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An Image of Phra Somdej Wat Bangkhunphom
Wat Maiaumarod Bangkhunphom. Thus, People give a short name called "Phra Somdej Bangkhunphom". Make by an officer "Duang" the head of the household from Wat Bangkhunphom area. Officer Duang invite Somdej Toh to bless/chant this amulets and keep safe at Wat Bangkhunphom's jaydee. This make amount of Phra Somdej up to limit 84,000 with no problems. ( Let go back a bit as when and where Phra Somdej amulets were made ) This information have been told from an old abbot of Wat Rakhang ( Phra Tumathaworn Chuang ) he was Somdej Toh close student. Said when Somdej Toh enter the monk hood at B.E.2407, 2 years after Somdej To started to make amulets for first time. ( Thank this information from Lek Aunhanun B.E.2457 our old man ). If this truth from an evidence, Somdej Toh started create Phra Somdej amulets at B.E.2409 very first batch. Like a test, a mold which made amulets could be made from wood or rock from villager of changlor.
Phra Somdej Katechaiyo
See the surface? that's the very first batch said like a test of mix ingredients. Later on ( Don't know what B.E. ) Luang Vijarn Jearanai ( Gold smith of King Palace ) have visited Somdej Toh and see the mold which create amulets. He do not satisfy with it's art, and said that he will create a new mold for Somdej Toh's amulets. Now! This is start of all great Phra Somdej WatRakhang amulets, an old time people called "Pim Luang VijarnJearanai". But in present day, we called Wat Rakhang which have 5 Pim ( Type ). Also Luang Vijarn Jearanai give an advice to Somdej Toh about ingredient to mix with "Tunkew Oil" which fix the problem of the shatter surface.
Why called Phra Somdej ?
"Somdej Phra Puttajarn" was named by King Rama 4th in B.E.2407, As when Somdej Toh was 77 years old. Two years later Somdej Toh create first batch of amulets also bless and chant. With his named "Somdej", people around temple called this amulets pim "Phra Somdej" which mean "Phra Krueng"(amulets) which made bless and chant by Somdej Toh. Same with Phra Somdej BangkhunPhrom, Phra Somdej WatKatechaiyo that all thai people admid at present in Thailand amulets market.
Phra Somdej ingredient create from? How many?
Materials for making the somdejs comprise : 1) Shell lime from sea then burn, if use white lime from burn rock the skin will look dry, 2) Phong Vises (holy powder, ittijay, eaynisinghay) write to yans spell letter then rub it off become chanted holy ash, 3) assorted flowers from shine, 4) rice remains after his consumption, 5) lotus, 6) banana rip only the black skin to mix for amulets skin to stick, 7) ashes from incense urns, 8) Holy water to mix skin not to soft or hard, 9) honey, 10) tang oil which made surface skin to look much perfect, dry rice, chanted sand, gold ash etc. Black skin or Red skin Phra Somdej are rare which hard to find among amulets market in present as Somdej Toh didn't make in 84,000 amount, the famous standard in market is Phra Phong Ittijay which make from holy white ashes. Phra Somdej skin which mixed with Phong Vises(white powder) can be said that they are standard for Phra Somdej amulets from 3 temples(Wat Rakhang, Wat Katechaiyo, Wat Bangkhunphrom). See the below link for more details of quality PhraSomdej amulets.
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Ingredient in Phra Somdej WatRakhang
1) White blurr spot - both big(bean seed) and small size(pin head), this is White lime, not Phra Tarth like someone said. 2) Red spot - They are rock which break out from burned oven, they're mixed with White lime at the buttom of oven. The Red spot don't have as much as White spot. 3) Black spot - coal from oven. 4) Green spot - can see 1-2 spot for one amulets, don't need to have for every amulets. 5) Solf blown spot - very small need zoomglass to see, can see most or all of every amulets. They're assorted/dry flowers. 6) Yellow - banana skin 7) Sand - very rare in Somdej Wat Rakhang 8) Dry wood - also rare, could be fall in the mold when create Phra Somdej. This are only some info to give reader knowledge base on ingredient of Phra Somdej.
Lhong Ruk - Pid Thong
Some of Phra Somdej amulets nowaday that we can see, they've been Lhong Ruk(black) - Pid Thong(gold). Some have been washed and some stay the same since create. In my opinion, i understand that Pid Thong to put gold skin is for mongkon(bless/auspicious) by buddha, same at when we visit any temple and we Pid Thong at Lord Buddha's statue for good karma and tradition. Amulets which have been Lhong Ruk - Pid Thong will keep amulets surface skin protect. Once wash away Ruk-Thong, the amulets skin will "Tak Lai Ngar" or "Lai Sunkalok"(2 types of shattered skin) no acception. Reason because at the front side of amulets not balance with image and frame make low/high line. When "Ruk" is dry, they will tight the surface skin which make them break/shatter. Note : only the front side only, For "Lai Sunkalok" can be for acception for 2-3 lines at most. *The amulet show above is Pim Sendai, the backside is incredibly beautiful with the Pu-Tai crab's foot prints show all over the amulet.
