Luang Phor Promma was born in 1897. At the age of 12, in 1909, he was ordained as a novice monk. Luang Phor Promma Wat Suan Himapant Nang Koi (Ubon Ratchathani) is one of the famous guru monks in Isan. He was ordained into the Sangha as a novice monk at the age of 12 and started learning Wicha and many other magics with Somdej Loon, who was a Khmer master of Jampa Sak in Laos. He spent six years studying with Somdej Loon. After Somdej Lun passed on, Luang Phor Promma wandered around the country in Tudong practice. It was during his Thudong practice that he managed to meet and study under Archan Mun Bhuridatta.
Archan Mun is a well-known guru monk. After studying with Ajarn Mun, Luang Phor Promma decided to live inside a cave on the peak of a mountain called Khao Kway. He stayed inside the cave to practice solitude for 45 years. In 1990, he crossed the border to return to Thailand. He went to stay in a cave, where he noticed that many wild animals would come and cross the path. He stayed inside the cave to practice, and soon his merit and renunciation became so well known that even Somdej Prataep Radtana Rachasauda Siam Boroma Rachachonanee (the Royal Princess) traveled twice to pay reverence and offerings to him.
Other than just staying in the cave to practice, Luang Phor Promma also helped the local folk and farmers develop the area and preserve the forest and natural habitat. Luang Phor Promma passed away in 2002 due to heart disease at the age of 105 years old. Luang Phor Promma is known for his Lersi amulets. Because, during his Thudong, he learned Wicha from a Lersi who was living in the forest, this is a part of the reason why most of Luang Phor Promma’s amulets are Lersi amulets. Most of his amulets were also consecrated with herbal powder and pollen.
There are also news reports about people wearing Luang Phor Promma’s amulet. In 1993, a politician was in the news for being the victim of an assassination attempt. According to reports, bullets destroyed the car he was in. Despite hitting him, the bullets did not penetrate his skin. He was wearing Luang Phor Promma’s amulet. As the news has been reported, many people know about Luang Phor Promma and the assassination attempt by the politician.
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