Offering Food

Over 70 monks and 30 novices live in our monastery. They all have breakfast and lunch together in the dinning hall. It costs 3,000 THB for breakfast and 6,500 THB lunch per day. 

Donation for Cetiya Construction

Wat Luang Phor Sodh’s biggest and most important current project is constructing Phra Maha Cetiya Somdej to enshrine sacred Buddha relics, to pay reverence to Lord Buddha, and to prolong the life of Buddhism. The Cetiya is expected to become a major Buddhist pilgrimage site for paying reverence to sacred Buddhist relics.

A Sample of Buddha Relics

The Wat has an extraordinary collection of Buddha relics. There are crystal replicas of all seven relics which escaped cremation – the four wisdom teeth, two collar bone pieces, and the forehead piece. The original relics are preserved elsewhere, so these crystal reproductions were materialized and donated by senior celestial beings. In addition, there are numerous genuine relics. These include 115 pearl-sized pieces of Lord Buddha’s breast bone, about 20 very refined hairs of Lord Buddha and many long black hairs of Prince Siddhattha, as well as many smaller granular relics from Lord Buddha and some Arahant disciples.

The Wisdom Teeth

The relics are not yet on outside public display except on special days. The temple is currently receiving donations to build a very beautiful Cetiya, Phra Maha Cetiya Somdej, for displaying the relics. Construction is currently in phase III. The foundation is laid and the Third floor under construction. There will be four floors. The ground floor will house the management offices and provide a place for 2,000 laity to meditate, conduct ceremonies, and hold general conferences. The second floor will be a large meditation hall for 2,000 monks. The third floor will be a museum of important Buddha statues. Finally, the fourth floor will display the Buddha relics.

The estimated ultimate cost, including decorations, is 450 million Baht. This is a unique opportunity for devotees worldwide to participate in one of the most sacred enterprises of modern Buddhism. The Cetiya is destined to preserve the faith and revitalize the faithful for centuries. His Holiness Somdej Phra Buddhacharn, Chairman of the Supreme Sangha Body, is Chairman of the Cetiya Fund Raising Committee. Donating to this magnificent cause is the most effective merit-making opportunity any of us will encounter in this lifetime.

To express gratitude for generous contributions, the temple is offering a variety of very sacred Buddha statues as “Thank You” gifts. Some were received in sacred ceremonies from eminent celestial beings. Others are very rare and extremely valuable antiques Also, the names of those who donate at least 100,000 baht will be engraved in the Cetiya.

There are three methods for making a donation:

1. Directly at Wat Luang Phor Sodh
2. By mailing a crossed check (two diagonal lines in the upper right hand corner) to Wat Luang Phor Sodh, specified for Cetiya construction; and
3. By bank transfer to 

Bangkok Bank, Damnoen Saduak Branch, Account # 422-0-30080-2, for Wat Luang Phor Sodh "Dhamma Center"
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