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A Childhood Life Moving forward like the Current of Water Since his father was a government employee who had to regularly relocate to different provinces, Chaiyaboon was raised by his mother and cousins. Because he had to move on a regular basis, his father, concerned about the boy's education and future, registered his son in the first grade of Talapatsuksa School, a boarding school at Sao-Shingsha in Bangkok. This was a good fortune for this young student. The owner of the boarding school that he was attending, who was of royal blood, had no children of his own. He loved the boy very much and asked the boy's father if he could adopt him to be his heir. Since Chaiyaboon was the only and beloved son of the family, his father declined the offer. However, the owner still loved him and would always bring him to the Sra Pratum Palace. This allowed him the opportunity to learn the customs of royalty from that time forward. It also gave him the chance to join the school owner in making merit with monks regularly. This was the start of the boy's interest in Dhamma.