Pidta Yant Yoong by LP Moon Wat Ban Jaan

LP Moon made different type of pidta. Pidta Ruay Thun Zai is the one I quoted the most and widely recognized in market. I am also wearing one myself. What I am sharing is another piece. It is pidta Yant yoong. Very good for protection, danger avoidance and metta mahaniyom.

Pidta Yant yoong was made famous by LP Tub from Wat Thong. Almost all powerful and famous monk that make Pidta yant yoong will follow LP Tub method.  It was made with hand crafted mold with LP pouring mold using olden days method with full concentration and wicha. 

Made only 1999 pieces on 2543. Roon Sao ha. Nur loha, loh boran din tai (with earth). Hammer with code at bottom. Huge incantations 5x at wat suthat. High effective pidta. Come with original temple box.

Phra Kring Ubageng 2544 by LP Moon Was Ban Jaan

Sharing a great and popular piece of LP Moon amulet. It is called Phra Kring Ubageng, 2544, Nur nawa din tai (with soil). Made 1999 pieces only with ancient method. Large incantations in multiple temple including Wat Suthat. One of the most expensive kring made by LP Moon.

Only two types of material for this. Nur nawa or brass.

This piece was submitted for competition and has won 10x champion in recent competition, pre-COVID.

This two years, LP Moon amulets all gone up in prices many times especially those amulets made with special material such as lek num phi or lek num phi with silver bottom or gold. 

Sharing different type of LP Moon, kring:

1. Phra Kring Charoenlarp, 2542 (>180k THB)

2. Phra Kring , 2543, Lek num phi (>380k THB)

3. Phra Kring, 2543, one of the cheapest phim. (20-25k THB)

4. Phra Kring Jak Pron (Emperor Bell), 2545. Last batch of kring made by LP Moon. Made only 999 pieces. (70k - 90k THB).

Twin Pidta Ruay Than Zai by LP Moon

Two pieces of pidta shared here. One is my original collection. Another is a returned from my sis as she has converted to another religion. She is not allowed to wear any amulets in her new religion , but she cannot deny the fact this pidta Ruay Than Zai (Faster to be Rich) helped her so much.

She has been wearing it for 3 years. She has grown from a normal insurance agent to MDRT within short time. Her sales sky-rocketed. So far, I have not receive bad feedback by people that wear and trust this pidta whole heartedly. 

Some description here. Details, can be found in my other post:

- Made by LP Moon

- Year 2543

- Powder: Nga Chang (Ivory powder)

- 1 code and 2 codes at bottom

-  LP Moon Plok Sek for three months before releasing this batch.

New Collection - LP Suk, Pim Wat Hua Haad

Sharing another amulets from the top ten monk of past era made in 2440-2460, LP Suk. For biography of LP suk, please refer to another post of mine. This is one of the masters most famous for his wicha and his ability to transform the size of any objects.

What I shared here is a somdej made by LP Suk and released under a temple called Wat Hua Haad. Or sometime call Wat Phikul Ngam, which was located opposite Wat Makham Tao, on the other side of the river. Because of its proximity with Wat Makhamtao, many of this amulet was also released under Wat Makham Tao for donation. That's the reason collector treat this as the same as Wat Makham Tao, but called this Phim Wat Hua haad.

There are several types of amulets under Phim Wat Hua Haad. The main popular one is divided into 3 categories 1. Khan Hark Sok (Broken elbow)  2. Khan Khlom (round Arms)  3. Lotus seed print. All three are very popular in the market. It features lotus base seat, with the crown on the head and the radius on both sides. Most of the amulets for this phim is made of lead mixed with murcury. The skin is grayish-black, the meat is in silvery gray. What I have shared here is phim khan hark sok.

For this piece, it is very easy to authenticate even though this is not in top condition with all features clearly seen. 

1.  The sign of aging. The skin has white, dry, pale mercury and yellowish white stain and rust like an ancient amulets. 

2. The form conforms to the standard phim made by LP Suk

3. The jarn behind. LP Suk jarned every pieces of his amulets with his full meditation power. His jarn is unique and comes in various forms usually. I have seen 4-5 types so far. There could be more. But the style of the jarn is quite consistent.

Effect of this amulet:

- Promote charms and loving kindness

- Increase prosperity and lucks

- Kongkrapan

- Escape from danger, safety

New Collection - Somdej Pilant Krop Keaw Yai

Sharing a new piece of Somdej Pilant collected not too long ago.

This is phim krop keaw yai (glass shield), 3rd most expensive phim after Sam Pra thu and Tesana. For details of somdej Pilant, please refer to my other blog entry. I have written many times about Pilant. And this is one of the most popular phim. 

