Details & Materials
Condition: Brand new
Cover: Hard Cover
Material: brown paper
Dimension: W 10 1/4″ x H 7 1/2″ x D 2/3″ inches
Page: 203 pages
Description
Sak Yant Buddhist Temple Tattoos, Sacred Yantra made by Buddhist monks, Brahmin Masters and Ruesi Sages, Kata Khom, Magic Amulets
Yantra tattooing or Sak Yant, We knows as form of tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The practice has also begun to grow in popularity among Chinese Buddhists in Singapore. Sak means “to tap [tattoo]”, and yant is Thai for the Sanskrit word yantra.
Wicha (magic) practitioners and Buddhist monks designs and tattooing, traditionally They tattooing with a long bamboo stick sharpened to a point (called a mai sak) or alternatively with a long metal spike (called a khem sak).
History
Yantra tattoos originated in India and spread to Southeast Asia along with Buddhism. Chinese chronicles record that yantra tattooing in Southeast Asia dates back at least 2000 years.
The script used for yantra designs varies according to cultural and geographic factors. In Cambodia and central Thailand, Khmer script is used, while in northern Thailand one sees yantra tattoos bearing Shan, Northern Thai or Tai Lu scripts, and in Laos the Lao Tham script is employed. The script spells out abbreviated syllables from Pali incantations. Different masters have added to these designs over the centuries through visions received in their meditations. Some yantra designs adapted from pre-Buddhist Shamanism also belief in animal spirits . Animal spirit was found in the Southeast Asian sub-continent and incorporated into the Thai tradition and cultures.
Meaning
Belived of Yantra tattoos are magic and bestow mystical powers, protection, or good luck.
In Cambodia, the tattoo is self-protection. Cambodians believe a yantra has magical powers that ward off evil and hardship. The tattoo is particularly popular amongst military personnel. The tattoo supposedly guarantees that the person cannot receive any physical harm as long as they observe certain rules.
Yant designs applied to many other media, such as cloth or metal, and placed in one’s house, place of worship, or vehicle as a means of protection from danger or illness, increasing wealth, or attracting lovers.
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