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illustrating the buddha sitting on a porcupine, this terracotta amulet is of the pan variety, a popular form that protects the wearer from danger.
It resembles those made at wat bang nom kho, ayudhaya by luang phor (“reverend father monk”) parn, one of the ten guru monks worshipped in present-day thailand. Thai buddhist amulets like this one function for many thais as both reminders of buddhist teachings and agents of the buddha’s magical power. Conventional amulets depict the buddha in a state of meditation, while others feature images of prominent buddhist monks.
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Thai buddhist amulets are something of an obsession in this buddhist land. Buddhist amulets are part of thai culture and you see them everywhere. Amulets, on the other hand, ward off evil and repel bad luck. The word itself comes from the latin amuletum, ‘to protect a person from trouble”. They can be gems, paintings, rings or pendants, animals, and even words. (talismans, a related form of what we call ‘charms’ bring luck). In most treasured form, the buddha amulet, is known as plah keang. During a deadly drought a thai monk went to the disaster area during a deadly drought to rescue a famous statue of gautama that was in danger of being abandoned.
A thai buddha amulet (thai: พระเครื่อง), often referred to academically as votive tablet, is a kind of thai buddhist blessed item. It is used to raise funds to help the temple producing the amulets. Worshippers can obtain an amulet or thai buddhist monk blessing by simply donating money or offering oil to the temple. After the donation, the monk will give them amulet as a gift. With the change of time, the amulets no longer simply are considered a "gift" but a tool to help enhance luck in different aspects of life. People use amulets to improve their marriage, wealth, health, love and relationships.
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Phra pidta is an important figure in thai buddhist culture and has a long and fascinating history. According to legend, phra pidta was a revered monk who lived during the time of the buddha over 2,500 years ago. The story goes that phra pidta was known for his extraordinary powers of concentration and meditation. He was so focused on his spiritual practice that he would often forget to eat and drink, and his fellow monks had to remind him to take care of his physical needs. One day, while phra pidta was in deep meditation, a group of bandits raided the monastery and attacked the other monks.
Some monks have come out swinging against the so-called jatukam ramathep frenzy, saying it has turned the buddhist priesthood into an “amulet-blessing industry” despite the religion’s shunning of earthly possessions and materialism. Temples across the country are churning out thousands of the disc-shaped amulets, which are about the size of a coffee-cup lid and stamped with anything from images of hindu deities to former thai kings to buddha. To gain maximum “power”, the amulet and its ingredients have to be prayed over by monks for days. A top-of-the-range gold-leaf edition from a well-respected temple costs 10,000 baht (147 pounds) or more -- more than a month’s wages for many thais.