Product Info: 100% Genuine
Temple: Wat Rakang, Bangkok
Amulet Name: Phra Somdej, Wat Rakang
Origin: Thailand
Year Consecrated: B.E. 2549 (Western Year 2006)
Material: Mix 108 holy powder with incense ashes from the temple incense burner, mix old broken amulets recycled with cracking chemical powder, and seal with the temple logo at the back.
Purpose: Great protection against negative energy and danger, enhanced relationship and health, freed and saved from evil forces, blocked disaster, and strengthened our career. (Tap "Find Out More" below for full details.)
Other Info: Comes encased in a gold electroplated casing over acrylic on the front and back.
Phra Somdej Cracked Surface @ Wat Rakang
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This amulet of Phra Somdej is released by Wat Rakang temple in Bangkok. Among all the Buddha amulets, Phra Somdej, made by Somdej Budhhachan Toh, was one of the most famous Buddhist monks during Thailand's Rattanakosin Period and continues to be the most widely known monk in Thailand. He is widely revered in Thailand as a monk who said he possessed magical powers, and his amulets are widely sought. Archan Toh is addressed among all devotees. Phra Somdej amulet was made from five kinds of sacred powders, namely Pattamung (Safety), Itthijae (Fame), Maharaj (Authority), Buddhakhun (Avoid danger), and Trinisinghae (Popularity) powders.
These five sacred ingredients were added to the substance with incantations of holy scripture, the writing of sutras, and sacred symbols. The dusting powder gathered thus signifies the sacred power of the ritual, mixed with holy water and made by pressing the pure dust powder into an amulet mold and sun-drying. Phra Somdej amulets can also be made of temple soils, pollen, monk's hair, the holy robe worn by the monk, etc. Phra Somdej Toh (Archan Toh) was ordained as a novice monk at Wat Intharawihan, Bangkok, at 12. Archan Toh studied the Buddhist scriptures of the Pāli Canon with several Buddhist masters at Chao Khun Arunyik Institute.
Later, he moved to Wat Rakang to further his studies of topics in Buddhist philosophy. After becoming a well-known monk, he became the preceptor for Prince Mongkut; when Prince Mongkut became a monk, he later became the King of Rama IV. During Rama IV's reign, Archan Toh was one of his trusted advisers. One day, when Archan Toh was reading his holy book, a mysterious Sanskrit scripture textbook fell before him; he picked up the book and randomly read it. He immediately felt an immeasurable beam of divine light flashing around him and was in absolute bliss. Due to this response, Archan Toh decided to have the text translated into the Pali language, with his specialization in the scripture text.
He then compiled the Chinabanchorn scriptures; this scripture is a mighty Mantra; the reader consolidated the divine powers of the Buddha, the Arahants, and the Immortals from Heaven to protect those who recite the text. From that time, Archan Toh became famous in Thailand as a monk with magical powers and meditation Chinabanchorn scriptures prayer to create the amulets called Phra Somdej. Most Phra Somdej amulets generally do not have eyes, noses, and mouths. The Buddha image in Phra Somdej is seated on the three-level throne representing Heaven, people, and Earth.
However, the Phra Somdej amulet later appeared with five, seven, nine, and ten-level thrones, as well as thirteen, but the concept of the throne is still the same. The meaning of Heaven, people, and Earth is to remind one must be humble and that the nature of God planned everything. Thai People believed that amulets created in Phra Somdej's image or either the creator Archan Toh hold excellent protection against negative energy and danger, enhance people's relationships, enhance marriage relationships, enhance health, be freed and save from evil forces, block disaster and strengthen our career by adjusting the human aura field.
The colour represented on the amulet is a close approximation and may vary from the actual colour. However, due to the limitations of the website, colours may appear differently on different monitors and lighting during photoshoots. Therefore it will not be 100% similar to the colour shown. I wish you a happy shopping!