Panya Nanthaphikku at a statue of his predecessor Phuttathaat, i.e. Buddhadasaphikku as well as the personal signature of both men.

Thai. ‘Monk with the Wisdom of Ananda’. Designation of a Buddhist monk (Phra pikku) from Pattalung Province, who spent 76 years in the monkhood and dedicated his life to the dissemination of Buddhism. He was born on 11 May 1911, ordained as a novice in 1929, became a Buddhist monk 1931, and passed away on 10 October 2007, at the age of 96. In his long life he became a Luang Pho and was the abbot of Wat Chonprathaan Rangsarit in Nonthaburi, as well as the patron of Wat Panyah Nantharaam in Pathum Thani, which is named after him. His major legacy is his direct way of preaching the Dhamma, i.e. the teachings of the Buddha. Panya Nanthaphikku is also the founder of Phra Ubosot Klahng Nahm in Ayutthaya i.e. the ‘Assembly Hall (Bot) in the Middle of the Water’, his last building project, erected behind the new main campus of Mahawithayahlai Maha Chulalongkon Ratcha Withayahlai, i.e. the Buddhist Chulalongkorn University in Ayutthaya