In this day and age of ever-present temptations and perpetual pressure to make a living, it is especially rare to find any family with a son who ordains as a Buddhist monk for at least the period of Buddhist Lent
The Most Venerable Phramonkolthepmuni (Sod Candasaro), Luang Pu Wat Paknam Bhasichareon, the light of Dhamma to mankind (episode II).
He was the second of 11 children. When he was born, he had abscesses on his head. He almost did not survive. His mother was very sick after delivering him. So his father had his maternal grandmother raise him from infancy until he was grown.
