If u wear it, u feel safe, things go smoothly for u, u feel more lucky, then oklah..

Isn't this Ochi's amulet from Kedah?

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Added on May 23, 2010, 11:26 pmHi Junshern,
I always prefer stainless stell casing for powder amulet. Doesn't matter the sweat seeping in, it's ok. Juz don't wear it to bath/swimming. Coz, I don't want to risk damaging the amulet when changing casing. For metal amulet, then I'll prefer waterproof plastic casing coz metal amulet will be damaged by sweat and there's no risk of damaging the amulet when changing a new plastic casing. Stalnless stell casing normally cost RM15-25 in Klang Valley area. Juz my opinion.

Regards,
Peter

This post has been edited by Selipo: May 23 2010, 11:26 PM

Hi,
Juz chipping in my opinion and what I know. For regular amulets (not those with spirits or barang), the power of the amulet is cemented forever if the monk who consecrated it pass on (died) while still upholding the Buddha's Teaching.
The basic principle that gives rise to so many Thai Buddhist amulets comes from a vow made by the Deva King. As the legend goes, the Deva King held high respect to the Lord Buddha for his virtue and teaching to all sentient beings. The Deva King thus vowed that whoever follows the teaching of the Master with diligence and faith will have their wishes granted and protected by the devas.
So, true monks (not just any guy in a yellow robe will do but those that diligently follow the Buddha’s teaching), having compassion for sentient beings, thus utilises this vow made by the Deva King and issue amulets, making wishes in the consecration ceremony that whoever wears the particular amulet will be free from harm, acquire wealth, loving kindness, authority, etc. So the power of regular amulets comes from the wishes made by the monks. If the monk pass on while still diligently practising the Buddha’s teaching, then the vow made by the Deva King will be unbroken forever and the power of the amulet is cemented forever.
That’s why, amulets made by acclaimed masters who have pass on such as AC Toh, LP Suk, LP Pan, LP Choong, LP Sud, LP Kong, and many more are so prized by devotees, coz the power of their amulets last forever as they have all passed on while still diligently practising the Lord Buddha’s teaching.
So logically/rationally speaking, will the power of amulets be lost if we go to toilet wearing it, walk under hanging cloths, go to the maternity ward, and all the taboos that we have been boggled with? Will the wish of the master making it and the vow of the Deva King be broken by such act? It is just out of our respect for this sacred object that we try our best to avoid such unclean act, nothing will harm the power of the amulet if u have understood where the power comes from..
For example, amulets by AC Toh are at least 138 years old, those by LP Suk, LP Pan, are over 80 years old, Phra Rod amulets from Wat Mahawan are over 1000 years old, Nangpaya amulets are 500 years old and many others old amulets, so many things unimaginable would have happened to these amulets in the course of their long history but why are devotees still willing to pay such a hefty amount to rent them? Think about it..it’s in understanding the source of the power, the vow is unbroken..
On the other hand, amulets made by living monks, who have broken their Buddhist practise in the course of their life will be lost without having u going to the toilet, walk under clothing, going to funeral, maternity ward and whatsoever cause the vow has been broken and the devas are in no obligation to grant the wishes of these disgraced monks/ex-monks..
There are another class of sacred objects/barang/spirits/amulets that derive their power from magical art and not from the vow of the Deva King. For these amulets, the power comes from magical incantation/practise and the power may be broken under certain circumstances as all magic can be broken. For example, spirits may leave the amulets, magical spell broken due to certain reason, etc.
So, in summary, for regular Buddhist amulets, it doesn’t matter what form/image it comes in, the power lies in what are the wishes made by the monks making them and if the monk truly practise the Buddha’s teaching till the end..
Hope that helps to clarify some part of the puzzle..

