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The '''Poh Teck Tung Foundation''' ({{lang-th|มูลนิธิป่อเต็กตึ๊ง}}, from {{lang-zh|華僑報德善堂|p=Huáqiáo Bàodé shàntáng}}) is a rescue [[foundation (nonprofit)|foundation]] founded in [[Thailand]] famously known for rescuing road accident and managing unclaimed corpses. The foundation originated a hundred years ago in Thailand concerning China's belief bases from good deed as a principle of action.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pohtecktung.org/|title=มูลนิธิป่อเต็กตึ๊ง / 華 僑 報 德 善 堂 / POH TECK TUNG FOUNDATION|website=www.pohtecktung.org|access-date=2019-10-11}}</ref>
Initially started from twelve Chinese merchants who came to Thailand in 1909 called Taihonkon. They were corpse managing parties to take care of the unclaimed corpses. These corpses were buried at [[Wat Don]]
In the 1990s, its volunteers' early presence at the site of accidents led government to incorporate them into Thailand's developing [[emergency medical service]] system. The foundation's volunteers, along with similar other groups, now receive rudimentary training and are dispatched as [[first responder]]s in the majority of accidents.<ref name="Matichon 2018" /><ref name="Bangkok101" /> Presently not only managing the unclaimed corpses Por Teck Tung foundation has been doing public welfare such as assisting and bringing relief to any kind of disaster including famine and poverty. With the collaboration of [[Hua Chiew Hospital]], they also provide medical services to accommodate the victim. The foundation has expanded their objective in extensive education and established higher education institutions under the royal given name of [[Huachiew Chalermprakiet University]].<ref name=":0" />
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He traveled to Hokkien province and stays at Mien An Temple, Chaozhou Region, which was a dilapidated temple located on Pashua mountain in Tia Eie District. When he stayed there he tried to build and reconstruct the temple while doing religious practice, spread morality, doing community services. With diligence, his good deed has been noticed, a lot of people start respecting him and offer themselves to become an apprentice. One of the specific important events that made people recognize him was when an epidemic occurred causing significant people to their death, Tai Hong Kong with his followers came to relieve the situation. He and his follower collected the unclaimed corpses to buried, giving away medicine until the critical moment has passed. The reputation of his achieving has spread across China, Chinese people respect him and admire him as one of the great monks.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" /> When he passed away, the villager and devotee united to build a pavilion as a memorial enshrined and gave the name "Poh Teck Tung" as a name to memorial him. Later Chinese devotee who came to Thailand, built a shrine to pay homage.
Twelve Chinese merchants who came to Thailand in 1909 called Taihonkon. They admired the importance and benefits of the charitable intent of the believers so they acquired the property by soliciting the fund together and bought it for a follower. The place has been used to pay homage, give away medicine, Help the victims, keep the corpse without a relative, etc. These corpses were buried at [[Wat Don]]
In the 1990s, its volunteers' early presence at the site of accidents led government to incorporate them into Thailand's developing [[emergency medical service]] system. The foundation's volunteers, along with similar other groups, now receive rudimentary training and are dispatched as [[first responder]]s in the majority of accidents.<ref name="Matichon 2018">{{Cite web|url=https://www.matichon.co.th/local/quality-life/news_796201|title=40ปี แพทย์ฉุกเฉินไทย ’ปรับ’ มุ่งสู่ทิศทางใหม่เพื่อทุกคน|last=สิทธิรังสรรค์|first=วารุณี|date=2018-01-09|website=มติชนออนไลน์|language=th|access-date=2019-10-31}}</ref><ref name="Bangkok101">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bangkok101.com/a-night-in-the-lives-of-the-corpse-collectors/|title=A Night in the Lives of the Corpse Collectors|last=Algie|first=Jim|website=Bangkok 101|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-31}}</ref> Poh Teck Tung also operates [[Hua Chiew Hospital]] and [[Huachiew Chalermprakiet University]].
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