Luang Phor Kuay Wat Kositaram

Luang Phor Kuay was born on November 2, 1905 (B.E. 2448) in Bankae Village, Chainat. As a child he studied at the old Wat Bankae (later Wat Kositaram) under Luang Phor Kuad. Gifted with a strong memory, the young novice could recite Khmer spells and advanced incantations with ease. Seeing his potential, LP Kuad trained him closely; after LP Kuad’s passing, Kuay continued at Wat Huaden under Ajahn Dum.

True to a promise he made to his parents, he chose the robe for life. At age 20, on July 5, 1924 (B.E. 2467), he was ordained at Wat Bost, Chainat, receiving the name “Chutinataro”—a reminder that liberation requires loosening lust, passion, and grasping.

He kept learning from masters including LP Puang (Wat Nong Kradone), LP Kun (Wat Khao Kaew), and LP Derm (Wat Nongpho), studying sacred knives, takrut, and protective arts. A fellow monk once summed him up as fearless, precise in speech, a “magic mouth” whose words tended to come true.

A story devotees retell dates to B.E. 2477 (1934) at Wat Nongkam. Shown an ancient text hidden in a hollow dead tree—the “Kru Rang”—he sought the guardian spirit’s permission with three candles, vowing to use its knowledge for temples and villagers. The candles burned clean; the text was retrieved. It contained potent rites for protection and the summoning of Mae Thorani. He copied and shared it with qualified monks; copies remain at Wat Thathong (Suphanburi) and Wat Nong-i-duke (Chainat).

By B.E. 2484 (1941) he was already widely known; a massive sak yant ceremony at Wat Bankae drew crowds said to number tens of thousands. He later crafted amulets, takrut, and sacred knives, and on September 1, 1948 (B.E. 2491) he became abbot of Wat Bankae / Kositaram. During wartime he distributed blessed objects for safety, and people credited them with real protection.

His best-known amulets include Somdej, Khun Paen, and Sivali. At a ceremony at Wat Thathong, Luang Pu Toh of Wat Pradoochimplee remarked on the brightness of his meditation—the kind of presence that fills a hall. Stories also speak of powerful rebound protections and a stern compassion that kept wayward hearts in line.

LP Kuay passed in B.E. 2522 (1979), aged 74. What remains is a body of sacred knowledge, a line of revered objects, and the clear example of a monk who kept his vows and used every skill for the good of ordinary people.

龍婆貴（LP Kuay）生於1905年11月2日（佛曆2448），自幼入舊稱Wat Bankae（今Wat Kositaram）隨龍婆庫（LP Kuad）習法。童年記憶力驚人，連高棉文咒語亦能純熟誦持。師見其器，傾囊相授；師圓寂後，他轉至Wat Huaden隨阿贊杜（Ajahn Dum）續學。

他早向父母表明：一旦出家，終身不退。佛曆2467年7月5日於Wat Bost受具足，法號「Chutinataro」，寓意修行在於鬆解欲與執取，方能解脫。

其後廣師博學：從LP Puang（Wat Nong Kradone）、LP Kun（Wat Khao Kaew）、LP Derm（Wat Nongpho）研習滅魔刀、塔固與護身術。同行讚其膽識與準確，語多成驗，稱之為「靈口」。

信眾常提之事出自佛曆2477（1934）年在Wat Nongkam：有人指枯樹中藏古籍「Kru Rang」。樹靈守護，難以取出；他燃三燭發願，許諾僅為寺與村民之益而用，火光潔淨，遂得其書。卷內載強力護身與請地母（Mae Thorani）法，並戒非德者勿讀。他抄錄流傳予合格僧人，副本今存於素攀府Wat Thathong與猜納府Wat Nong-i-duke。

佛曆2484時，他已名動一方；於Wat Bankae 舉行之大型刺符法會，傳聞人潮逾萬。其後相繼督造佛牌、塔固與滅魔刀，並於佛曆2491（1948）年9月1日出任Wat Bankae／Kositaram住持。戰亂歲月中，他分送加持聖物以庇護眾生，口碑由此奠定。

其最受推崇之作品包括崇迪（Somdej）、坤平（Khun Paen）與斯瓦利（Sivali）。在Wat Thathong法會上，龍普多（Wat Pradoochimplee）曾讚其定力光明，氣場滿堂。民間亦多傳其聖物具強力反彈護身與剛柔並濟之慈悲。

佛曆2522（1979）年龍婆貴示寂，享年74。其遺澤在於可靠之法脈、受敬之聖物，亦在於一位守戒精進、以所學濟眾的比丘形象。

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