Luang Phor Ruay Wat Tako

Luang Phor Ruay of Wat Tako was the kind of monk villagers turned to for both balm and backbone: a healer of bodies and minds, steady in Vinaya, practical with sacred science. His reputation grew not from theatrics but from work that helped people—blessings that soothed fear, counsel that steadied families, and amulets that devotees swore kept danger at bay.

His line of transmission was clean and strong. He received ordination and early formation under Luang Phor Chuen of Wat Phachee—himself a disciple of the famed Luang Phor Klun of Wat Prayat, who drew deeply from Luang Phor Jam of Wat Wungdaengnue. From that chain came the hallmarks people still associate with LP Ruay’s works: Metta Maha Niyom (winning kindness and affinity), Klaew Klaad (escape from harm), and a quiet authority in ritual that never felt showy.

Born in B.E. 2464 (1921) in Tako Village, Ayutthaya, he grew up close to the land, helping with fields and livestock. At twelve he studied at the temple school; by sixteen he had taken novice vows. Full ordination followed in B.E. 2484 (1941) at Wat Tako with Phra Khru Sunthon Thammavit (LP Chuen) as preceptor, receiving the monastic name Patisako. From there he kept sharpening his practice—Dhamma study, meditation, healing arts, and the writing of yant—guided by the same masters revered across central Thailand.

The respect he earned ran wide. Luang Phor Koon of Wat Ban Rai—one of the era’s most beloved monks—spoke highly of LP Ruay’s moral fibre and discipline; the two shared pilgrimages and teachers. The name “Ruay,” meaning “wealth” or “prosperity,” didn’t hurt either—paired with practice, it made his pieces especially attractive to traders and small business owners looking for lift without abandoning effort.

Over decades he created and blessed amulets known for what ordinary people needed most: warmth in human dealings (metta), a door opening for livelihood, and safe passage through uncertainty (klaew klaad). His yant-inscribed pieces in particular are still spoken of for their “on-the-body” feel—protective without being heavy.

On 19 July B.E. 2560 (2017), LP Ruay passed peacefully at Wichaiyuth Hospital around 8:00 p.m. What remains is a clear legacy: a lineage of practice tied to LP Chuen → LP Klun → LP Jam, and a body of sacred objects that people still wear not as trophies but as reminders to live straight and meet the world with courage and kindness.

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