He taught meditation: the abbot of a temple in Thailand hid 70 corpses and 600 crocodiles (4 photos)

The temple was a popular spiritual retreat, famous for its spiritual practices and supported by donations from fans.





Thai police raided a temple popular with spiritual practitioners and found 73 corpses and a pond with 600 crocodiles. The abbot claims the corpses were used to teach "death awareness" to help monks confront their fear of death and deepen their spirituality.

The famous Tipaksong Pa Sangnayatham temple in Pho Thale, located in central Thailand, was built on land donated by followers. And is very popular among lovers of meditation and spiritual practices.



The vast temple grounds in the forest housed an open-air meditation center, four dining halls for visitors and monks, and several bamboo meditation pavilions, in each of which police found four to five coffins.

The monks explained that the bodies found belonged to people who donated their bodies to the temple before they died. Most of them were either disciples of the temple or family members of these disciples. To prove this, the monks presented death certificates and donation contracts to the police. The police then found 41 bodies.

In addition, in the courtyard of the temple there was a huge pond with crocodiles, in which more than 600 reptiles lived. According to reports, it served as a "wishing well". Visitors were not allowed there.

However, a few days later, authorities found another 32 corpses at another temple in Bang Mun Nak district in the southern part of Phichit province.

It was later revealed that both temples were associated with the abbot Phra Ajahn Sai Fon Pandito, known for his teachings on "clairvoyance" and "super hearing".

The abbot defended himself against the charges of illegal activity by claiming that the corpses were used as a form of "death awareness" training in meditation, helping monks confront and overcome their fear of death, thereby deepening their spiritual practice.





He went on to describe the method as his own "innovation" and stressed that it was intended to increase the mental stability and discipline of the monks. He also noted that many of them came to learn this unique meditation technique.

Police have now seized the bodies, ordered the temples to cease all related activities, and launched an investigation into the identities and origins of the bodies.

At the same time, the National Authority for Buddhism of Thailand has launched an investigation into the matter.

Social media has already suggested the grim possibility that there were many more bodies in the temples, but the 600 crocodiles needed to be fed somehow.