how much is this hoon payon?
do u sell it?
any discount?

Translations from my Thailand Auntie , It says :" Temple - Wat mandchanim phom."
                                                                "Monk name- Par Maha Wood Pi Ya Wan."
                                                                      "Address- Jang Wat Tang ( correct my spelling if wrong.)"
                                                                     
And from my uncle's experience , see your 3 buddha amulet , Is very beautiful.

Hi all,

I'm new to this forum; I registered to the forum just because of this topic (thai amulets). 

Can anyone tell me the details of this somdej (who made it? the age? what materials?)




Thanks all     

Already been at Wat Arun twice .. will not visit again

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. A Phraku level 5 can be a Chao Khun (the chief monk of an area).
An official Phraku of at lest level one can be addressed 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 him by devotee.
We can generally address any monk as Archan (teacher).
I hope my little explanation helps, FYI.