For all 4-face Buddha believers
A Very Zhun Four-Face Buddha In Bangkok
This incident happened 27 years ago in Bangkok Thailand. I was on a 4 days stop-over in Bangkok from Tokyo Japan after a failed marriage. I remembered it was in December and as it was a last minute booking, only available flight coming back was a 4-day stopover in Thailand before connecting another flight back to Sillypore.
When I arrived at the airport, I just hopped into a taxi and asked him to bring me to any 1000-2000 baht per day hotel. He then brought me to Mido Hotel at Saphan Kwai. Coming from a just failed marriage, I tried to forget all the unhappy things and told myself I must have a good time here before going back and start all over again. I have with me about $7000 and I spent $3000 during my stay in BKK. Actually I was a big tipper there , I dun know why
. Maybe it is because money doesn't mean anything to me anymore at that time after what happened in Japan. Come to think of it, it was really a nice and wonderful experience to be treated in such a way even if it was because I was only a big tipper at the hotel.
On my last day at the hotel, I met 1 of the chambermaids on the floor corridor. She asked me whether I was a Buddhist and I said yes. She then told me that there is a FFB ( four-face buddha ) located on the left hand side outside the hotel. She said that she had seen many hotel guests after praying there, went back home struck lotteries and came back and make offerings of thanks. I told her what should be the correct or best way to pray to FFB and was told to get oranges, candles, jasmines flowers and Yakult and all items must be 4 sets. She also said I must first pray at the one with the hand placing on the heart and then proceed clockwise. The last part of info from her was interesting. She said that to pray buddha, one must pray early so I asked her how early. She gave me a timing of 4-5 am !!!
Too bad I forget to ask her what is the reason ....haiz..... So off I went to the nearby market at Saphan Kwai to get all the necessary praying items for my praying session.
That night I asked the reception for a wake-up call at 4 am before I went to bed. Exactly 4am the phone ring, I woke up, brush my teeth and went down with the offerings. When I stepped out of the hotel, I realized it was freaking cold outside. I was only wearing a T-shirt and bermuda shorts and was starting to shiver. I then proceed to the FFB and followed exactly what the chambermaid taught me the previous day. After setting up all the offerings, I then knelt down and prayed to the one with the hand on the heart and asked for something and repeated the same thing on all sides. Actually I told the Buddha about my failed marriage and my need to find a new job and start my life all over again. I also asked for some " pian cai ". My promise in return if I struck lotteries will be if it is big ones, I will come back to Thailand and make donations to temples and if small ones, I will donate to Thai temples in Sillypore instead.
That following week when I come back from Thailand, this is what happened:
1) I struck 4D continuous for six consecutive weeks but only starter or consolation prize and all were struck on Saturday. As it was all small ones, so I only donate to this Thai temple at Paya Lebar as I was staying around there at that time. Another funny thing is all the six numbers that opened are related to my trip, like room number, flight number, receipts number...etc etc....
2)I managed to find a new job quickly as a purser on board a cruise ship and the pay good.
3) 3 years later, I met my second wife & have 2 lovely children.
After reading my story, would you agree with me that this is A Very Zhun Four-Face Buddha In Bangkok ???
End of story.......thanks for reading
