【Master】Luang Pu Phra Maha Sila LP Mahasila หลวงพ่อมหาศิลา
[Temple] Wat Pho Si Saat
[Year] Buddhist Era 2567
【Dimensions】Height 1.8 x 1.2 cm, Width & Depth 0.7 cm
[Relic Material] Sacred Bronze
[Introduction to the Sacred Relic]
Many miraculous stories have been told by the Master's followers. One wealthy businessman went bankrupt after his business failed. Later, through an introduction, he visited the Master and asked him to use his methods to improve his life. Afterward, his business recovered, and he was very happy.
Some people were troubled by not having enough funds to do business. The master meditated and looked at them, then wrote down lottery numbers for them, and they actually won the lottery!
Some believers think that the master has become an Arhat.
The Buddhist teachings of Luang Pu Maha Sila Sirichanto demonstrate the purpose of venerating sacred objects. The owner or user should be virtuous, observe precepts, think good thoughts, perform good deeds, and refrain from harming others.
LP Maha Sila is a renowned contemporary master whose success rate for granting wishes for wealth exceeds 90%. He is a highly accomplished monk who practices asceticism in a mass grave. He is so focused on his spiritual practice that he once refused a position as abbot of a temple offered by the governor.
Because of his practice and appearance, which resembled the character Ji Gong from a Chinese TV drama, people nicknamed him "Dragon Lady Ji Gong".
[Efficacy of Sacred Objects]
- The mythical rooster amulet is believed to have protective and wealth -attracting properties.
- It signifies protection against financial loss, harmonious relationships, family harmony, good fortune, and prosperity.
- In Thai Theravada Buddhism, the rooster is considered an auspicious animal , representing an early riser who can find food for his chicks and protect them.
[Introduction to Luang Phor Mahasira]
LP Maha Sila, whose original name was "Sila Nilchan", was born on October 14, 1945, in Thawat Buri District, Roi Et Province. He was the son of Mr. Kaen and Mrs. Noi Nilchan, and his family were farmers.
After graduating from the village primary school, he went out to help his family farm, but he had a heart for Buddhism. At the age of 15, he became a novice monk at Wat That Pratap. In 1966, when he reached the age of ordination, he was ordained as a monk by Phra Siriwutmethi at the Ubosot of Wat Burapha Phiram Temple.
Luang Pu Phra Maha Sila diligently studied Buddhism. He passed the Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral examinations (Nak tham) and the 6th level of the Pali examination. In 1972, he received the Order of the King Rama IX of Thailand at Wat Phra Kaew and was assigned to Wat Nikomkanaram in Roi Et province as a teacher, responsible for the monks who were always praying in the monastic community's ubosot.
Besides his leisure time in the monastic realm, which was distinct from routine duties, he also spent his time in seclusion and pilgrimage in the forests of several provinces. In 1974, he crossed the Mekong River to Mount Bhufaro in Laos, where he met many famous masters from Northeast China, such as Luang Pu Thongma Thawaro, Luang Por Maha Bunmi Sirindhorn, and Luang Pu Lee Kusoltharo.
He also studied Vipassana meditation, the Lao language, and read books on the Isan palm leaf. This included studying scriptures from former renowned monks and teachers of the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
After 2007, he traveled to various places for practice and meditation, including several cemeteries. All the abbots of Wat Posisa-ard greatly admired him and invited him to practice at the temple during the rainy season retreat. He wanted to practice in the Gapae village Buddhist garden, so the devout men and women made lotus pods to offer to him so that he could continue practicing there.
Phrathamma rattanadilok, the abbot of Wat Suthattepwararam, also greatly admired him and invited him to assist in consecrating amulets and Buddha images at Wat Suthattepwararam. The same was true in many other temples in the northeastern region. This was because his devotees had witnessed his divine powers, such as the power of stupas, spiritual practice, compassion, solitude, and the ability to foresee the future.
He is a monk who has spent a long time practicing alone in the mountains, indifferent to fame and fortune, compassionate, and living a life of ease with cats and dogs, seeking neither riches nor honor. To this day, he lives alone in a small lotus-shaped room. Devout men and women, including villagers, seek refuge with him.
They donated funds to build various temples and emphasized ethnic education, sponsoring schools in many regions, such as Ban That Pratap School, Roi Et Province, Lao Na Kae Witthaya School and Kaeperaniyom School, and Kalasin Province.
Currently, in 2022, Phra Maha Sila Sirichanto is 77 years old and resides at Wat Pho Si Saat Temple in Kalasin Province .
