Kruba Chaiya

Kruba Chaiya Wat Dong Rong Kaew is one of youngest guru monks in Chiang Mai who is only 29 years old this year. Kruba Chaiya was born on 15th March BE 2534. At the age 13, he was already ordained as a novice to practise Buddhism and magical practice under the guidance of Maha Supan the abbot of Wat Hua Song and later was ordained as a monk at the age of 20. At the age of 16, while he was learning Buddhism and magical practice under Maha Supan, he managed to meet up with Kruba BoonChum.

Maha Supan strongly encouraged Kruba Chaiya to study under the guidance of Kubra BoonChum as he knew that Kruba Chaiya had great talents. Hence, Kruba BoonChum decided to take in Kruba Chaiya as his disciple and guided Kruba Chaiya in meditation, Buddhism and magical practice. After under the guidance of Kruba BoonChum for a duration of 2 years, Kruba Chaiya went to Wat Nam Pew to seek deeper knowledge and at the mean time there was also a well-known guru monk that resided in Wat Nam Pew as well.

The well-known guru monk that resided in Wat Nam Pew was the abbot of the temple. He is Kruba Indra who is among the top few guru-monks in meditation and magic practice among the Northern Region of Thailand. Kruba Indra was 101 years old when he saw Kruba Chaiya and agreed to accept Kruba Chaiya as one of his disciples. Kruba Chaiya got his ordination name from Kruba Indra before Kruba Indra passed away at the age of 102.

By the time Kruba Chaiya reached the age of 20, he was ordained as a monk under Maha Supan and was given the title of Phra Chaiya Pataphi. Due to many miraculous incidents that devotees encountered from Kruba Chaiya, more and more people would seek blessings from Kruba Chaiya. During BE 2555, a rich merchant who was a devotee of Kruba Chaiya brought a piece of land and invited 108 guru monks from northern part of Thailand to build a temple for Kruba Chaiya to reside in. Hence, the temple was named Wat Dong Rong Kaew.

There is also a thing that happens during Kruba Chaiya’s ordination. In Thailand,the parents of the monk will always keep their child's first hair that was shaved as a monk and kept in a transparent container to place it at the Altar. This was no different for the family of Kruba Chaiya. As his mother discovered that Kruba Chaiya’s hair sticks together and crystallized stones can be seen around it. After this news spread around, devotees started to gather whenever Kruba Chaiya shaved his hair to gather it and place his hair in a small bag to keep inside their wallets. Many devotees encountered positive things and this drew more and more devotees to gather together when Kruba Chaiya shaved his hair.

Kruba Chaiya 年紀輕輕就已經成為 Wat Don Rong Kaew主持.

在BE 2534年 3月15日 因母親出現車禍，懷孕七月就被迫出世. 師父出世前一晚，師父母親夢見了一隻白孔雀在她頭上飛過，並吐出了一顆發光的珠子，珠子從空中飛下，就隱沒在母親肚上. 沒想到第二天就出世了. 出世後取名Pataphi，意為’大地的恩賜’. 全名為Dechai Pataphi Intama. 一年後其妹出世，名命為Kataling Intama.

師父4歲時，因父母忙於農業工作，於是把他寄養在外祖父家，原來外祖父夫一位有名望的法師，如是者，Kruba Chaiya小時間已經熟讀很多經文了.七歲已經識基本法術，較特別的是防降補運的蠟燭法門。蠟燭法門是北暹的絕學，可助其所求的願.

Kruba Chaiya 10歲時, 已經主動想出家, 但父母不允許. Kruba Chaiya就長跪不起，而經一輪交涉下, 只要Kruba Chaiya完成小學畢業就可以出家了. 在13歲畢業那年，Wat Hua Song主持邀請 Kruba Chiaya到其廟出家. BE 2547年4月18日正式為沙彌，法號為’Samadean Pataphi’.

在16歲那年，經過Wat Hua Keat巧遇泰北名師 Kruba BoonChum. Kruba BoonChum 跟Kruba Chaiya談了一會兒，便說: 這位沙彌將會是我們佛教之寶. 為我們佛門帶來燦爛光輝的發展. 其後Kruba Chaiya也跟蹤Kruba BoonChum 學習了一段時間.

17歲那年，Kruba Chaiya在Wat Paway閉關五日五夜，轟動了整個清萊府. 隨後有善信向他討馬票貼士，結果開了頭獎，此事一傳十，十傳百，師父個朵極速嚮起.

18歲那年，師父轉去Doi Sekeat山上. 山上有間廟Wat Nam Pew.  百歲名僧一代禪師Kurba Indra 教Kruba Chiya 禪定. 20歲時法名Phra Chaiya Pataphi. 與Kruba Chaiya 亦師亦友的長輩 Kruba Aliyachart 賜他法名: Chay Ratana Cito Phisu. 而師父的頭髮非常出名，因他母親幫剃頭髮，不久後會生出結晶.

BE 2555年5月5日，有位富商買了地捐給Kruba Chaiya， 師父邀請了泰北108位高僧前來加持奠基儀式。取名為 Wat Dong Rong Kaew.