LEGEND OF PHRA PIDTA
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A MAN SYMBOLIZING PIDTA - COILED BY SERPENT (NAGA) & HOLDING A SWORD
LUANG PHOR KAEW, WAT KRUAWAN, CHONBURI The No.1 Top Pidta Master During Siamese Era Known To Make Most Powerful Phra Pidta
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| PHRA PIDTA NUR PONG PASOM WAN KALA BE2400-2430 PHIM BAK BAC. Made by: Luang Phor Kaew, Wat Kruawan, Chonburi (The Most Well Master/Gaeji during the Old Siamese Era to make the most Powerful Phra Pidta) |
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PHRA PIDTA PONG NUR PONG PASOM WAN KALA BE200-2430 Size: Apprx. 2.1 X 2.7cm PHIM BAK BAC Maker: Luang Kaew, Wat Kruwan, Chonburi. Rated as No: 1 Maker of Pidta in Thailand
WHAT IS "PHRA PIDTA"?
"Phra" in Thai means "Amulet", or "Venerable" depending on the context. "Pidta" is a generic name for those amulets with this design: It's an Amulet depicting a Buddhist saint sitting in a half-lotus or full lotus meditative sitting position, covering his entire face with his hands.
What the Amulet design signifies and it's reputed powers:
1.) Being free from the wordly attachments of man's desires through the 5 senses;
2.) Divine protection from the worldly tempations;
3.) protection from one's enemies, such as invisibility from enemies (signified by the covering of the monk saint's eyes)
4.) Invulnerbility (or Impenetrability) to weapons (example: knives, parangs);
5.) Protection from Black Magic;
6.) Protection from Malevolent/Evil Spirits & Other Lower-Level Astral Entities;
7.) Evasion of Dangers an from One's Enemies
According to my research, there are many variations on how this design of amulets, one of the version was that Phra Pidta was a contemporary of Phra Arahant Sivali. The story goes as follows: |
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In Thai Buddhist's amulet culture, alor of attention has been given to Phra Pidta Amulets & Talismans. It's making can be traced back to many centuries ago. To further understand the significance of this amulet, Phra Pidta is being highly revered as Arahant Sivali in Thai's Tradition. Both Phra Pidta and Phra Sivali are disciples of Lord Sakyamuni Gautama Buddha. According to legend, both are capable to receive great wealth and fortunes whenever they wish due to their advanced Dhamma and high respect to Lord Buddha.
To begin with Sangajayana or more commonly known as "Sanggajai" was a disciple of Lord Buddha who transformed and manifested himself. Sangajayana is a monk of Great Fortune and Wealth and his figure representation is an important characteristic that had evolved into today's Phra Pidta. This is the reason you may see similarity between Sangajayana and Pidta as they have one common feature - a big potbelly. It must be noted that some Pidtas might not have big potbellies. However, there is one distinctive difference in every Phra Pidta figure which is its lifting hands to cover the eyes.
According to legend and belief, Phra Pidta posture brings 3 important qualities to worshippers & devotees. This is done by incorporating 3 different Yant Scripts and incantations of sacred spells called "Kartha" into the materials to make these qualities. Some monks/temples may concentrate only on one or all the 3 categories of qualities.
1.) The script/yant for "Gong GraPhan Chatri" or impenetrability by weapons and invincible to enemies as in the case of Tok Raja's Pidtas and especially the 6 Arms Pidtas;
2.) Secondly, the scripts/yants for Metta Maha Niyom (Popularity) and make the wearer well-liked by others, thus creating a favorable environment for success as well as personal career success. The most famous monk that consecrated such Pidtas was Luang Phor Kaew, Wat Kruawan, Chonburi
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| PHRA PIDTA (MAGICAL WOOD) BE2400-2430 LP Kaew, Wat Kruawan, Chonburi |
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| PHRA PIDTA MADE OF MAGICAL WOOD (You can see the beautiful ingrained lines of this Wooden Pidta At the Back has the handwritten Yant/Script of LP Kaew |
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| PHRA PIDTA WOOD BE246x MAKER: LUANG PHOR KAEW, WAT KRUAWAN, CHONBURI The Script/Yant of LP Kaew Inscribed At The Bottom of this very Powerful Pidta |
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3.) Finally, the scripts/yants for bringing and fetching Good Fortune (Maha Larp), Maha Pokassap (Great Wealth), Maha Chok (Good Luck). In Thailand, Luang Phor Tok (Toh) of Wat Pradoochimplee, Bangkok is very famous for consecrating such Pidtas
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| PIDTA NGERN LAN (BILLIONAIRE PIDTA) BE2521 Maker: LP Tok (Toh), Wat Pradoochimplee, Bangkok |
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| LUANG PHOR TOK (TOH), WAT PRADOOCHIMPLEE, BANGKOK |
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| PHRA PIDTA NGERN LAN (BILLIONAIRE PIDTA) BE2521 Behind has the Yant Scripts "Trinisinghae" for Wealth Attraction, Prosperity, Metta, Business Engancements & General Protection. |
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| PIDTA NGERN LAN (BILLIONAIRE PIDTA) BE2521 In Original Temple. Unused. Unworn. Interested? Pm. |
Since the humble begining in making Phra Pidta during ancient tim, was to incorporate high Grung KhaPhan (Invulnerbility) qualities. Living in ancient time, people have to go through alot of hardships such as wars, robberies and ferocious wild animals in their daily lives. This type of Pidta is the number one priority for making Pidta amulets. The most common form in this category is Phra Pidta-Wan that has up to 5 pairs of hands covering every ventilation opening in the body such as eyes, mouths, ears, navel and anus.
According to folklore, the primary reason for such covering is to provide protection against harms,
usually black magic or evil forces that can penetrate a person through any one of the ventilation opening in the body thus causing suffering and pain. Pidta with such strong protection for its wearers such as Pidta-Wan is also named Pidta Maha Urd in modern times.
Apart from giving protection to oneself against evil forces, Grung KhaPhan (Invulnerability) against lethal weapons and poisons are also some of the characteristics of Phra Pidta and are favored by people from all walks of life in Thailand.
There are alot of people who are ill informed by subscribing to the notion that Pidta is a kind of "fighting amulets" believing that it is suitable for people dealing in illegal activities that involves fights. This is absolutely not correct if we ask ourselves a fundamental question is Pidta associated to Buddhism? The answer is very obvious. As we now know that Phra Pidta is the manifestation of a venerable monk during the Lord Buddha's era more than 2,500 years ago. We may try to think how will it then by wearing Pidta amulets encourage people to fight and conduct evil deed? The noble answer for this form of holy Pidta images is to help the wearer to go through life obstacles and not by promoting them to conduct evil acts e.g. killings, robberiE
