Luang Phor Kasem Kemako

Luang Phor Kasem Kemako was, and still is, one of Thailand’s most respected monks. Every year, on the anniversary of his death, hundreds of thousands flock to Lampang to pay their respects to the venerable monk.
  Born Kemako Pikku, he was born into a family of descendents of the Lampang King from the Lanna period. After studying in Bangkok and passing his Pali exams he met Luang Phor Krubah Gaen, a famous forest monk, who was highly experienced in meditation practices. Phor Kasem became his disciple, learning his techniques and practicing with him.
  He later returned to Lampang to become abbot of Wat Bunyeun. Here, he found that his duties as abbot distracted him from his meditation and dhamma studies, so he left his post and went to live at a cemetery, Sasahn Sahahwangthan, where he would take his meditation to a higher level. He would sit for hours watching the burning corpses, contemplating life and searching for truth. He would sit for as long as three months, no matter how hot it was or whether it rained, deep in meditation. He would sometimes go as long as forty-nine days without food. Many people believe that he had reached such a higher state of consciousness that while meditating he could actually leave his body. Some said they had seen him wondering in the fields or elsewhere, yet when they went to the cemetery he would be there, still in meditation, and witnesses would confirm that he had never moved from the spot.
Although descended from a royal blood line, he had no interest in material goods. His only possessions were his robes and his alms bowl, and a human bone he kept for meditation purposes.
  Many Thai people have his picture in their home or on an amulet.
  Luang Phor Kasem Kemako died at the age of eighty-four on Jan 15 2539, (1996 AD).