What should you pay attention to when buying Thai Buddha amulets

What should you pay attention to when buying Thai Buddha amulets

1. Common types of Buddha amulets

【National Heroes】

General Kunping: Popularity, wealth, career, eloquence, love and marriage;

Second brother Feng: extra income, gambling, luck in gambling;

【Buddha and Arhat】

Phra Somdej: The wearer will be lucky. Bring good fortune, career, popularity, and avoid danger;

Buddha with a covered face: blocks all bad things. Attracts wealth, avoids danger, and keeps away villains;

Nang Phaya: The effect is similar to Phra Somdej, but more suitable for girls;

Medicine Buddha: Eliminate disasters, cure diseases, ward off evil spirits, and avoid danger;

[Self-class]

Luang Pu Thuad: His status among Thais is equivalent to that of Guanyin Bodhisattva among Chinese. He is also known as the life-saving amulet. No accidental death has been reported among those who wear Luang Pu Thuad, regardless of the value or price.

Other masters themselves: according to the different methods of the master, one aspect of the master's effectiveness will be outstanding. For example, if the master is good at making money, then the master's own wealth-making effect will be the best. For example, if the master is good at making friends, then the master's popularity effect will be the best.

【Devas】

Four-Faced Buddha: The Four-Faced Buddha is known as the Buddha who grants all wishes. It has comprehensive benefits and can help with career, family harmony, physical health, luck, wisdom, and relationships, etc.

Ganesha: Ganesha is mainly used to attract positive wealth, help wisdom, attract popularity, and help with academic success.

Rahu: Mainly for attracting wealth, eating up villains, changing luck and preventing Tai Sui;

Hanuman: Avoid danger and prevent accidents;

Five eyes and four ears: regular fortune, windfall, and gambling luck;

Zedu Gold: Attract wealth, avoid risks, change luck, and eat villains.

2. Taboos of Thai Buddha amulets

1. Do not wear amulets when taking a bath

It is best for believers to take off the amulets and put them away when bathing. The reasons are: first, wearing amulets naked while bathing is considered disrespectful; second, wearing amulets while bathing. Water vapor can easily penetrate into the shell of the amulets, which is likely to damage the amulets. In addition, believers must note that in addition to not wearing amulets when bathing at home, you cannot wear amulets if you go to a sauna or take a bath in a swimming pool, otherwise it will be considered disrespectful to the amulets. Of course, if you are worried about encountering "unclean things" or other special circumstances when staying in a hotel, you can wear amulets to sleep for the time being. If your amulets are waterproof, you can also keep them with you when bathing.

2. Do not insult your parents or other people’s parents

Buddha taught us to be filial to our parents and to repay their kindness. Buddha said: Filial piety to parents is more meritorious than offering alms to the Three Sages and Ten Saints. So-called, filial piety and respect for teachers. Therefore, believers should not use foul language when wearing amulets, and should not curse their parents or other people's parents. By extension, they should not insult their elders, teachers, or even other people.

3. The amulet cannot be placed below the waist

The so-called "below the waist" here refers to the area below the navel, which is an unclean place. Amulets can be worn around the neck or placed in a shirt pocket, but they must not be placed below the waist, let alone in a trouser pocket. Pressing amulets with your buttocks is considered disrespectful to amulets. In addition, if you do not wear amulets, the place where you usually place amulets must not be placed in an unclean place, and you must not step on amulets or step over or walk over them. If you wear amulets, you must avoid sitting facing other people's feet, and do not face the Buddha statue with your feet, otherwise it is considered disrespectful.

4. You are not allowed to have sex while wearing a Buddha amulet

Believers must not have sexual intercourse when wearing amulets and must take off the amulets. Do not put the amulets under the pillow during sex.

3. The taboos of wearing Thai Buddha amulets are different

Buddhism is the national religion of Thailand. According to data survey, there are about 10,000 registered temples (this data does not include unregistered temples), and there are many temples everywhere. Thai Buddha amulets are a small Buddha made of many special materials. There are more than 10,000 shapes of Buddha amulets. Thai Buddha amulets can be obtained in temples, sacred object stores or roadside stalls, but the prices vary greatly. The production of early Buddha amulets began with the selection of materials for making Buddhas, and all were made by monks themselves. The materials and the manufacturing of Buddha amulets must come from Buddhist temples. This is the so-called real Thai Buddha amulets. In the process of making Buddha amulets, monks will prepare the materials in advance. Among them, if there are special materials, it is quite difficult to prepare.

1. When wearing the authentic amulet, fasten the chain behind your neck and hang the amulet in front of your chest. Do not hang the amulet around your waist or put it in your pocket.