Good for u..Wish i could be there to sort out the "treasure" together with u. What do u mean by misuse? If u mean if the person is doing bad things, will the amulet still protect him?
That depends on his own karma..the amulet will not lose its power, juz that at the moment the person is doing bad thgs, the amulet may fail to protect him..but another good person wearing it later on will be protected..The fault is with the person not the amulet, the wish and the vow made is not broken.
If karma has ripen, then with the best amulet in the world also things cannot be changed. Amulets serve as a catalyst, to give us the additional boost to reach our goal or to protect us from unexpected danger..
Even the Buddha in his lifetime cannot stop his own city state from being destroyed by her enemy because the karma is as such..

Well, maybe the seller also dunno..coz old Somdej WRK very difficult to ID..We go on a "to the best of my knowledge" basis in dealing..Unless sciencetifically proven by carbon dating by drilling a small hole into the amulet..if the age of the material is abt 150 yrs +/-, then it should be consecrated by AC Toh himself..PM me yr phone number. Maybe we will drop by on our tour of Malaysia with Maha Chat..

Nobody got it, it's a hoax..They are looking for Somdej WRK 1st batch, BE 2356, only 4 made and 3 and a half remaining only. 1 is in the hand of the Royal family, 1 in the hand of ex-PM Thaksin, one broken into half and juz one dunno where is it's whereabout..Do u think it's in Malaysia?
Maha Chat/Porthan Chat is the abbot of Wat Molelimit, Pattani. He is the youngest person to be appointed as abbot of a temple in Pattani at age 31 and he already qualified to the rank Maha at age 29 (BE2541) and Porthan at age 32 (BE2544). The good master is highly skilled in Dharma, magical art from Thai, Khmer and Muslim tradition. Amongst other his master is from Cambodia and he is also the disciple of LP Thong, Wat Sampaucher.

Hmm, feeling the power by holding is good for barang/phi (ghost) but regular amulet, i am not sure as advise by a high monk. I opine no such need to break the amulet in half for testing sciencetifically.. Juz drill a small dental hole to get a sample of the material will be good enough for carbon testing of the age..it's too devastating/unnecesary to break such a valuable amulet for testing (if genuine). No owner would be willing to take such risk/devastation..

Well bro..use yr wisdom and think abt it..I don't want to comment any further..1 in Royal family's hand, 1 with Thaksin, another 1 complete piece is in the muzeum, so only half a piece left, where is it? Can exchange BMW with half a piece if it is in Malaysia? Yr guess and opinion lah..

Hopefully bro, one day we can meet up with Maha Chat together..The Langkawi master in cave, I don't know him..maybe u can tell me his background..I am only familiar with great masters from Thailand..

Well..well..To help "enlighten”, at what age did the Buddha achieve enlightenment? 36, is it too young to be a Buddha?
With knowledge in the Buddhist teaching, the achievement of different individual differs even though they are at the same age in this lifetime because of their karma in previous life!
The 500 Bikkhus in Buddha’s time all achived at least the first stage of Arahanthood (Sotapanna) in their present lifetime..The 5 Lersi who used to be Buddha’s master during his cultivation all achieved enlightenment upon listening to the Budddha’s first sermon at an instance..How could this be/happen? Their cultivation in previous life has ripened for enlightenment in their present lifetime..
There are people of the same age who are billionaire while some struggle to survive?
Why?
Have u grasp the Dhammic truth by now? Look not at the surface but the inner/absolute Dharmmic truth..Have u understand not by now?
Sadhux3 for the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha..

The front figure with lotus is LP Thuad, back sleeping Buddha. No. 2541 may be the year of manufacture, 12 years ago..This amulet is for protection, peace, metta and good luck, FYI.

Hmm, for experience collector it's not difficult to id, from the material and crack at the side plus inner material visible from the crack if they r over 100 years old..

This is a Jatukam Ramathep amulet, made in BE2550, Wat Phra Mahathat, Nakhon ST, but have forgotten the roon/batch name.

