Revered Monk Luang Pu Yim's Legendary Amulets Revealed
This article profiles Luang Pu Yim Chanthachot, a revered 20th-century monk from Kanchanaburi who originated the famous Takrut Lokathat amulets and created Phra Pidta amulets ranked among Thailand's top five Benjapakee sets. His sacred objects remain highly sought after for their reputed protective powers, including the belief they can enter the body to shield wearers from danger. The tradition was passed to his sole recognized disciple, Luang Pu Jai of Samut Sakhon, who continued crafting these amulets.
Luang Pu Yim Chanthachot, also known as Luang Pho Ta Yim, was a renowned forest monk from Kanchanaburi province and former abbot of Wat Nong Bua (Wat Si Uppalaram) in Nong Bua subdistrict, Mueang district, Kanchanaburi. He was a highly revered master of the old generation and the originator of the famous Takrut Lokathat amulets, as well as the creator of Phra Pidta amulets honored as one of the five Benjapakee sets.
His sacred objects and amulets of all kinds have been widely sought after and proven efficacious from the past to the present, though they have become increasingly rare. Legend says he also possessed the sword of Krom Luang Chumphon. His most popular amulet type was the Takrut Luk Om known as Takrut Lokathat, considered the original prototype for Thai Lokathat amulets.
The Takrut Lokathat is a small portable amulet. Luang Pu Yim would inscribe the Lokathat heart mantra and seal the ends with a fan yantra, using the Buddha's walking kata in mustard seeds. Made of gold, silver, or bronze, each must weigh one salung and measure seven makham leaves long, called Satta Pochchang. These amulets gained nationwide fame. Materials used include metal, gold, silver, nak, or bronze, each weighing one salung and measuring seven makham leaves.
It is widely believed that when the wearer faces danger, the amulet will be swallowed into the stomach, allowing them to escape harm and avoid all dangers. Additionally, the amulet can leave the body on its own: by setting intent before sleep, it will appear beside the wearer upon waking, never exiting through the lower orifices.
Luang Pu Yim had very few disciples who mastered the Lokathat heart mantra. The only widely recognized disciple to complete the full formula was Phra Rajamangkalavithajarn, or Luang Pu Jai Inthasuwanno of Wat Sadet in Samut Sakhon, who later created similar Takrut Luk Om amulets that are also widely accepted and highly popular.
