Luang Phor Suk
by Jun Wei
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Luang Phor Suk is one of the greatest guru monks. He is widely accepted in Thailand as the most accomplished guru monk of Wicha.
Luang Phor Suk was born in BE 2390 in the Northern part of Chainat Province during the reign of King Rama IV. When Luang Phor Suk was 10 years old, his mother sent him to Krung Thep (Bangkok) to be raised by his uncle. Hence, Luang Phor Suk remained in Krung Thep. In fact, at the age of 21 Luang Phor Suk started his own family and had a son. It was until 4 years later, when he was at the age of 25 that he suddenly had the intention to ordain as a monk. He wanted to ordain as a monk as the tradition of the locals. Normally guys would ordain for a short-period of time before having his own family but Luang Phor Suk did not and secondly he wanted to ordain as a monk repay his parents as a form of appreciation. He was then ordained as a monk at Wat Po Bang Khan. His preceptor was Phra Kru Chey Janthasiri.
Luang Phor Suk then stayed at Wat Po Bang Khan to study Dhamma and Samadhi. He met many guru monks during his Tudong and he would learn Wicha from them. One of the guru monks who taught him Wicha was Ajarn Thum Wua Daeng. Ajarn Thum Wua Daeng was also the teacher of Luang Phor Ngern Wat Bang Klan. Another guru monk that taught Luang Phor Suk was Luang Phor Thong Wat Rachyota. Luang Phor Thong was also the teacher of some of the well-known guru monks such as Phor Than Klai, Luang Phor Parn Wat Bang Nom Kho, Luang Phor Sod Wat Paknam, Luang Phor Kong Wat Bankrapong and Luang Phor Chong Wat Natangnok.
After spending several years of Tudong, Luang Phor Suk decided to returned back to his hometown. However, the first thing he did was to visit his parents. His mother cried with happiness upon seeing him but his father had passed away long ago. His mother then asked Luang Phor Suk to remain at Pak Kong Makamtao. Luang Phor Suk obliged his mother and stayed at Wat Pak Kong Makamtao until he became the abbot of Wat Pak Kong Makamtao. Luang Phor Suk even rebuilt the temple from a small temple to become a huge and beautiful temple.
Luang Phor Suk was revered as having great spiritual power and was the royal teacher of H.R.H. Krom Luang Chumporn Khet Udomsak, who was the son of King Rama IV. Luang Phor Suk is known to be able to change any objects into different sizes. There are stories of Luang Phor Suk transforming elephants into house flies and transforming humans into crocodiles. All these stories are known throughout Thailand. He never taught this Wicha to anyone except Krom Luang Chumporn Khet Udomsak. Luang Phor Suk not only taught him about Wicha but also about Dhamma.
Once, there were a large number of merchants that stopped by Wat Pak Kong Makamtao to rest. During those days, merchants would use elephants as a form of transportation. The merchants wanted to cook their meals at the temple but realized that they did not bring along enough meat. So some villagers jokingly asked them to use their rifles to shoot the pigeons at the temple so they could have pigeons for their meal. One of the merchants took the joke seriously and tried to fire his rifle at a pigeon but the rifle failed to fire.
The villagers stopped him and told him that Luang Phor Suk prohibits anyone from killing any living thing at the temple but the merchant refused to listen. He could not get his rifle to fire so he then tried to use a crossbow. The arrow flew towards the pigeon but fell to the ground after only a short distance, nowhere close to hitting the pigeon. The merchant then became furious and shouted "What great power does the abbot of this temple have?"
Luang Phor Suk, seemingly able to hear the merchant inside his Kuti at an impossible distance, came out with hands carrying an empty coconut husk and went to the grazing field. He chanted a katha at the coconut husk and pointed it at the direction where the merchants' elephants were grazing. Miraculously, the elephants turned into houseflies and Luang Phor Suk then trapped the houseflies in the empty coconut husk.
The next morning, when the merchants were about to leave, they could not find their elephants. They quickly went to Luang Phor Suk and told him that their elephants had been stolen. Luang Phor Suk preached to them the precept of not killing living beings: "If you kill a living being, the living being will feel pain. This is similar to the pain of losing your elephants." Luang Phor Suk then taught them Dhamma and asked them to practice good instead of bad deeds. The merchants then realized that it was Luang Phor Suk who was behind the strange happenings the previous day.
Luang Phor Suk led them out from his Kuti, went to the grazing field, chanted a katha, removed the coconut husk and the houseflies turned into elephants once again. This miraculous event was witnessed by many.
