Revered monk Somdet Chuang, abbot of Wat Pak Nam Phasi Charoen in Bangkok, has died aged 96 years.
The abbot had been on kidney dialysis for five years, but had no other underlying conditions like diabetes or hight blood pressure.
He passed away peacefully last Thursday morning, it was announced on the Borannanma Facebook page.
At the age of 14, he was ordained a novice at Wat Sangkha Racha in the Lat Krabang district of Bangkok and ordained as a monk at 20 on May 11, 1945 at Wat Pak Nam Pasi Charoen. He founded the Luang Phor Sod Wat Pak Nam foundation to promote the teachings of Buddhism.
May Most Venerable attain the supreme Bliss of Nibbāna!
The abbot Somdet Chuang at Wat Pak Nam
Photo credit: Watpaknam Wikipedia page.