2. When you are not wearing it, you need to take it off and store it in a dry place. Take it off when bathing or swimming.

3. When wearing the "authentic" amulet, you cannot wear the "yin" amulet at the same time, and the "authentic" amulet and the "yin" amulet cannot be placed together.

4. Women can wear it during menstruation, but they need to wash their hands after going to the toilet before touching the holy object. It is not recommended to leave the holy object at home for a long time without carrying it, because the magnetic field of the holy object will hardly affect our magnetic field and change our luck.

5. If you don’t want to wear the amulet anymore, you can give it to your relatives, friends or strangers. In Buddhism, this is called making good connections. You can also wrap it in red cloth and bury it under a tree or send it back to the temple.

6. After talking about the taboos of wearing genuine Thai amulets, let's talk about the taboos of wearing Yin amulets. First of all, no matter what holy object you ask for, genuine or Yin amulets, you must behave properly and do things properly. In addition to chanting sutras and mantras frequently, doing good deeds and accumulating virtues is a must.

7. The genuine Buddha amulets do not need to be worshipped. But the Yin amulets need to be worshipped. There are different requirements for different times and different Yin spirits. If it is a ghost amulet, food must be offered frequently.

8. Yin amulets are not usually worn with the body. If you need to wear them in a certain occasion, you can usually hang them around your waist or put them in your bag. Yin amulets and their spirits are both yin, so they should not be placed near the head or heart.

9. You cannot wear or put Yin cards together with Zheng cards. Otherwise, the evil and the good will not coexist. This will also lead to your bad luck and unrest in your home.

4. Taboo

1: In Thailand, elephants are sacred. Therefore, people who invite Kumantong cannot have ivory products in their homes.

2: Do not eat or possess wild animal products, such as crocodiles, snake skins, bear paws, shark fins (in ancient times, sharks were believed to be the guardian gods of Buddhism, Capricornus), monkeys, and wild birds. If you violate this rule and cannot resolve it, you can only use the highest level of the Five Directions Sealing Technique in the stone tablet amulet to alleviate the bad luck.

3: Be filial to your parents, care for your children, do not compete for fame and fortune, and do not engage in intrigue.

4: In Thailand, there is no such thing as requesting a KumanTong on behalf of others. Only people who do not have other religious beliefs can request a KumanTong for worship. Also, when you do not want to offer the KumanTong anymore, you must return it to its original place, otherwise you will be in trouble. Therefore, a KumanTong cannot be offered for a long time. If the master passes away early, you will not be able to send the KumanTong away.

5: Avoid common items that are not allowed to be offered to ghosts, such as sticky rice. Do not offer cigarettes or alcohol to the Kumantong.

5. Types of amulets

1: Thai Butterfly King

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 sparrows (popularity birds) to re-make the butterfly amulet (popularity bird amulets, which originated from the fact that Kruba Jesna made a batch of popularity 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.

2: Chongdi Buddha amulet: suitable for people aged 18

Origin and magical function. Around 2382 B.E., a great monk with profound meditation and practice appeared in the famous Wat Lakorn in Thailand, which is translated into Ancient Bell Temple in Chinese. His name was Pabudhajanto. He was the second-generation host of Wat Lakorn 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. He 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.

One day, when Master Pabuthra Jentuo was in meditation, he suddenly heard his master's voice: "Get up early tomorrow." Pabuthra Jentuo did not dare to neglect it, and ran to the beach before dawn. It was still dark, but a white light slowly shone from the east onto the Medicine Buddha statue in the temple. Master Pabuthra Jentuo shed tears of joy and prayed loudly, "Thank you for the master's gift. This Buddha statue will surely 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. At the master's command, the disciple bows three times." After the bows, Master Pabuthra Jentuo came back and immediately smashed the Medicine Buddha in the temple with his own hands. He used sutra powder, incense ash, temple wall soil, bananas, grains and other sacred objects as raw materials to make amulets of various sizes. He then invited monks from major famous temples and nobles to bless the Buddha statue, hold a grand ceremony to bless and chant sutras, and made 84,000 pieces. Later, he distributed them to believers who came to the temple to make connections. According to legend, anyone who got a Somdej made by Ajahn Toh would become successful. At that time, the emperor specially named this Buddha statue as the Somdej Buddha amulet.

3. Four-Faced God: Suitable for people aged 19

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 magical powers 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 appearance similar to that of Chinese Buddha statues, the Chinese translation is mostly "Four-Faced Buddha", but in fact the Four-Faced Buddha is not a Buddha, so it should be accurately translated as the Four-Faced God. Most people call the Four-Faced God the Four-Faced Buddha. In fact, this is 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 in all directions and listens to the voices from all directions and saves people in trouble.