Grom Luang Chum Pron never taught it to anyone else as he passed away in the same year as Luang Phor Suk. Luang Phor Suk Wat Pak Kong Makamtao passed away on 21st January BE 2466 at the age of 76 leaving a magnificent legacy.
Luang Phor Suk 生於泰國第四世皇年代,七歲入佛寺讀書及學習佛理,大師極之聰明,有過目不忘的能力,知識及佛理非常了得,20歲時正式出家,年輕時聰穎過人、對佛理、法典過目不忘. 這對於Luang Phor Suk 早期的修行有著極大的助力,最早的知識修行就是這個時期完成的. 之後Luang Phor Suk 為了自身的提升經常雲游各地修行,法力也最終達到了深不可測的地步,被世人簡短地評價其神力為“可將不可能之事變為可能”,而Luang Phor Suk 在當時實際的聲望其實已經與九大聖僧之崇迪阿贊多齊名了,只是阿贊多偏重於禪定、弘揚佛法、教人打坐、修行方面.
而Luang Phor Suk 則是以其神通及法術名揚四海. 很多不可能的事,都經大師變為事實,被世人稱為泰國佛教歷史上神通第一的高僧,也是唯一一位能夠掌握風、水、火、土四種屬性108種法門的高僧,要知道很多的僧人窮盡一生也就是掌握風、水、火、土四種屬性法術中的一種,而Luang Phor Suk 卻能全部掌握,這也讓當時以及後世的所有僧人為之震驚. Luang Phor Suk 很多種類的佛牌在佛牌分類中都是泰國歷史上位列前五.
Luang Phor Suk 修行的寺廟名為Wat Pla Kong Makamtao 位於泰國北部地區,在當地有很多關於他的神奇事跡記載. 每當Luang Phor Suk 將親自手寫的經文符布讓弟子掛於寺廟的大殿內的時候,都會招來許多的善信捐廟、布施,讓寺廟的僧人得到很好的供養,這一點Luang Phor Suk 的弟子都有講述.
此外,寺外有一條河,Luang Phor Suk 將一麻蠅放入水中,取出時蠅會變成鱷魚,此事有被寫成歷史流傳下來,這個事件被當地人廣為流傳. 這也讓人想起來Luang Phor Sanit 的恩師Ajarn 炳,Ajarn 炳贈與女兒的木雕鱷魚也是遇到河水之後變為真實的鱷魚的,不過相比之下Ajarn 炳的鱷魚是自己精心手雕制作的,融入了自身大量的法力,而Luang Phor Suk 則是拿了一條普通的麻繩.
而另一事績為大師在世時,在其中一個佛日,大師召集了廟內的弟子,向他們說,今天是很好的日子,我會寫一種古老符咒 “那路查" (中文意思:出名、成名),你們把符布掛在廟上面,今天會有很多人前來捐助寺廟,結果符布掛上去後,不消一會,有駱譯不絕善信前來捐助寺廟及供養僧人,其弟子無不大嚇一驚,驚歎大師高強法力.
在大師圓寂後同樣有神奇事蹟發生,在佛曆 BE 2504年,泰國有一雜誌報導,在屈港乜減頭佛寺中一Luang Phor Suk 身前所製木門,被賊人偷去,原來賊人想將門賣到外國,賊人將門送到他的地方收好後,遇到一位年齡約13歲的小朋友,這少年聲音顯然和過往不同,聲稱自已是門主人,叫他立即將門送回佛寺,賊人便驚慌起來,立即將門送回佛寺. 而以上事蹟都有泰國書本及寺廟記載,可信性十分高,直到現在泰國人心中,Luang Phor Suk 都是一位法力及神通極高的得道高僧.
大師一生神奇事蹟多不勝數,相傳一次有一批清邁地區大像商人,帶領著約十隻大像路經Wat Pla Kong Makamtao ,便到佛寺內借宿一日,商人便趕大像到佛寺附近地區,其他人就在佛寺內準備食物進餐,及後發覺食物不夠,便向佛寺中的鴿子打主意,一商人便拿起長槍向鴿子開熗,但長槍開出多次也無法射出子彈,商人便轉向樹木發射,說也奇怪,長槍竟可射出子彈,在佛寺裡其他人和大像那位商人聽到槍聲後,便分別前來.
