Rian Luang Phor Jamnian, behind is Phra Mae Thorani, Nur Kalai Thong (Gold Plated), Wat Khao Lao (new temple), Ratchaburi (B.E.2561).

Luang Phor Jamnian is one of the most highly revered meditation masters in the Theravada tradition. He is known throughout the world for his fierce wisdom and soothing love, infectious laughter and uncanny knack for conveying the Buddha’s teachings directly from the Pali Suttas.

His teaching style does not fix upon any one particular form of vipassana or insight meditation, and yet all of his teachings point back to seeing the changing, unsatisfactory, and impersonal nature of all that arises. He sees meditation “as a living practice in which the development of insight must pervade every aspect of life, not just during hours devoted to formal meditation.” He reminds us how, “Every situation that arises is an opportunity to practice insight so we can steer ourselves back to the Middle Path.”

Luang Phor Jamnian intuitively senses what each person needs, and offers whatever that person is most capable of receiving — blessings, loving-kindness, protective amulets, personal advice, or Dhamma teaching. When disciples from all over the world telephone him twenty-four hours a day, Luang Phor will often place his several mobile phones on his chest so callers are able to directly hear Dhamma talks, or chanting.

This Thai Forest master currently lives west of Bangkok, Ratchaburi Province, and has dedicated his life to sharing the Dhamma to all those who listen. He continues to teach throughout Thailand, the United States, Europe, Malaysia, Taiwan, Indonesia, Singapore, and India.

Early life

Luang Phor Jamnian lives a life dedicated to help others. Luang Phor Jamnian was born in 1936 in a rural village in Southern Thailand. At the age of five, he began practicing meditation under the guidance of his parents, both of whom were accomplished practitioners. His father, a local doctor, healer, and shaman trained his young son in herbal medicine, astrology, and shamanic practices. His mother and blind step-grandfather both taught him by example how to generate non-discriminating loving-kindness. All of these skills enabled Jamnian to spend his childhood serving and helping others. By the time he was eight, people of all ages and stature sought his help for physical and emotional healing, and for his wisdom on topics ranging from inter-personal and community relations to national politics.

Luang Phor Jamnian born at 1 May B.E.2479 in a family of Mr. Peth & Mrs Tar Chonlasakhon at Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. Since he was 5 years old, his father who expert in gumatarn-vipassana meditation order him to meditate, Luang Phor Jamnian have been practice Dharma and meditation since then. In Thailand Luang Phor Jamnian's amulets and yants written mantra are very famous in protection against dangers/misfortune, black magic and evils/darkness. People frame his yants/blessing mantra and image at home for strong success fortune in business. Many haunted place he have been using his knowledge to purify the evils. Luang Phor Jamnian is a famous monk and now one top guru monk of Thailand. 

Entering monastic life

At age twenty, Jamnian ordained as a Buddhist monk and continued practicing meditation with great dedication. One of his teachers, Ajahn Dhammadharo, instructed him in the Four Foundations of Mindfulness according to the Satipatthāna Sutta. Luang Phor Jamnian’s single-minded dedication to these practices led to a breakthrough in understanding. Along with the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, the Noble Eightfold Path, and the Seven Factors of Enlightenment remain at the core of his Dhamma teachings.

A significant part of Luang Phor Jamnian’s practice as a young monk was to pay respect to, and learn from, the great forest masters of his generation. He had a particularly strong connection to, and deep reverence for, Luang Phor Chah and Luang Phor Clai. Whenever the opportunity arose, he wandered as a mendicant through the remote regions of Thailand and the border areas of Cambodia, Burma, and Laos.

During the civil war

During the civil war in Thailand that began in the early 1960’s, Luang Phor Jamnian moved to Surat Thani, the Southern province with the highest concentration of Communist rebels. His goal was to bring safety and peace to the region. With undiscriminating kindness, Luang Phor Jamnian cultivated respect and trust by helping people on all sides of the conflict, including military personnel, local government officials, police forces, the Thai border patrol, local villagers, and communist insurgents. He facilitated many ceasefires between the officials and the Communists. Luang Phor Jamnian negotiated political amnesty for the communist insurgents, who, with his help, renounced violence and surrendered to the government.

The establishment of Wat Tham Suer

At the end of the civil war, Luang Phor Jamnian established Wat Tham Suer (Tiger’s Cave Monastery) located near Krabi, in Southern Thailand. He helped the local villagers, mostly Muslim, develop a strong municipal infrastructure by building roads and bringing electricity and water into the town. Krabi prospered, growing from a tiny town to one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country.

Luang Phor Jamnian currently teaches the Dhamma throughout Thailand, the United States, Europe, Malaysia, Taiwan, Indonesia, Singapore, and India. He moved from Wat Tham Suer to Wat Khao Lao (new temple), Ratchaburi province, west of Bangkok in 2010. His life continues to be dedicated to helping others realize the truth of their own nature and to spreading the teachings of the Buddha with great compassion, wisdom, and a lighthearted smile.

Luang Phor Jamnian and Ajarn Khun Phan the famous police chief the creator of Jatukarm Ramathep invited Luang Phor to his house. (Go way back in old day between Ajarn Khun Phan and Luang Phor Taweesak a hunter and a jaguar sure is both a powerful men with Thailand old art of spell and spiritual power, it is made as a good movies these day for a young to watch as history. The 3 tigers bandit, Seur-Mahaesuan said that he got shot in the head and Luang Phor Taweesak said that if the spell aren't strong or not really effectiveness, i wouldn't survive until this day from Ajarn Khun Phan, he's a great man.) 

Ajarn Khun Phan-Darbdang(red sword) Phrayapichai darbhuk the broken red sword of thai warrior Phrayapichai, one of the most famous great sword from legendary warrior of Thailand, with respect to elder. Ajarn Khun Phan has already passed away at an age of 108 years old. 

Phra Mae Thorani

Phra Mae Thorani is a mythological “Mother Earth” goddess known throughout Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar. She appears in the Maravijaya, the ninth story within the Pathamasambodhi scriptures which describe the Buddha’s life. Her image can be found frequently in Buddhist temples across the region.

In the Maravijaya tale the Buddha was meditating under a Bodhi tree when Mara, the Evil One, led a force of warriors and animals to attack the Buddha and prevent him from achieving enlightenment through his meditations. Mara himself rode upon an elephant and had one thousand arms each bearing a weapon. The Buddha reached down with his right hand and touched the ground to summon Phra Mae Thorani to bear witness to his good deeds. Thereupon the Mother Earth goddess rose up and proceeded to wring from her long hair the water that she had collected each time the Buddha had performed an act of virtuous generosity over a multitude of life times. The torrents of water from her hair, all derived from the good deeds of the Buddha, became a mighty flood and swept away the forces of Mara allowing the Buddha to continue his meditations and achieve enlightenment.

Phra Mae Thorani’s intervention to defeat the forces of Mara is a popular topic for murals and statues in temples. She is also called upon for help by people in all sorts of situations such as by farmers to provide fertile soils and rain for crops or even by young men desperately seeking a bride, who can apparently invoke Phra Mae Thorani’s magic by scooping up some earth with the big toe of their right foot and with the right hand rubbing it into the top of their head.

Thai farmers also believe that Mother Earth has the power to bring rain. Another of Mother Earth's powers is that of protection, which is bestowed in many ways. In ancient times before men went to war they would ask for protection from Mother Earth. And those who went to a forest to catch wild elephants were also known to invoke her protection from all dangers.