Ven. Acariya Mun - Spiritual Biography + photos

Devas from that area did not come to see him nearly as often
as those from Chiang Mai province. I shall relate those experi-
ences in due course; but, for now, let me continue following the
sequence of events so as not to confuse matters.
Ãcariya Mun spoke of a huge city of nãgas, located under
the mountain west of the Laotian city of Luang Prabang. While
he lived there, the chief of those nãgas regularly brought his fol-
lowers to hear Dhamma, occasionally in large numbers. The nãgas
tended to ask far fewer questions of him than the devas of the
upper and lower realms, who always had many questions for him.
All these groups, however, listened to what he had to say with
equal respect. During the time Ãcariya Mun lived at the base of
that mountain, the chief nãga came almost every night to visit
him. Only on special occasions did he bring a large following; and
in that case, Ãcariya Mun always knew of their arrival in advance.
Due to the remote location, he had little contact with people at
that time, so he was able to be of particular service to the nãgas
and devas. The nãgas did not visit very late at night – they came at
maybe ten or eleven P.M. – which was probably due to his remote
location. As a sign of their profound respect, the nãgas invited
Ãcariya Mun to remain living there out of compassion for them.
They even arranged to protect him both day and night, taking
turns to keep watch. They never came too close, maintaining a
convenientdistance always, yet close enough to observe anything
that might happen. The devas, on the other hand, usually came
later than the nãgas – at about one or two A.M. If he was living in
the mountains, far from a village, the devas sometimes came ear-
lier, say ten or eleven P.M. There was never a sure time, but nor-
mally the devas came after midnight.