Revered Thai monk, Wat Leng Noei Yi abbot passes away at 76

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Wat Leng Noei Yi abbot passes away at 76

BANGOK:-- The abbot of the most important Chinese Buddhist temple in Bangkok passed away Sunday. He was 76 years old.

Phra Khanajarn Chin Thammapanyajariyaporn, abbot of Wat Mangkon Kamalawat - better known as Wat Leng Noei Yi, died at the Bangkok Hospital peacefully. He has been in the monkhood for 56 years.

A royally-sponsored bathing rite is held at the temple at 5 pm Sunday.

Wat Leng Noei Yi in Yaowaraj or Bangkok's China Town is the most revered by Chinese descendents in Thailand.

Phra Khanajarn Chin Thammapanyajariyaporn was also deputy chief monk of the Chinese Mahayana Buddhist Monk Council.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Wat-Leng-Noei-Yi-abbot-passes-away-at-76-30271549.html

-- The Nation 2015-10-25