Luang Pu Boon Khanthachot

Phra Phutthawitthiyanayok (Thai: พระพุทธวิถีนายก), commonly known as Luang Pu Bun Khantachot (Thai: หลวงปู่บุญ ขนฺธโชติ; 3 July 1848 – 4 April 1935), was a highly revered Thai Buddhist monk and former abbot of Wat Klang Bang Kaew in Nakhon Pathom Province.

He was among the most venerated monastic figures of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The sacred amulets associated with him—particularly the Chao Sua coins, Phra Chaiwat images, Phra Phong Ya Wasana, Chindamanee powder, and blessed cowrie shells (Bia Kae)—are considered to possess extraordinary powers for healing, compassion, good fortune, and protection from harm.

Phra Phutthawitthiyanayok was born Bun (บุญ) on 3 July 1848 in Tha Mai, Krathum Baen District, Samut Sakhon Province, during the late reign of Rama III. He was the eldest of seven children born to Mr. Seng and Mrs. Lim.

As a child, he once fell gravely ill and became unconscious to the point where his parents believed him dead; while preparations were being made for his burial, he suddenly revived. Because of this miraculous recovery, he was named "Bun" (บุญ), meaning "merit" or "blessing."

After his father’s death, his aunt took him to stay with Phra Palat Thong at Wat Kongkharam (present-day Wat Klang Bang Kaew) in Nakhon Chaisi District. At age 15, he was ordained as a novice monk. On 21 June 1869, he was fully ordained as a bhikkhu at Wat Bang Pla Mo, with Phra Palat Pan of Wat Tukkata as preceptor, Phra Palat Thong of Wat Klang Bang Kaew and Phra Athikan Sap of Wat Ngio Rai as co-officiants. He received the monastic title Khantachot (ขนฺธโชติ).

• In 1890 (B.E. 2433) — Appointed as a district ecclesiastical head (เจ้าคณะหมวด)
• 27 August 1916 (B.E. 2459) — Appointed as a preceptor (Upajjhāya)
• 30 December 1916 (B.E. 2459) — Granted the royal ecclesiastical title Phra Khru Uttarakanabodi, district ecclesiastical head of Nakhon Pathom Province^[1]
• 30 December 1919 (B.E. 2462) — Elevated to Phra Khru Phutthawitthiyanayok, deputy provincial ecclesiastical head of Nakhon Pathom^[2]
• 6 November 1928 (B.E. 2471) — Promoted to royal rank as Phra Phutthawitthiyanayok, presiding ecclesiastical officer for Nakhon Pathom and Suphan Buri Provinces^[3]

Luang Pu Bun began creating sacred amulets and talismans after becoming abbot in 1886 (B.E. 2429), continuing this practice until his death on 4 April 1935 during the reign of Rama VIII. He lived to the age of 86 years, 275 days and spent 66 rainy seasons (vassa) as a monk.

• Amulets of Luang Pu Bun, Wat Klang Bang Kaew Archived 12 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
• Biography of Luang Pu Bun, Wat Klang Bang Kaew Archived 27 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine