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there were no laywomen resident at the temple) she saw a labourer teenage couple playfully throwing soil at one another. From soil, they started to tease each other with sticks. Khun Yay observed and mentioned to Luang Phaw Dattajeevo: "Don't let couples play around like that otherwise there will be repercussions for the whole of the temple. From throwing soil, they have started teasing each other with sticks. From sticks, they will start to get fresh with their hands. From catching at each other with their hands, they will soon be all over one another. Next time you see that sort of behaviour fire both of them, otherwise before long you'll have adultery taking place on the temple grounds." Wat Phra Dhammakāya was supposed to be a sanctuary for meditation. Meditation had to be built on a foundation of purity of body, speech and mind and an amenable environment. Once rumours of any adultery in the temple grounds started to spread, the minds of people coming to the temple would be perturbed. The harmony in the temple community would be irreparably damaged – and this was the main reason that Khun Yay was extremely strict in this respect. Khun Yay's even had the lower branches of the trees in the temple trimmed so that there would be no hiding place for secret intimacies. Khun Yay was very strict on this issue. If ladies entered into the area or went to see a monk, if no gentleman escort were available, they were supposed to find a female companion to accompany them. Khun Yay foresaw the disadvantage of having a