佛寺裡的人知道商人想向鴿子開熗,便說Luang Phor Suk 說過不可射殺寺中鴿子,照顧大像的那位商人便說道,有何了不起呢,便那起斧頭向自己的腳削下,每削一下,竟然削出一支木枝,但佛寺木柱便破碎一些,原來這位商人也是位有法力的人,他不斷向腳削下,直到出現一大批木枝,佛寺的木柱也都全破壞了,在這時候大師剛從外回來,看到大像到處踏著和吃盡農作物,及佛寺木柱都全破壞,便那著半個椰殼,向大像方向走去,不久照顧大像的商人,回去看大像,發現像都不見了,便驚慌地向其他商人說,眾商人不知如何是好,便向大師詢問,大師便說,你們將我的佛寺弄作如此,大像也到處踏壞農作物,你們要立即為我修好佛寺,明天找到大像立即離開,眾商人只好答應,早上佛寺經已修好,大師便帶眾人到早前大像所在的地方,指著地上的半個椰殼說,你們的大像就在此處,然後拿起椰殼,眾人大嚇一驚,看見大像原來變作如烏蠅一樣細小,被椰殼所蓋著,跟著大像轉眼變回原來大小,眾人都立即跪拜大師,心感敬服,便離開佛寺.
Luang Phor Suk 圓寂於佛歷2466年,至今已經近百年歷史,但是Luang Phor Suk 的聖物直到現在依然是極高的收藏聖品.
Luang Phor Suk 被譽為泰國佛教史上神通第一人是有其重要的理由的,以他的佛牌來說吧,Luang Phor Suk 制作的念珠是全泰第一的;督制的佛祖法相的金屬佛牌是泰國金屬佛祖牌五大之一;Luang Phor Suk 自身金屬牌是泰國金屬高僧自身五大之一;制作的七龍佛是全泰五大七龍佛之一;神龜聖物也是全泰五大之一. 看到這麼多Luang Phor Suk 的聖物入圍全泰著名佛牌之列,相信不會有人會去懷疑高僧的神力. 加上Luang Phor Suk 一生多行善事,後來被泰國佛教界一致評定為泰國九大聖僧之一.
Luang Phor Suk 是泰國少數幾位能晉為州徽的聖僧,往曼谷北上至Chai Nat時,一進州府就會看到一個超大路牌,上面就有 Luang Phor Suk 圖像,而 Chai Nat 中人人皆戴著 Luang Phor Suk 的佛牌,也都認為他是此州府的守護神.
Luang Phor Suk 是泰國佛教數一數二的高僧,並有神行太保之稱,生於佛歷 BE 2390年,他的姓氏為“Keatsaves”,而在大師十歲時,父母為了讓他到京城讀書,便把 Luang Phor Suk 過繼給他叔叔乃奮家,讓她們收其為義子.
有一天 Luang Phor Suk 與他叔叔的兒子乃頂打了個賭,如果你能追到我妹妹的話我就服你,而Luang Phor Suk 想了想,知道自己與他妹妹宋汶並沒有血緣關系於是便答應了. 但知道他妹妹有很多富家子弟來追求她,又不想認輸,所以便跟他義父拜師學藝學法術。而義父卻怕他學了法術到外頭拈花惹草,所以便拒絕了他. 但Luang Phor Suk 卻不死心,便偷翻他義父的法本,後來終究找到了那本人緣法本,過了好幾十日終於練成了。於是便運用在宋汶身上,結果宋汶便開始談起了戀愛。不久Luang Phor Suk 覺得時機成熟了便向義父表明要取宋汶為妻,而最後乃奮也同意了.
當年結婚時數已經21歲了,而在結婚一年後生下了一子名:滴在善. 在Luang Phor Suk 25歲時突然想要出家,由於當時已秉承著未婚須先為僧的風俗,以表達對父母的養育之情. 而Luang Phor Suk 卻還未尊行俗例,對於不能報答父母的養育之恩感到耿耿於懷,而最終得到了妻子的同意讓它短期出家.
而 Luang Phor Suk 出家於 Nonthabur i的 Wat Phu Tong Rang,由廟主持Phra Kru Chui為戒師,乃授法名為“Phra Sook Keatsalo”. Luang Phor Suk 本來打算過了一個守夏節就還俗,但卻沉迷其中,三月後家人來接時,他仍不願還俗,妻子見此狀便也不勉強他. 而在過了奉袈裟儀式後, Luang Phor Suk 決定要到深山修行苦行僧戒律. 經歷無數的苦頭,但他都用毅力撐了過來.
