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out of the social context they have been born into — unless they are truly exceptional. It is only by associating with sages, or by doing exceptional amounts of goodness that upwards mobility be effected. Khun Yai had what it needed to make that transformation. Her wiry and aged appearance belied her might in conquering the defilements of the mind. Her illiteracy belied extraordinary spiritual wisdom. Her two wizened hands belied the majesty of the huge temple she created with them. Through her virtue, Khun Yai was like a beautiful lotus flower growing from roots embedded in worthless mud. Not being able to read or write was no bar to her mastering supreme knowledge — allowing her to teach even disciples much better educated than herself. Being a nun in Thailand is often not the most well-accepted occupations yet Khun Yai fulfilled her duties so completely that by the end of her life she was accepted by the monastic community throughout the world. This biography of Khun Yai's extraordinary life is a testimony to the goodness we have experienced from her — and although this can in no way fully repay the debt of gratitude we have to her, it can go some way to inform the future generations who had no chance to meet her in person, of her life of virtue as an example to those yet to come.