QUOTE(joeycheong23 @ Nov 27 2008, 12:19 AM)
how come they cover face one?
sorry if noob question.
i know nothing abt all this.
but willing to gain knowledge!

hello there joey..
err..its kinda hard to explain..it is something like see no evil,hear no evil etc etc...
i got a kinda good explanation from a website...credits to leofoo..
copy paste from other website...
a more acceptable explanation should be a good fortune turnaround or effects as based on its origin from Sangajayana; next, it also provides invulnerability or impenetratability to the external evil minds, where, fundamentally, all religious amulets should offer as the core element - to protect.
- what he says here is kinda true about misleaded infomation on phra pidta..
one misled interpretation by young local user is, they thought this tablet is a good protective image for street/gang fighting (come one .... even if I don't have the adequate knowledge to command a just remark but still I don't think that is the true teaching of the Buddhism to encourage its followers to go street fighting. Well, whatever it is, if this is your favorite image, just be careful when you intend to acquire one for personal use, since it is an open secret that there could be many faked tablets around in the market, so, it is advisable for you to refer to a few experienced veteran collectors to identify their originality prior to any heavy financial commitment.