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Away from the beaches and the crowds lies one of Koh Samui’s
most remarkable temples, the Wat Khunaram. This temple has
become famous for the mummified monk that is kept on display
here.
Mummified monk Loung Pordaeng
On display in an
upright glass casket and surrounded by flowers, candles, incense
sticks and fruit offerings is the body of Koh Samui’s most
famous monk, Loung Pordaeng. For many Westerners this might be
an uncomfortable or even disturbing sight, for Thai people the
body of the monk is there to be worshipped and death is seen as
an opportunity to be reborn in a next and better life.
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mummified body of Loung Pordaeng is kept in a glass casket in a
temple building in Wat Khunaram temple, which was specially
built for this purpose.
Loung Pordaeng was born in 1894 in
Koh Samui. When he as around 20 years old, he ordained as a
monk, like it is customary for young boys in Thailand. After
spending a period of time as a monk he disrobed, got married and
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