Thai monk says winning lottery number came from examining a tree's textures

Sep 2, 2016, 8:53 pm (69 comments)

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SAMUT SAKHON, Thailand — A Buddhist monk living in a monastery in Thailand won a nearly $175,000 lottery jackpot thanks to a "lucky" number revealed to him by a tree.

Phra Prawit Techapalo, 41, of the Cheepakhao Temple in Samut Sakhon, located just outside of Bangkok, revealed he won first prize in the lottery after a longtime habit of purchasing several tickets every month.

Phra Prawit's announcement was seen as controversial by some who pointed out monks are supposed to forgo luxuries such as money.

Phra Prawit, who became a monk about 10 years ago, said he chose "84" as the last of the numbers on his winning ticket after the "lucky" number was revealed to him while examining the textures of a teak tree on the monastery grounds.

The monk said his $173,493 windfall will go toward buying his mother a house, school tuition for his son and a funeral for his temple's recently deceased abbot.

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MoneyMike$'s avatarMoneyMike$

Wow

sully16's avatarsully16

wow is right, pretty cool.

Erzulieredeyes's avatarErzulieredeyes

The monk is a liar.

He got lucky just like everyone else that has ever won a prize.

Just another lottery winner with another creative story of how they won.

Redd55

Was invited to a house party by a friend. Did not know anyone there.  Heard a big ruckus in one room and checked it out. There were a bunch of Buddhist monks and other guests playing cards.  There was gambling and drinking and laughing. The monks were the life of the party. So, if you really want to spice up a party, invite some monks. 

mypiemaster's avatarmypiemaster

Quote: Originally posted by Erzulieredeyes on Sep 2, 2016

The monk is a liar.

He got lucky just like everyone else that has ever won a prize.

Just another lottery winner with another creative story of how they won.

I Agree!Very True. Just another fish story.

Todd's avatarTodd

Quote: Originally posted by Erzulieredeyes on Sep 2, 2016

The monk is a liar.

He got lucky just like everyone else that has ever won a prize.

Just another lottery winner with another creative story of how they won.

Maybe.  Or maybe we should all be studying tree textures.

Litebets27's avatarLitebets27

OK. This gives me a different perspective....Eek

haveagreatday!'s avatarhaveagreatday!

Having lived in a home with a Korean Buddhist priest, I can attest to that. 

He prays hard and he drinks/parties hard. 

Kinda like New Yorkers, Koreans don't do anything half-way.

Nikkicute's avatarNikkicute

Quote: Originally posted by Todd on Sep 2, 2016

Maybe.  Or maybe we should all be studying tree textures.

LOL!Green laugh

Lildarryl

Got milk

hearsetrax's avatarhearsetrax

Skeptical truth stranger then fiction I reckon......

LottoAce's avatarLottoAce

Teak huh? great wood for boat building
but for picking lottery numbers? thats the first I've heard...lol
wait, I think I have some lying around the boathouse.
Wink

Artist77's avatarArtist77

Trees are wonderful and remember the heavy tree canopy around the Whitehouse likely saved it on 9-11.

sully16's avatarsully16

Check out the Celtic Tree Calendar. Many cultures have a belief system associated with plants and trees.

We get lots of Medicine from them.

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