Types and effects of Thai Buddha amulets

Types and effects of Thai Buddha amulets

(1) Five-faced God of Love

The god of love originated in India. He is the incarnation of the three main gods of Hinduism: Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma (the four-faced god in Thailand). It is especially effective to pray to the god of love in love! Many local fortune tellers in Thailand recommend people who have reached a bottleneck in their relationship to worship him, and noble ladies and celebrities also go to worship the god of love to pray for favor and success in controlling their husbands. The five-faced god of love can make business prosperous, make money endlessly, turn misfortune into good fortune, have a premonition of crisis, have good relationships with people, and ward off harm from evil spirits.

(2) The Four-Faced God

The Four-Faced Buddha is a deity of the Indian Brahmanism. He was originally Brahma, one of the three main gods of Brahmanism, and the god who created the heaven and the earth. In Southeast Asia and Thailand, he is considered to be a god with boundless power and who controls the prosperity and wealth of the world. His four faces face east, south, west and north respectively, for believers to pray for blessings. Because of its similar appearance to the Chinese Buddha statue, the Chinese translation is mostly "Four-Faced Buddha", but in fact the Four-Faced Buddha is not a Buddha, so it should be translated as the Four-Faced God to be more accurate. Most people call the Four-Faced God the Four-Faced Buddha, but this is actually wrong. According to the records of Brahmanism and Buddhist scriptures, the Four-Faced God belongs to the gods rather than the Buddha, so it should be called the Four-Faced God or the Great Brahma King, which is more suitable for "Pa Peng". The four faces of the Four-Faced God represent the four directions, and its eight ears are used to listen to different calls for help from all sides. In general, the Four-Faced God "Pa Peng" can be said to be a compassionate king who looks at all directions and listens to the voices from all directions and saves people from difficulties.

(3) Buddha of Success

(phra buddha chinnaraj Success Buddha is one of the most famous Buddhas in Thailand. It was first worshipped in the Success Buddha Temple in northern Thailand. According to legend and records, Success Buddha is the most powerful Buddha and the most beautiful Buddha in Thailand. Success Buddha is not only the most beautiful and solemn Buddha in Thailand, but also known as one of the most effective Buddhas in Thailand. As long as believers pray sincerely, the compassionate Success Buddha will help believers achieve their wishes. However, the wishes must be reasonable. Moreover, Thai believers believe that Success Buddha will bless them with peace, health, career and family fortune. Therefore, most Thai people's homes also worship Success Buddha the most, which shows that the people trust Success Buddha very much.

(4) Butterfly

The butterfly amulet is a type of Thai amulet, and the most famous one is made by the great monk Kruba Jesna in northern Thailand. The butterfly image in the amulet is lifelike, and in just a few years, it spread to all parts of Southeast Asia, and is known for its strong popularity and good luck. It is said that one day when Kruba Jesna saw a butterfly flying by during his practice, he suddenly got an inspiration and cleverly used the image of two spiritual birds (popularity birds) to re-make the butterfly amulet (popularity bird amulets, which originated from the fact that Kruba Jesna made a batch of popular bird amulets with mud during the period when he presided over and managed the construction of Mahawan Temple). The two images of a man and a woman in the butterfly amulet made by Kruba Jesna were interpreted by the master as the wife of the god Shehua and the goddess Kali. However, when it was first introduced, it was not accepted because people had never seen amulets made with butterfly images. But over time, many people felt very lucky when wearing them, especially in terms of popularity and love luck. The Butterfly amulet is an uncommon amulet in Thailand and is generally loved by young people. It became popular in late 2012 due to the entry of the Chinese market.

(5) Ganesha amulet

The elephant god is called pra pikanate in Thai. The god of wisdom worshipped by Hinduism is called "Ganesa", and in Thailand he is called "the great god of joy". (This is the name of the Buddhist Tantric sect) Because he combines the wisdom of man and elephant, he has great wisdom, especially worshipped by the Shiva sect and the Vishnu sect. Because he controls a group of small gods who are good at making trouble, this proves the belief of the Indians: as long as they are controlled by benevolent wisdom, tricks are harmless means. The elephant god is the eldest son of the god of destruction Shiva, and his mother is the goddess of the sixteenth incarnation of the mountain. Therefore, he is also called the "group master". His shape is a human body, an elephant head, and an ivory. He has a kind and benevolent personality, but he is brave and firm in war. His unique symbols are elephant hooks and prayer beads.

(6) Buddha with Hidden Face

The Masked Buddha is also known as the Pai-Pit-Datta Buddha. It is suitable for all kinds of people. Its main functions are: protecting against villains and helping career.

(7) Nine-tailed Fox Fairy

Fox fairy amulets are Yin amulets, and are not blessed by monks in regular temples in Thailand. Most of them are made by folk Ajans (masters). Famous masters who make fox fairy amulets in Thailand include Ajan Ming, Cuba Bing, etc., who are white-robed masters. Ajan Ming can speak Teochew and often engraves his own "Ming" character on his fox fairy amulets. Master Cuba Bing and another master who made butterfly amulets: Cuba Jisna were once brothers. Fox fairy amulets are not common Yin amulets in Thailand, but are loved by Chinese enthusiasts.