U can try this;
Yeram Yesirem Yeram,
Sri Ram Yeram,
Yeh Yeh Ram Krishna,
Haray Krishna,
Namapatha.

Hope that helps..

Lersi is useful for protection frm harm and danger, dispelling evil, promoting business and career luck.

Hi,
Juz sharing whatever knowledge I know..
Any monk can be called Phra, Phra=monk.
Any monk passing at least level 3 out of the 9 levels of the Pali language test can called himself Maha.
If a monk passed all 9 levels of the Pali test continuously w/o fail/resit, then he can be conferred the title of Somdej.
Phra=monk and ku=guru..So Phraku means guru of monks. There are official level Phraku/Royal Phraku where he has qualified academically and upon recommendation and much contribution, he can be conferred the title of Phraku by recommendation from by a higher level monk (like the Chao Khun of his area) to be conferred the title of Phraku by the Sangha council.
Another type of Phraku is addressed as such out of respect by devotees..but this type of Phraku is lower in rank than the official Phraku.
An official level Phraku has many levels also which he gradually progressed out of his contribution and recommended promotion.
Porthan is an address used on monks in Southern Thailand. Technically, a monk can be addressed as Porthan if he is an abbot of a temple and has served in good standing in the Sangha for a considerable period of time. However, since this is not an official title, senior monks who is well respected, has served with good standing in the Sangha for a long period of time may also be referred to as Porthan but some monks may not like to be addressed as Porthan and may preferred to be address as Maha if he is qualified academically, Luang Phor or Luang Pu.
Luang Phor means father and Luang Pu means grandfather (old monks is addressed as such) and this title/address does not require any official requirement, juz out of the respect to the monk by devotee but generally the monks should have served in good standing for a substantial amount of years in the Sangha. On a stricter note, only monks who were ordained unmarried and without children can be addressed as Luang Phor or Luang Pu, else they would only be addressed as Phor Luang. Again, since this is not an official title, some highly respected monks are still addressed as Luang Phor or Luang Pu eventhough they were ordained after having been in a marriage previously.
We can generally address any monk as Archan (teacher).
I hope my little explanation helps, FYI.

This post has been edited by Selipo: May 30 2011, 03:26 AM

Hi,
Not a sifu here but if I am not mistaken, the first one is AC Fun amulet from Isan, NE Thailand and the second one is LP King, Wat Talongtong, Nakhon Si Thammarat.

U r welcome bro..Juz sharing another info..If a person is ordained as a monk b4 he gets married/have kids, then as he gets older above 40, u can call him Luang Phor..If a person is ordained after he has a family (married/have kids), then he can only be addressed as Po Luang by the correct definition..In the monk circle, it is a pride to be ordained b4 getting married and a married person ordained will not be accorded the same respect from the devotees/monks circle..Hope u find this interesting..Chok dee and chop lap to all bros/sis out there..Mung Mi Si Suk..

ha.ha..ha..they got 6 body guard with machine gun guarding..if u have the gun to rob, will u rob amulets? Better go for goldsmith/bank tat has only one guard and it's much easier to let go of the robbed stuff..it's juz a show man..a rational person will prefer bank/goldsmith, will u not? It's not that easy to bluff educated ppl like us..Pitda Tok Raja or Somdej WRK, how many pieces u want..We can state any price but will ppl buy it? Tat's the main question.."Lao qian" lah tis show..we r not stupid..

U want Chua Soi Lek (Chairman of MCA and minister) to attend or not? MCA members with the dough can get him to attend..That's political insider info..

It's funny with the type of amulet we in MY and Sg like..In Thai, they dun go for tis sort of amulet..But that's our belief and I respect that..

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Added on November 15, 2010, 3:04 am[quote=skon9,Oct 21 2010, 01:59 AM]Anyone know where to get this kind of tattoo charm(especially in northern state, penang or kedah)  and what is it call actually?


This post has been edited by Selipo: Nov 15 2010, 03:06 AM