Sai Kittipalo
Phra Thep Siddhakhom | |
|---|---|
| Title | Phra Thep Siddhakhom Provincial Chief Monk of Tak |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Sai Kankhum 29 November 1937 Wang Hin, Mueang Tak, Tak Province, Thailand |
| Died | 22 October 2021 (aged 83) Somdet Phra Chaotaksin Maharat Hospital, Tak, Thailand |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Temple | Wat Tha Mai Daeng |
| School | Theravada |
| Sect | Mahānikāya |
| Dharma names | Kittipālo (กิตฺติปาโล) |
| Ordination | 28 April 1959 (B.E. 2502) |
| Senior posting | |
| Based in | Tak Province, Thailand |
| Post | Abbot of Wat Tha Mai Daeng (1965–2021) Provincial Chief Monk of Tak |
| Period in office | 2010–2021 (as Provincial Chief Monk) |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Phra Thep (royal monk, Thep rank, vipassanā line) |
Phra Thep Siddhakhom (29 November 1937 – 4 October 2021), lay name Sai Kankhum, dharma name Kittipālo, was a revered Thai monk (geji ajahn), a royal monk of Thep rank specializing in vipassanā meditation, abbot of Wat Tha Mai Daeng, and Provincial Chief Monk of Tak Province.
Biography
Phra Thep Siddhakhom, whose lay name was Sai Kankhum, was born on 29 November 1937 at house no. 70, Moo 3, Wang Hin sub-district, Mueang Tak district, Tak Province. He completed Prathom 4 (grade 4) at Wat Tha Mai Daeng School. Afterwards he worked as a civil servant until he grew weary of lay life and entered the monkhood on 28 April 1959 (B.E. 2502) at Wat Mani Banphot Worawihan, with Phra Wisutthi Samanajahn (Wat Mani Banphot) as his preceptor. He was given the monastic name Kittipālo.[1]
After ordination, he studied the Buddhist scriptures and passed the highest level of Nak Tham (Nak Tham Ek). He also studied sacred sciences (wittayakhom) and meditation under several renowned masters, including Luang Pu Mad (former abbot of Wat Tha Mai Daeng), Phra Kru Thammanukun (Phu Chandakesaro), and Luang Pu Pi.
In 1965 (B.E. 2508) he was appointed abbot of Wat Tha Mai Daeng. When the position of Provincial Chief Monk of Tak became vacant, he served as acting Provincial Chief Monk from 14 September 2009, and on 30 September 2010 the Supreme Sangha Council officially appointed him as the full Provincial Chief Monk of Tak Province.[2]
Phra Thep Siddhakhom passed away from chronic illness on 22 October 2021 at Somdet Phra Chaotaksin Maharat Hospital, aged 83 years and with 62 rainy-season retreats (62 vassā).
Ecclesiastical ranks and titles
- Held the rank of Phra Kru with the title Phra Kru Phiphat Kittikhun
- 5 December 2011 – Appointed ordinary royal monk with the title Phra Wichit Phiphatthanodom[3]
- 5 December 2012 – Promoted to Raj rank with the title Phra Ratchawittayakhom Udomthamaphon Mahakhanissara Bowon Sangkharam Khamawasi[4]
- 12 December 2016 – Promoted to Thep rank (vipassanā side) with the title Phra Thep Siddhakhom Udomyaanpricha Phawanaphithanwiphusit Mahakhanissara Bowon Sangkharam Khamawasi[5]
References
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