Very beautiful piece, without repair or touch up. Clear and deep print. Easy to see. With open-close gold box and X-ray film. 2x competition winner 2nd placing. 

Give Away 1 - Kumanthong

 I am giving away some of my amulets that I really has no time for it.

The first one is this.

This is a KMT made by LP Yeam, Wat Sam Ngan , 2547.

Luang Phor Yeam is the successor of his master, Luang Phor Tae, for making Kuman Thong. This batch of Kuman Thong was 100% handmade with Phong Plai Kuman (Kuman Thong Ash). Everyone of them have unique features and different appearances. This batch was made in limited quantity. This is one of the KMT with the best feedbacks made by a near 100 years old master.

As mention in the Kuman Thong book, with the Katha, Kuman Thong can: 

- Aid their owners 

- Protect their owner's property 

- Wealth fetching 

- Stronger six sense 

- Lottery predicament 

- Help making wishes come true.

As you know, I don't collect and keep KMT. This is my first piece and only piece. I kept it in the cupboard for more than 10 years without offering. Except a piece of chocolate and some candy. I felt very bad that I didn't spend time building a connection with this cutie. I almost forgot about it until I clear my cupboard. So, I want to give it away FOC.

Condition:

- You are a believer of KMT and you have been collecting KMT and knows how to deal with it

- You promise to look after it and treat it as how it should be treated

- You do good thins and return merit to this KMT

If you are ok with the above condition, and wish to adopt this back, please email me at sporeboleh@gmail.com. First come first serve. 

You still need to pay me shipment fees to cover shipping fees. This KMT is in Singapore.

Thanks,

Patrick

Back to Singapore. Reunion with my love ones :)

Thanks for all the comments and concern. Many followers of my blogs are still reading my blog although I don't update it frequently.

I am working in US now as a senior executive in a global public listed IT company. Career wise, financial wise, relationship wise, family wise, I felt that my amulets has helped me tremendously. I felt that I have stronger bond with my amulets in times of difficulties.

COVID has impacted many people in many ways especially in US.  Some of my employees have family members passed away because of COVID. I have 8-9 employees down with COVID but fully recovered. It is very sad to see this and how US government reacts to this world wide pandemic. It is not only government. It is the people and their mentality dealing with challenges and disagreement. Resorting to violence is never a solution. If this persists,  I have very low confidence that US can remain as the world super power in the long run.

Coming back to the amulets world. I am so happy to see my collection again. All my lp thuat, somdej, pidta, kring. These are my primary collection. And when I started to catch up with fellow collectors and dealers, I realise amulet price has gone up so much. At one point, LP Thuat prices dropped from its peak. Now, it has gained back.

All LP Tim, LP Toh, LP Moon, LP Doo prices has gone up 30-40%. I checked price of Pert loke 4 months back. It was 60k THB. Now it becomes 85k THB. I got a shock. And Somdej price has gone up so much. Wat ketchaiyoh use to be 250 - 350k THB few years back. Now, minimum is 320k THB for an average piece. A top piece and most popular phim can demand up to 700k THB. 

I realise investing in good quality amulet is much better than equity or property market. Somdej wat ket chaiyoh, wat rakhang and bang khum prom only goes up in price for the past decade regardless of market condition. 

I am also clearing some of my old collections that I got it many years ago. Stay tune and stay healthy.

Have a blessed 2021 !

Patrick

4th piece of LP Pu Somdej - 2nd Placing

 I have a lot of fate with LP Poo phim Taan Khu. It is not the most popular or most expensive phim. The most popular and expensive is phim Sae Yit. But I just keep coming across in my life. In the past I have owned Phim Taan Khu khen Klom and Khen Keap.

There are 4 pim of Taan Koo pattern (i.e. Khen Keap, Khen Kwang, Khen Hak Sork, Khen Klom). Most popular and expensive out of these 4 is pim Taan Koo Khen keap (narrow arm). However, it also depends on condition of amulet a lot, how it looks like, aging of the amulet.

The one shown here is Pim Taan koo khen Hak Sork. It looks very old with all the right features of LP Poo somdej. It is so easy to see. And I fell in love with it the moment I saw it. Many friends that saw it thought this is few hundreds years old. It is not. About 100 + years old.

Biography:
LP Pu is one of the only 2 disciples of Somdej Puttajarn Toh. Real and recorded in book of Wat Rakhang. Others like Ajarn Pa, LP Nak, LP Hin are all not disciples of Somdej Toh and has not learn from Somdej Toh before. He was the chief abbot of Wat Inn or Wat Bang kum prom during. Years ago, they were the same. 

The other one is Somdej Pilant who took over Somdej Putarjarn Toh as abbot of Wat Rakhang after Somdej Toh passed away. Both are still very much affordable as compared to Somdej made by Putarjarn Toh, Wat Rakhang.

