Phra Khru Bah Neua Chai Kositto
Phra Khru Bah Neua Chai Kositto is a former soldier and Thai boxing champion. Today this transformed man has found inner peace and a new vocation as a Buddhist monk. Devoted, disciplined and extremely resilient, Khru Bah has survived many physical attacks from gangs running drugs or illegal gambling operations.
Operating on a special mandate from the Supreme Patriarch, the Abbot's focus lies on serving the most marginalized of the poor, the hilltribe children, in Thailand's remote northern province of Chiang Rai.In the serene Wat Maa Tong (Temple of the Golden Horse) he has created a haven for these young boys, many of whom are orphaned or abandoned.In the borderlands of Thailand's Golden Triangle, a rugged region known for its drug smuggling and impoverished hill tribes, one man devotes himself to the welfare of the region's children. A former Thai boxer, turned Buddhist monk, Phra Khru Bah Neua Chai Kositto travels widely on horseback, fearlessly dispensing prayers and tough-love. A former Thai boxer, turned Buddhist monk, Phra Khru Bah Neua Chai Kositto (also known as the Tiger Monk), travels widely on horseback, fearlessly dispensing prayers, health care, education and tough love to villagers far from the protection and support of governments or non-governmental organizations.With his Golden Horse Temple he's built an orphanage, school and clinic - a haven for the children of the region, who see him as a shaman, father figure and coach.Stunning cinematography, intimate filmmaking and a compelling story make this film an extraordinary experience of a hidden realm. BUDDHA'S LOST CHILDREN gives the term "grassroots Buddhism" new meaning, and in the end it's the children's journey we share. Their transformation from neglected village boys to self-confident novices.