People flock to see body of Thai monk that doesn't decompose after 22 years

Logic-defying.

Keyla Supharta | March 23, 2023, 04:42 PM

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Some 22 years after his death, the body of Thai monk Luang Phu Woraphon Thawitan continues to defy logic by refusing to decompose.

Stranger still, is the patches of skin on his body that have turned emerald green instead.

The body is currently displayed in a glass case at Chumphon temple, where the monk used to serve as an abbot, Thaiger reported.

Body would not burn or rot

Phra Khru Sri Pattarasan, the current abbot of Chumphon Temple in Thailand, claimed to reporters that Luang Phu's powers prevailed even after his death.

Image via จิระ-ยอดเพชร/Facebook.

Before his death, Luang Phu had told Phra Khru that he would no longer be at the temple by the end of the rainy season.

When asked where the previous abbot was going, Luang Phu said it was time for him to die.

Four months later on May 20, 2001, the elderly monk passed away.

He was 101 years old.

Phra Khru said the monks tried to burn Luang Phu's body, but it would not burn.

Doctors said his body could only last six months before rotting, reported Khonkaenlink.

Nothing special about coffin

Luang Phu's body was then placed in a simple glass coffin without anything else installed.

It was only in 2010 that he was moved into an air-conditioned coffin.

Phra Khru insisted nothing special was inside the coffin -- the only things inside were tea leaves, anti-moisture pills and camphor tree bark.

Image via Adinan Rattanapasert/Facebook.

Body was starting to turn emerald green

Prior to the body turning green, on the night of Aug. 13, 2010, Phra Khru apparently had a dream where a snake was slithering in Luang Phu's room.

In the morning, another monk said he had the same dream.

They proceeded to check Luang Phu's body and found it was starting to turn emerald green.

The first patch of skin that turned green was in the middle of Luang Phu's head.

The patch was about the size of an egg.

The monks initially thought it was fungus and covered it with gold leaf.

They were afraid that villagers and relatives would think that they painted the previous abbot's body green.

But after about a month, when monks wanted to change Luang Phu's robes, his body was found completely emerald green as well.

Image via Adinan Rattanapasert/Facebook.

Attracts visitors

With the rise of social media, Luang Phu's story came to be known across the country and the world.

The following video, as seen from the 3-minute mark, showed the monk's body on display in the temple and simple furnishings of the area it is placed in.

Today, many people travel far and wide to visit the Chumphon temple to see Luang Phu.

They also worship his emerald green body for auspiciousness and merit-making.

Image via Sriwiset Taweechok/Facebook.

Image via Sriwiset Taweechok and Adinan Rattanapasert/Facebook.