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Khun Phadet was three years the student’s senior at Kasetsart. He had just arrived back from two years of placement in Australia. The two met at the university’s Loy Kratong party on 27 November. Such a party was held only once every four years. On first sight, despite great differences of character, the two got along like a house on fire – because despite the intimidating first impression Phadet gave, he was enthusiastic to understand Buddhism, but in his pursuit of knowledge had become caught up in black magic. He offered the student a drink – which normally would have been more a command than an invitation coming from a senior to a junior. To his surprise, the student said, “I don’t drink alcohol. I’m keeping the Precepts.” The word ‘Precepts’ seemed to awaken something in Khun Phadet’s heart which was to restore him to the path of the Dhamma from that day forth. Khun Yay’s approach to training up meditators was to start by training up someone who could be an example to the rest. Amongst her male students the person who fitted the bill as an exemplar was the young student Chaiyaboon. This student became the standard which other protégés of hers like Khun Phadet had to meet. Amongst the women, Khun Khaengkhae Jirachutroj was taken as an exemplar and mentor for the younger female students. Khun Yay would be very strict in making sure the groups of male and female student didn’t become a distraction for one another. She would say, “If there’s one thing I hate, it is messing about between those of the same Dhamma community!” She precluded possible problems, when the meditation class finished at 8 p.m. by having Khun 1. wong boon diaw gan 92