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" ''泰國白龍王病重.'' Retrieved on 2010-24-10.) was a Thai guru born in Pattaya to Chinese parents, better known publicly as Bak Lung-wong (), literally the White dragon king. His ancestry was from Chaozhou,

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.Eastweek magazine vol 342 Aug 01, 2010 pg 50-54. He was known for his legendary ability to bless people into becoming highly successful celebrities in

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Career

Early years

Earlier in his life Bak Lung-wong was said to have worked in the electronics industries, fixing bikes and was even a street

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at one time.

Enlightenment

At the age of 13 he was said to have seen the spirit of a white dragon king next to the Universal Lord of the Way (). But it wasn't until he was 40+ years old when he became a trustee of the dragon king spirit. Some time in the 1980s he received the white dragon enlightenment from the Universal lord and earned the

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(). His life was changed forever afterwards. Chow himself was then renamed to Bak Lung-wong, literally the white dragon king. Since then he has been known as a " living saint". At times he did learn about

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, but have admitted to have learned the art more from practicing and watching others. Since that time quite a number of Hong Kong actors and actresses have become successful celebrities through him.

Blessings

Some of the people to have come in contact with him include

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, Cecilia Wong Hang-sau (),

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, Tony Leung,

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and many more. Even

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looked for help from Bak Lung-wong after the 2008 photo scandal. It is believed the Canto-pop connection was established by Keeree Kanjanapas who introduced Chow to many influential people from Hong Kong. A sample film that was a recent cinema success blessed by him was

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. Before its launch the film was actually called (), but was renamed to () to become a successful film.

Other

In the 1990s Bak Lung-wong received a donation which allowed him to build the Bak Lung-wong temple.

Illness

In 2010 he was diagnosed with a serious case of

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and his lung became increasingly ill. He was hospitalized at a facility in

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. He has since died from his illness.

External links

White dragon king Temple

References

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