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3 Stepping Stone to the Temple Pasannam eva seveyya appasannam vivajjaye Pasannam payirupāseiya rahadam udakattikho All those wishing for happiness should associate only with those inspiring of faith, avoiding those who don't inspire faith, sitting close by those who are inspiring of faith. Mahābodhi Jātaka J.v. 233 Chandra was from the provinces and coming into Bangkok she knew no-one. It wasn't by any means easy to be accepted at Wat Paknam. For a stranger to join the temple community or even the congregation, normally required be- ing introduced to the temple by someone senior already held in esteem by the temple. Chandra had no direct contacts. At first she stayed at the house of some relatives. Meanwhile she sought employ in a family who practised meditation at Wat Paknam. She waited for an opportunity to present itself. Eventually the person she was looking for came in the guise of Khun Nai Liap Sikanhanan who was a lady of aristocratic stock who lived in Saphan Han. Khun Nai Liap was already well-known to the legendary abbot of Wat Paknam. She was considered