Miss Joy, very similar to what happen to my dad. My dad was very religious, with buddah tattoo all over his body. I say "was" because he passed away in Feb. 1998. In Dec 1997, 2 months before he passed away, we went on a family vacation to California. We stayed at our aunt/uncle's house there in LA. My sis and I slept in the same room with my parents but on the floor. 2 nights before we left for home, according to my dad, he saw a black figured man standing next to me and my sis on the floor. My dad talked to him, and angrly asked him what he wanted. He said he wanted my lil sis. Basically how my dad explained, the ghost was about to "amm" my sis and take her with him. My dad some how talked him out of it and said to take him instead. As kids, we didnt think much about it, just thought my dad had a bad dream. So he taught us some chant and prayers to say before we go to bed, especially my sis to say. Couple of weeks when we got back, we went to the temple, and the "pra" asked my dad to "boud" to become a monk, but my dad couldnt, busy life, you know. 1 month later, my dad passed away from a brain hemorrhage. But according to the monk, the ghost had followed my dad home, and finally got the chance to take him with. And the monk never knew what happened in Cali, he just saw it. But as a monk there are some things u can say and some u have to leave unspoken. But he tried helping my dad, by asking him to "boud".