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11 Sept 2014

Buddhist monk enters trance in bid to meditate himself to death

A Buddhist monk who said it's time for him to die has decided to lay in a coffin and 'meditate himself to death'.
The Thai holyman told his followers that if he did indeed pass away, the coffin would self-combust on Thursday.
The monk, Phra Khru Weruwan Chantarungsi, 65, who is also known as Luang Pu Pim, is the abbot of Wat Weruwan temple in Tambon Thung Phra in Thailand - and is in good health, according to temple representatives.
However, his daughter, 41-year-old Chanakarn Srisombat, insisted that he was poorly, according to the Bangkok Post.
She added that he'd died once before in a cave but that a miracle had brought him back to life.
Mr Pim's coffin was placed outside his living quarters on Tuesday after he'd delivered his last sermon, in which he explained that death something that comes to everyone.
Detractors of Mr Pim's actions say that he's being anti-Buddhist, by 'showing off'. However, his followers strongly refute that he's seeking attention.
Many of them have stayed at the temple to witness the coffin being consumed by fire.
The coffin has several holes in it, to allow Mr Pim to breathe.

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