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temple, using the example of the Great Abbot of Wat Paknam as her blueprint, saying, "'All my monks are young and inexperienced.'" Thus she laid down the ground rules as follows: 1. The temple gate should be locked at six p.m. and opened at six a.m. 2. Monks are strictly prohibited from receiving guests at their own kutis – especially female guests Furthermore, she considered that if the number of monks at Wat Phra Dhammakāya were to increase, almsfood would be insufficient for the monks and certainly insufficient for the congregation members attending the temple or volunteers helping at the temple. Thus she suggested that Luang Phaw Dhammajayo follow the Great Abbot's example and set up a temple kitchen. In her nature, Khun Yay had a love of cleanliness, honesty, sincerity and orderliness. There is an unwritten code of conduct which has come down to the temple since the time of Dhammaprasit House. Following these principles has lead to the segregation of the sexes in the temple with separate accommodation for resident laymen, resident laypeople and monks in the temple. Khun Yay has discouraged physical contact between the temple members, even between those of the same gender. She taught that if you are not refined in your outward behaviour, you cannot expect to be refined in the meditation you practice. The polite table manners, the polite manner of speech, neat dress, tidiness and the traditional Thai ‘family-like’ relations which were the foundation of respect between the temple members, formed a culture in the temple. This culture is a