Buddhist Amulet Collecting: Luang Pu Suk's Maha Chatri Medal
A Buddhist temple in Chai Nat province commissioned an amulet medal in 2559 featuring sacred imagery and yantra designs to fund construction work. The article documents several significant Thai Buddhist amulets from different temples and er
In 2559, Phra Khru Suthichayakorn (Luang Pu Suthit), abbot of Wat Sri Wichai Wattanaram in Mueang district, Chai Nat province, sought to raise funds for temple construction and commissioned the creation of Luang Pu Suk Kesaro's Maha Chatri amulet medal. The rectangular amulet measures 6.8 centimeters in height and 2.5 centimeters in width, featuring a solid loop handle. The front shows a raised relief of a standing figure holding a staff, bordered all around. The back features a relief image of Hanuman raising a flag, with sacred yantra designs above including the Pud Saep and Surayan Chandra yantras, accompanied by an Unalom motif. Thai script at the bottom identifies it as created in 2559.
The article also documents other significant Buddhist amulets, including medals from Wat Khruea Wun Suddhavas in Maha Sarakham province from 2538, featuring Buddha in meditation pose on a throne, and the first medal of Luang Pu Sane Katapunyo from Wat Phan Si in Uthai Thani province, created in 2520 as a copper amulet. Additionally featured is the first medal of Luang Pu Yae Thanyuto from Wat Sam Ngam in Nakhon Pathom province, created in 2516 to commemorate his 60th birthday, available in silver, white metal, and copper versions numbering no more than 2,500 pieces.
