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she already had eleven virtuous and devoted people, which was worth much more than a hundred million Baht and was certain they would succeed. At the time when she started out with the temple, there were very few volunteers to help her — but they were all those she had trained up herself, from the time they were still students. And those students were very exceptional, because normally in teenage, no-one thinks to lead a life of celibacy. Normally teenagers just think ‘how young and beautiful I am’, ‘how handsome’, ‘how healthy I am’, ‘I should go and have fun while I’m in the prime of life’ — but this group, who Khun Yay trained up became more and more interested in meditation and wanted to keep the Eight Precepts¹ for the rest of their lives, and for the gentlemen, many wanted to take lifelong ordination too. Thus, there were about ten monks or volunteers in the temple, helping Khun Yay to build the temple. As seen from the old pictures, the temple was no more than barren land. These people were so faithful in Buddhism that they thought nothing was beyond them. They would find a way to bring success to the temple. This is why Khun Yay said she was a multi-millionaire. She was not a millionaire in terms of western economic values, but in terms of Buddhist economic values — where it’s not just about figures, where even faith and goodwill are counted as assets. It was about that time that Khun Yay’s disciples compiled a book by the name Walking Towards Happiness² in order to reach out to those who might help them ¹.Stricter version of the Five Precepts which upgrades the third Precept to refrain from uncleanness and adds not eating after midday, refraining from immoderate and refraining from indulgence in sleeping. ². Duen bai su kwan suk