有一次Luang Phor Suk 與十位老僧到一山洞處,看見一位老僧在打坐,一看就知其功力之高深,於是等他出定時便開始拜他為師,而這位老僧說:“誰能在此山洞打坐一晚上, 我就收他為徒. ”而大家都把事情想得很簡單,但幾個小時後忽然一陣冷風吹過,突然爆出一只大老虎出來,嚇的馬上收拾東西逃離。此時只剩下Luang Phor Suk 一人,而Luang Phor Suk 也感覺到老虎的威脅,但他想既然決定出家為僧,就等同把生命獻給了佛祖,那就交給因果來決定吧. 於是就默持回向經咒,以解因果怨懟.
到了隔天早上現場只剩下Luang Phor Suk 一人,而那位老僧也收 Luang Phor Suk 為徒,並把他的法術教給 Luang Phor Suk. 原來昨夜的老虎是老僧以樹葉變成的,而且不止可以變老虎,還可以變出鱷魚、兔子、蛇等,可以變成任何一種動物.
另一次, Luang Phor Suk 到一個非常險峻的山上,看到一個老人正要下山,便向他行個禮,而老人見Luang Phor Suk 靈光一現,覺得此人不凡,決定試探後收他為徒,便說如果Luang Phor Suk 能緊跟著老僧的後面便收他為徒. 而Luang Phor Suk 心想這是學新法術的機會,便跟隨著老僧,此時只見老僧往那深不見底的山崖走去,隨即跳了下去,Luang Phor Suk 下了一跳,想說老僧是否是要自殺呢?
後來自己心想既然已經對高僧許下承諾了,就絕不反悔. 於是眼睛一閉,雙手合十往下一跳,說時遲那時快, Luang Phor Suk 忽覺全身輕飄飄的仿如落葉般,回過神來法現自己站在山洞門口,驚魂未定的走了進去,卻見老僧早已在等待著他,他知道他遇到高人. 於是趕緊跪下咳了三個響頭,老僧也很滿意,他知道她沒看錯人,並教給他無數的法術,並叮嚀千萬不要將這些法術誤傳給那些心術不正的人,不然必定為害人間.
Luang Phor Suk 以 “Eitipiso”經咒最為知名,又因為大師所制聖物屢有神跡而有“Chao Phraya之神”的美稱(Mae Nam Chao Phraya,又稱湄南河Maenam River)。也因為龍婆蜀的禪定神通非常厲害和知名的緣故,當時五世皇的第二十八位皇子Kom Me Luan Chupom(有“海軍之父”的美譽)也拜他為師. 王子於第一次拜見大師時,親眼見到Luang Phor Suk 將麻繩變成兔子而且會繞著人跑來跑去,更有將葉子變成鱷魚的神通.
Chupom王子與Luang Phor Suk 交流了不少法術心得,而Luang Phor Suk 也覺得王子心術正且仁慈,於是便收他為首徒,並教他射蓮葉的法術(閻王子彈,下文有介紹),說:“我只將此法術教你一人,因你身負保衛國家的重任,你千萬不可教其他人,你是第一位我交會的人,也是最後一位。”之後Luang Pho Suk還教給了王子不少的法術與制作塔固的秘笈,之後更是不斷的逢凶化吉,為和平做出無數的貢獻.
Chupom王子跟Luang Phor Suk 學習了多項密法,對Luang Phor Suk深為信服,有一次為宣揚Luang Phor Suk 的法力神威. 拿著一小塊大師的袈裟布在手上,跟海艦上的士兵說,只要握有這塊袈裟布即可獲得Luang Phor Suk 的法力護佑. 誰敢綁著此布跳下海去. 當時海上有很多鯊魚,蠢蠢欲試的士兵都紛紛大打退堂鼓. 突然一位小兵站出來說:“如果軍官們不試,就讓我來試吧!”於是士兵接過袈裟布並綁在頭上,脫下軍服跳下大海.
奇跡發生了.士兵旁邊的鯊魚都離他遠遠的,全艦官兵莫不驚訝於大師小小一塊袈裟布竟有如此不可思議法力神通,而這位小兵也因為膽識過人,被封為上尉.
另外Luang Phor Suk 所督造的佛牌除自身法相牌最知名而昂貴以外,其實必達法相和符通也都相當知名,被不少信眾封為五大必達王之一(有多個五大必達王的版本)。傳說龍婆蜀的符通加持非常特別,制作好後,要在Vansau日到寺廟旁的河裡,潛水下去畫符,讓符通自己浮起來為止。傳說Luang Phor Suk一口氣下去就一個多小時.
Laung Phor Suk 有四項法術是非常有名:閻王子彈(風),香灰火神(火),撒米變山(地),白沙變水(水).
