “hot”,
since he recognized that it would not change the temperature. He
also never said “very tired”, “very hungry” or “very thirsty”
because saying those words would not change the condition. What
cure these conditions is relaxing to release stress and eating.
Phra Ajarn Wan Uttamo’s former name was Wan Silarak. He was born
on 13th August 1922 at Tan Kon subdistrict, Sawang Daendin
district, Sakon Nakorn province. His father was Mr. Lham Silarak
while his mother was Chan Silarak. He had two sisters &
brothers. Phra Ajarn Wan Uttamo was the eldest. He also had
three half-sisters 7 brothers. He was ordained to be a novice at
Wat Sri Bunroen, Panna subdistrict, Sawang Daen Din district,
Sakon Nakorn province on 1st May 1936. He had Phra Racha Kawee
(Juum Pantulo) as a preceptor. Then he went back to stay at Wat
Aranyikawat, Phanna Nikhom district, Sakon Nakorn province. Phra
Ajarn Wang Thitisaro took him to stay in the deserted place for
two rainy seasons. Then, they stayed at Ban Sam Pong, Sam Pong
subdistrict, Sri Songkram district, Nakon Phrathom province for
another two rainy seasons.
In the fifth rainy season, Phra
Ajarn Wan Uttamo left to study Dhamma at Wat Pah Sutthawat,
Muang district, Sakon Nakorn province. Phra Ajarn Wan Uttamo was
invited by Phra Ajarn Singh Thanapalo to be a disciple with Phra
Ajarn Sao Kantasilo at Wat Pah Ban Tha Kong Lek, which was close
to Ubon Ratchathani province.
Later, he had a chance to
ordain at Wat Sri Dhammaram, Yasothorn province on 29th January
1942. He had Phra Kru Jitta Witho Thanajarn as a preceptor. Phra
Mahaklai Wisartho was a preaching master. During his monkhood,
he received
the news that Phra Ajarn Sao Kantasilo passed
away at Wat Burapharam, Ubon Ratchathani province so he went to
pay his last respect. There, he met Phra Ajarn Phrom Jirapunyo
at Wat Pah Sutthawat during his stay in 1945.
Phra Ajarn Wan
Uttamo stayed in a monastery during the Buddhist Lent with Phra
Ajarn Man Phurito, the master of Wat Ban Nhong Phue. |
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Sakon Nakhon |
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Phu Pha Lek, Amphoe Song Dao, |
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Song Dao |
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Pathum Wapi |
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Morning |
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Entry fee |
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Free |
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GPS : |
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17.26357, 103.45001 |
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