luangta ordained as a monk as the monastery of yothanimit in the village of nong khon kwang,sub district nongbua,city district of udon thani, im the province of udon thani. he ordained on tuseday the 12th of may 1934, which falls on the 9th night of the waxing moon, in the 7th month of the 'year of the dog'. his preceptor was the venerable chaokhun phratham dhammachedi