Monk Lays Himself in a Coffin to Meditate Himself to Death

The abbot of a temple in Chaiyaphum’s Khon Sarn district lay down in a coffin on Tuesday night with the announced intention of meditating himself to death, media reports said.

The monk told his followers to check the coffin on Thursday afternoon to see whether he had died or not. If he was dead the coffin should be placed in an empty space near his living quarters, and it would then self-combust, the reports said.

Luang Pu Pim’s daughter Chanakarn Srisombat, 41, said the family has prepared for his death over the past 10 years. She said he was sick and had died once before in a cave near the wat, but then miraculously came back to life. 

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