Luang Phor Pern (Thai: หลวงพ่อเปิ่น), the Dharma name Phra Udomprachanat (Thai: พระอุดมประชานาถ), is a guru monk of Wat Bang Phra in Nakhon Chai Si District, Nakhon Pathom Province. Luang Phor Pern was born on Sunday, August 12 in 2466 BE (AD 1923).
Chao Phraya River is called "Nakhon Chai Si River" by local people in the area of and around the district. In the basin of Nakhon Chai Si River, the climate of learning magic skills prevailed, and it was a must for males to learn the magic skills about the protection and prevention against adversity. In his childhood, Luang Phor Pern had been greatly interested in various magic skills, and, besides learning skills from his father, he often went to Wat Bang Phra learn from skilled monks.
Later, he and his family moved to Song Phi Nong District, Suphan Buri Province, where Luang Phor Pern became the disciple of Luang Phor Daeng, Wat Thung Khok, who earnestly taught magic skills to Luang Phor Pern.
After a period of time, they moved back to Nakhon Pathom Province. Luang Phor Pern learned from Luang Phor Him (หลวงพ่อหิ่ม), a guru monk with powerful skills and unique knowledge of traditional Thai medicine. Seriously ill patients would get fully cured after taking medicine prescribed by Luang Phor Him. Luang Phor Him imparted all his skills and knowledge to Luang Phor Pern.
On May 23, 2491 BE (AD 1948), Luang Phor Pern was officially ordained as a monk in Wat Bang Phra, with the Dharma name Phra Thitkuno. The ordination ceremony was held by guru monks including Luang Phor Him, Phra Achan Thongru (พระอาจารย์ทองอยู่), and Phra Achan Plian (พระอาจารย์เปลี่ยน).
After becoming a monk, Luang Phor Pern learned Buddhist Dharma and vinaya (precepts) and was an efficient assistant of Luang Phor Him. At the time Luang Phor Him passed away, Luang Phor Pern had been ordained for four years. Luang Phor Pern felt gratified that he could be the last disciple of Luang Phor Him, receiving his teachings and learning so many Buddhist disciples.
Luang Phor Pern later came to Wat Bang Mod, Bang Khun Thian District, Bangkok, and was taught by Luang Phor Oopasi for one year.
After in Bangkok, Luang Phor Pern had been to northern and southern Thailand for buddhist practice for nine years, and at last he set foot in Kanchanaburi Province of central Thailand.
In 2505 BE (AD 1962), Luang Phor Pern, 40, practiced Buddhism near Wat Thungnangrok, Kanchanaburi, and treated diseases for people. Wat Thungnangrok, originally a nearly abandoned temple without an abbot and only existed two monks, had become a solemn temple after arranged by Luang Phor Pern.
Getting sick suddenly, Luang Phor Pern had to return to Wat Bang Phra to recover from the illness. After the recuperation, Luang Phor Pern, knowing that Phra Achan Plian needed an abbot of Wat Khok Khamao and hoped Luang Phor Pern to stay, served as the abbot of Wat Khok Khamao in 2509 BE (AD 1966).
During the stint of the abbot of Wat Khok Khamao, Luang Phor Pern was devoted to the temple affairs and made Buddha amulets and sacred objects of various types, such as Phra Somdej and Phra Sangkajai. It was in Wat Khok Khamao that Luang Phor Pern began performing sak yant (Yantra tattooing) for worshippers.
It had been many years that there was a lack of the abbot of Wat Bang Phra after the former abbot departed. Local people considered Luang Phor Pern the best choice to serve the abbot of Wat Bang Phra because of that he was born in Nakhon Chai Si District and that he was the disciple of Luang Phor Him. Despite that Luang Phor Pern was invited to be the abbot of Wat Bang Phra in 2516 BE (AD 1973), he wasn't officialy in this position until in 2518 BE (AD 1975) when there came a new abbot of Wat Khok Khamao.
Luang Phor Pern
In Wat Bang Phra, Luang Phor Pern continued the making of Buddha amulets and the performing of yantra tattooing. Tiger, a symbol of power and authority, is the main image in his amulets and tattoos.
Images of the tiger-riding Luang Phor Pern are visible all around Wat Bang Phra. It was said that Luang Phor Pern often met tigers when practicing Buddhism in remote mountains, but tigers always left calmly after Luang Phor Pern chanted the Buddhist sutra. Luang Phor Pern, impressed a lot with tigers' friendliness, widely put tiger images into use in his amulets and tattos.
Incomes from selling amulets, performing yantra tattooing, and donations were fully used in public welfare such as renovating the temple, founding the Buddhist Institute, building hospitals and infrastructures.
On June 30, 2545 BE (AD 2002), Luang Phor Pern passed away.
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