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Most of the seated men have one tattooed on their chest. The senior monk who is the patron of this temple and now close to 90 years old, has a wide reputation he established early for his ability to quell the power of the tiger. Legend has it that he has the ability to calm, mount and ride wild tigers- quieting them with his meditative energy.