38 Ajahn Mun’s Funeral

Ajahn Mun died at Wat Suddhawat, Sakon Nakhon, at 2:23 a.m. His body lay in state for months; nightly chanting and Dhamma talks were held. Tens of thousands attended the four-day cremation ceremonies, with over a thousand monks, yet without drunkenness, fighting, or theft. At midnight, as the pyre was lit, a small cloud rained gently—an extraordinary sign. Relics were distributed widely.