Luang Phor Khoon passes away
The revered abbot Luang Phor Khoon passed away at 11.45am on Saturday, according to the fourth statement of Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital. He was 92 years old.
The news was announced shortly after Luang Phor Khoon’s condition worsened on Saturday morning.
Earlier in the day, Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital said the abbot of Wat Ban Rai in Dan Khun Thot district of Nakhon Ratchasima had developed internal bleeding in his chest. He also had a respiratory malfunction and his heart stopped beating.
Dr. Som-ard Tangcharoen, the hospital's director, said on Saturday morning that the senior monk's condition had worsened as his pulse was not stable. He developed gastrointestinal bleeding and his kidney stopped functioning. A team of physicians had been preparing to perform dialysis on him.
Luang Phor Khoon was rushed to an intensive-care unit on Friday morning after his heart stopped beating. Nurses on duty at his temple applied chest compression and after they detected a weak pulse, the abbot was rushed to the hospital.