(8) Medicine Buddha amulet

The Thai word for Medicine Buddha is phra Kring. The Thai word phra means Buddha statue, and Kring refers to the beads inside. Medicine Buddha is also known as Ling Buddha. The name Ling Buddha comes from the fact that when the Buddha statue is shaken, the small ball (bead) hidden in the Buddha's body will emit a clear and melodious bell sound, which makes people feel happy, harmonious and peaceful, thus awakening people, improving self-awareness, promoting physical and mental health, and increasing wealth. Medicine Buddha is also known as Medicine Tathagata, Medicine Lapis Lazuli Light Tathagata, Medicine Lapis Lazuli Light King Buddha, Great Physician King Buddha, Physician King Good Gone, and Twelve Vows King. The word "lapis lazuli" means bright and clear, which is used to represent the country's purity and pollution-free. Medicine Buddha, Sakyamuni Buddha, and Amitabha Buddha are "Three Buddhas of the Past, Present and Future", also known as the Three Treasures Buddha. In Buddhism, the Eastern Medicine Buddha and the Western Amitabha Buddha are both recognized as two parallel methods to solve the life and death problems of the people. The statue is holding a medicine vessel (also known as the priceless pearl) in the left hand, making the three-world seal with the right hand, wearing a cassock, sitting cross-legged on a lotus platform, and under the platform are twelve divine generals. These twelve divine generals vow to protect the Medicine Buddha Dharma, pass on the Medicine Buddha Dharma to various places, and protect and bless those who uphold the name of Medicine Buddha in various places.

(9) Fortune Spider

Ming Mong is a new Buddha amulet made by Kruba Jisna this year. The spider amulet has the effect of keeping and attracting wealth. This is because Kruba believes that the spider's web can not only stick to wealth or some good opportunities like catching prey, but also stick to the leaked wealth, so that it will not slip away easily. Because the material used to make the amulet is the same as that of the butterfly god, it also has the effect of attracting popularity, and the effect is as strong as that of the butterfly god.

(10) Erge Feng

Zheng Zhiyong was originally named Zheng Yifeng (it is said that his name Zhiyong was given by Sun Yat-sen), also known as Liyu, and nicknamed Ergefeng. He was born in Thailand in 1851. His ancestral home is Fengtang Qiyuan Village, Chao'an County, Guangdong. He returned to China with his parents when he was 8 years old, but because his father died and his mother remarried and he suffered from bullying, he secretly returned to Thailand when he was over 10 years old and joined the Hongmen Tiandihui headed by his eldest brother Mang. Later, he became the second brother because of his wisdom, courage and righteousness. After the death of his eldest brother Mang, he succeeded to the throne. People called him the second brother Feng because of his breast-feeding name Yifeng. At the beginning of his rise to power, the Thai dynasty was in financial difficulties. King Rama V decided to open gambling and levy taxes, and needed to send a private organization to come forward, which was borne by the second brother Feng.

He set up gambling houses all over the country, forming a huge gambling and tax collection network. His subordinates ranged from treasurers and managers to gamblers, bodyguards, and waiters, numbering no less than thousands. He collected a large amount of taxes for the dynasty, and became a wealthy and powerful overseas Chinese leader. After that, he developed many businesses, including navigation, silver shops, pawnbrokers, import and export companies, newspapers, printing bureaus, etc. His branches spread across Southeast Asian countries, Japan, Hong Kong, and Shanghai, Qingdao, Xiamen, Shantou, and other places in China. King Rama V conferred him the title of "Kun Pai" (earl), gave his family the Siamese surname Zheng Chawani, and granted land to build a Chinese-style doctor's house, and named a road near Chele Lak Zheng Chawani Road.

(11) Somdej amulet

The origin of the Somdej amulet and its magical effects. It is said that around 2382 B.E., a great monk with profound meditation and practice named Pabudhajanto appeared in the famous Wat Rakin Temple in Thailand, which is translated into Ancient Bell Temple in Chinese. He was the second-generation host of Wat Rakin Temple at that time, and his master was said to be a master who had achieved the fruit of Arhat. He was the founder of Wat Rakhang Temple, who often showed his magical powers to transform sentient beings and save people in distress. His spirit of saving people from suffering was highly respected by local people. It is said that one day when Master Pabudhajanto was in meditation, he suddenly heard his master's voice: "My disciple, the sunrise tomorrow morning will be very special. Get up early to watch the sunrise at the beach!" Pabudhajanto did not dare to neglect it and ran to the beach before dawn;

Strangely enough, although it was still dark at that time, a white light had slowly emerged from the east. First, the toes appeared, then the dome, then the white light of the head, and finally the entire most perfect Chenmadi meditation Buddha statue appeared on the eastern sea. There were three layers of Dharma seats under the Buddha's body, representing the perfect Dharma appearance of the Three Jewels of Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha. Master Pabuthrajanto shed tears of joy and prayed loudly, "Thank you for the gift, master. This Buddha statue that rises before the sun will definitely bring happiness and peace to mankind. I will give it to everyone. Whoever wears or worships it will be successful in everything, make friends, and have endless wealth and happiness. I bow three times at the command of the master." After the bows were finished, Master Pabuthrajanto kept the Buddha that appeared on the sea in his heart, and the sun gradually rose.

(12) White Olive Amulet

Pak Lam was made by Luang Por Sut, one of the nine great monks of Thailand, in 1950. He made it three times until his death in 1959. After that, his disciples continued to make it. Pak Lam amulets can ward off danger, ward off evil spirits, increase popularity, improve luck, attract wealth, and promote business. It has the power to prevent danger and bring business back to life, which is especially helpful for business people. It is said that if you wear Pak Lam amulets and have good thoughts in your heart, you will achieve your wishes.

(13) Khun Paen

Thai amulets can protect people from danger and evil, but when it comes to popularity, one must think of Khun Phaen amulets. General Khun Phaen was not only brave and good at fighting, but also handsome and popular among girls. Therefore, Khun Phaen had more wives and concubines than anyone else, and one of his wives was the daughter of a general from a neighboring country.