Buddha Amulets and Sacred Powder Figures Displayed
Three Buddhist amulets from Thailand are showcased, including a 1987 Sihing powder amulet from Nakhon Si Thammarat's city pillar shrine and rare medals honoring revered monks from eastern Thailand and Maha Sarakham.
A comprehensive guide to three notable Buddhist amulets and their histories. The Sihing powder amulet from Nakhon Si Thammarat's city pillar shrine was created in 1987 as the first edition when the shrine was built, featuring the Buddha in the Mara victory pose within an ornate glass pavilion frame with 21 shell-shaped arches, and displaying Rahu consuming the sun and moon on the reverse side. Luang Pho Jad's medal, created in 1927, features a half-length portrait of the venerated eastern Thai monk on the front and a meditating Buddha surrounded by lotus flowers on the back, and remains rare with few counterfeits in circulation. Luang Pu Chandra's medal from Wat Weng Chai in Maha Sarakham, created in 1976 to raise funds for a sermon hall, features an oval shape with 5,000 pieces cast in darkened copper and fire-treated copper, displaying the monk in full meditation posture on the obverse and a nine-pointed yantra on the reverse.
