This Little baby Buddha amulet is released from Wat Sam Ngam temple, located at Don Tum District, in the province of Nakhon Pathom. A Little baby Buddha figurine in Silver with one arm raised to the sky and the other pointing to the ground standing on a lotus flower. Supposedly, when the Buddha was born (actually at that point he was still a Bodhisattva as he attained Buddhahood at the age of 35, though in the Lotus Sutra, he does say he actually attained Buddhahood in the remotest immeasurable past) he pointed to heaven and earth like the figurine shown and said, “In all the heavens above and on the earth below I alone am supreme, this is my last rebirth.” In other words, he alone was awakened to reality and could lead beings to liberation from suffering, something even the gods in the heavens and the spirits and other beings on earth could not do.
For the followers of Buddhism, Buddhist amulets are blessed items. These amulets are small and mystically powerful objects which are believed to have the ability to provide a person carrying it with good fortune and protection from any kind of mishaps in their lives. Similarly, amulets are also believed to be a way to get closer to the Buddha, especially if a person wears it around his or her neck. The Buddhist amulets are known in the western world to be carried upon by the members of various Buddhist communities all over the world, especially by the communities following the Theravada Buddhism in the mainland in Southeast Asia. Almost every Buddhists in these countries have at least one Buddhist amulets. Also carrying it as great respect for the Buddha, it is a common sight for these amulets to be worn by people of every age.
Though the teachings of the Buddha do not encourage the use of amulets until today Buddhists communities still are wearing, carrying or keeping at least one Buddha amulet at home or in the workplace for protection. An amulet may contain ash from the burnt incenses or old temple structure, hair of famous monks, etc. In order to increase the protective power of the items. After an amulet is made, the maker will then request the monks residing in the monastery or from the other monastery and practice will, chant prayers and bless them. For an authentic Buddhist amulet, this process may take almost three years. These amulets are available in every village and city in the country. The price of these amulets not only depends upon their appearances, but also their origins, maker, age and the class of spells enchanted upon them.
