Rare Sacred Amulets from Revered Thai Buddhist Monks
Rare commemorative amulets blessed by revered Thai Buddhist monks from temples across Thailand have become highly sought-after collectibles, with some amulets doubling in value due to strong collector demand.
A Buddhist teaching states: "Training the mind is fundamental; Buddhism is a religion of the mind—that is all there is." This principle guided Luang Pu Teua Acharntham, a renowned vipassana meditation master and former abbot of Wat Pa Aranyavivek in Sri Songkhram district, Nakhon Phanom province. In 1973, he commissioned skilled artisans to construct a bell-shaped chedi 10 meters tall at the temple to enshrine Buddhist relics. That same year, students from the Don Muang Air Force Academy created commemorative amulets featuring Luang Pu Teua in full lotus meditation, finished in silver and aged gold plate. The circular amulet bears his name and the academy's initials, with the temple name and location engraved around the rim. As time passes, these amulets have become increasingly rare.
In 2016, Luang Pu Thuan Pusso of Wat Chanthakun at Kaeng Hang Maew in Chanthaburi created ancient-style Buddha amulets to raise funds for temple restoration. The amulets feature a three-tiered seated Buddha within a glass sphere on the reverse side, stamped with the temple code and numbered Thai numerals. They were blessed through gold-pouring and Buddhist consecration ceremonies, drawing participation from many senior monks.
On September 5, 2018, disciples of Luang Por Hom Rattindhro, abbot of Wat Tri Kam Vasi in Sakon Nakhon, requested permission to create the first edition of Luang Por Hom amulets to fund an internal concrete road. Produced in silver, pewter, rainbow metal, and copper, 2,546 amulets were made in an egg-shaped design with a loop. They feature Luang Por Hom in full meditation posture, Thai numerals below, and five lines of inscription on the reverse. These amulets have seen prices double due to collector demand.
Luang Pu Kaew Thawaro, a renowned monk formerly of Wat Pak Nam in Nonthaburi, received the ecclesiastical rank of Phra Racha Khana (Common Grade) on December 5, 2009. His disciples created a copper amulet as commemoration, featuring him in meditation with an inscription below his name. The reverse bears a popular loving-kindness yantra, with text commemorating the ceremony and stamped with the official code. Though recently produced, these amulets have already attracted serious collectors and amulet enthusiasts.
