‘Monk with the Wisdom of Ananda’. Designation of a Buddhist monk 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.

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Panya Nanthaphikku in front of a microphone, suggesting his role for which he won the Distinguished Public Speaker Award, as well as the trophy of the National Conch Award, which he received in 1977

Panya Nanthaphikku with a handwritten text in Thai that reads: ‘Think only good, speak [only] good, do [only] good, befriend [only] good people, and go [only] to good places, [because] if you can act in a good manner like this you will be a very precious person’

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

Panya Nanthaphikku with a stick in front of Phra Ubosot Klahng Nahm in Ayutthaya, i.e. the ‘Assembly Hall in the Middle of the Water’, his last building project of which he said he hoped he wouldn't die before it was finished.