第一項閻王子彈: Luang Phor Suk 曾在Makamtao 的村子裡變過. 有一天Luang Phor Suk 經過一個蓮花池,遇上了村長,並向村長借了把手槍. 村民聞訊之後都前來圍觀,不過 Luang Phor Suk 只是把玩了一下就還給了村長,然後就跟村長說:“這個水池裡有很多魚,你開一槍就可以全部射死. ”村民都覺得那不可能,因為水面會折射,想打中一條都有難度了,何況是整池的呢?只見村長開了一槍,子彈打進了水裡。突然水池中好像出現了一條水蛇字池裡亂串。過了一會,水池恢復平了靜,村民就問:“為何沒有死魚浮上來呢?” Luang Phor Suk 答道“僧人是持有不殺生戒的,當然不能殺生,你們去檢查一下蓮花葉吧. ”
村民感到很好奇,於是跳到池裡查看蓮花葉. 一看發現,每片葉子上都有一個大小相等的洞,此時Luang Phor Suk 說:“此法術只可傳授給真正愛國的軍人和將領,讓他們在對抗邪惡時能夠同時打倒眾多邪惡,但如果讓壞人學到了,不就是天下大亂嗎?所以這個叫閻王子彈的法術只能傳給有正義感的人而已. ”
第二項香爐火神:就是取香爐裡的香灰,念了經咒後將之灑出去,飄到哪裡哪就會燒起來.
第三項灑米變山:就是將米經過加持後往外一灑,就會長出山丘.
第四項白沙變水:將沙力加持後灑出去,灑到哪裡哪裡就會被水淹沒.
同時Luang Phor Suk 也成就了地水火風四大法門的法術,可見從前法術是何等的犀利.
有一天,Luang Phor Suk 想起就別多年的親身父母,於是朝著家鄉的方向走去. 走到一條大河前,此時之水非常的急湍,不可能游的過去,於是只能沿著河邊走下去。而不久Luang Phor Suk 看到一位老僧,於是上前慰問,並告知這裡深山野林,不會有船經過,不必在此枉等. 而老僧卻請定神閑地回答:“天上的鳥兒都可以飛過去,為什麼我不能飛過去呢?”Luang Phor Suk 心想這位老僧可能走火入魔了吧. 見老僧往水前走去,於是上前阻止,只見老僧踏在水上,並沒有沉下去,而且漫步渡了過去。 Luang Phor Suk 霎時愣住了,而隨即咳了三個響頭,然後對面傳來一聲“小和尚有機會來找我吧. ”
結果過了兩天能才看到了一只小船,並請求船家載他過河。一靠岸就看見有兩只老虎在岸邊游走。但老虎似乎沒有惡意,雙雙走在前方,然後回頭望Luang Phor Suk,好像在等待他一樣。於是Luang Phor Suk 也跟了上去,來到一座古寺前,老虎就突然消失了. 只見一位老僧坐在那裡,Luang Phor Suk 遇到了那位老僧,並且還被授予了好幾種跟水有關的法術,除了水上漫步,還可以令河水隔開,走進水中打坐,出來且滴水不沾.
後來Luang Phor Suk 回到家鄉探望親人,結果經過父母和親戚們的挽留,大師決定留下來,住在當地一間荒廢很久的古廟. 此廟前面就是Mae Nam Chao Phraya,又稱湄南河(Maenam River),名為Wat Outong,經過Luang Phor Suk 多年的擴建,後改名為Wat Pla Kong Makamtao.
在Wat Pla Kong Makamtao 前面的大河中有許多的鱷魚,常常侵害村民, Luang Phor Suk 感到同情,他便取了一杯水走到廟前的碼頭處把水加持後到進河裡,然後說和尚不能殺生,所以只能施法保護人民而已. 說也奇怪以後凡鱷魚游在村莊的範圍 之內,必不能潛進水裡,只能浮在水上,村民也就有了防備,從此就沒有聽到鱷魚傷人的案件.
而這些神奇的法術據說只傳給了Chupom王子,而其他弟子只得到關於擋災避險,招財招人緣的法門. 在佛歷 BE 2466年隨著與Chupom王子的去逝和龍婆蜀圓寂,這些能變化的神通法門據說也隨之在泰國失傳.
於佛歷 BE 2466年五月, Chupom王子得了瘟疫而逝世,享年44歲. 而同年12月, Luang Phor Suk 也安詳的圓寂了,享年75歲. 當Luang Phor Suk 的靈櫃擺在Wat Pla Kong Makamtao 舉行儀式時,竟無故出現了近萬條壁虎團團圍觀,猶如萬條鱷魚前來朝聖,從此一代聖僧就此圓寂.