In terms of material, huge amount of Somdej Toh powder were mixed to made this somdej. Hence, the material looks very much alike. Furthermore, this somdej is already close to 100 years ago. Thus, the texture, dryness etc looks alike. On the other hand, they are direct disciple of Somdej Toh. 

Thus, the closest replacement of Somdej Toh amulet are undeniably those phra made by either LP Pu or Pilant.

LP Pu was born in 2372 and passed away in 2476. He was 104 years old and had been a monk for 84 years. A very well respected monk during the olden days as he was from royal family of Thai Prime Minister equivalent back then.

Amulets Reunion

Long time never take out my collection. I only brought 4 pieces for wearing; Somdej wat ket, pidta rui Tian Zai, lp moon, sivali lp phrom. These have been with me for the past 3 years. Travelling and negotiating on business, going through up and down of life. Things was really bad last year due to biz situation and early this year relationship problem. It was the darkest period of my life in the past 10 years. I prayed daily for recovery and improve of relationship. This past 6 months, things took sharp turn. Everything gone back to the norm. New business won. Relationship improves daily. Good ppl join my team. Haha. Dont know if it is due to amulet power or just part of up and down of life. Whatever it is, I appreciate what it is and how things turn out enriching my life daily. Still not the best I think. My heart just got stronger but my mind is unsettled. Felt that there is so much more I need to do. On the other hand, wanted to retire so badly. Wanted to find a quiet place and just lead a simple life without worrying about kids, business, work etc. Life stress and desire make my heart felt unsettled. The more money I earn, the worse I become. No matter how many amulets I wear, I couldnt established my connection with it. Hai...looks like need to go tudong for a while for reflection. Haha...

Enough rubbish...here is reunion of my favourites amulets. I still have many other boxes. Today not in the mood to take out. But this is what I like the most...I just now counted. I still have 32 certificates from competition won. 

Some Teaching of Somdej Wat Ket Chai Yoh from Youtube

Sharing recent teaching learned from youtube. For convenience of collectors that don't understand Thai.

Notes taken purely for sharing purpose. Although I agree with most of the points. But authenticating a somdej is not as simple as that. Also different mold/pim has slightly different characteristic. You really have to see and touch many many real pieces before you got a hang of it. Looking at all the marks, signs are just 1 aspect of it. You still have to look at the materials, aging factors etc. It is really an art. :) After you own one piece, you will want another piece. Price is high, but is all worth it. Don't believe me, ask those that own a real piece.

In summary:

Stories behind the name of the temple

-        Ket comes from the nickname of the temple master

-        After that the name was changed to Chai Yo

-        Then combined to Ket Chai Yo

King Rama the 5^th era renamed the temple with the full name.

Som Dej Wat Ket Chai Yo: How to see whether it is authentic:

1.     The right corner of the frame, it has to make a sharp 90 degree angle, but the left corner does not.

2.     A slight depression area at the corner

3.     Looking sideway, not all the  surface is flat or on the same level

4.     The ears are higher than the face. The shapes of the ears at the two sides are not the same, the right is straighter while the left is curvier

5.     The face has to be round like a ball

6.     The shoulders are very pointy- called Intanu. The right shoulder is slightly higher than the left shoulder.

7.     The arm shapes how it bends, the right arm goes smoothly- only 3 break points. The fake ones are smooth without any break points

8.     The breast looks almost like an elephant’s head/ a teeth

9.     The base lines:

a.     Second base looks like a boat

b.     5^th & 6^th base, the line is not flat throughout like the fake ones. Deeper at the side and gentler in the middles.

10.  Sloping from high to low- deepest in the middle area

11.  Below the frame, there is a thin outline

12.  At the arch frame, not flat throughout, more depression in the middle

13.  Looking sideway, the frame surface are not flat, tapers down at the edge

14.  Made from a very thin mold. As such, the surface does not have very deep pressed lines.

Some Observation after leaving amulets Collection for a while

Been inactive for a while like 7-8 months due to my work commitment and other changes in my life..Didn't blog at all and today, came back to Singapore and caught up with friends and collectors..

Thai amulet market seems bearish for a while..especially for LPT prices. it is pretty good to see some real deal going on now. Great time to invest in one if you have not own a 2497, 2505 or other Ajarn Tim LPT.

On the other hand, i am happy to see that LP Moon , Wat Baan Jaan is gaining traction in Thai and Singapore alike. Last time, 10 pieces of amulets in market, i see many LP Toh or LP Tim amulet. Now out of 10, i can see 1-2  amulets from LP Moon. Not many Pu Tim or Pu Toh pieces. It is getting really popular and the price has also skyrocketed. I started LP Moon few years back when Singapore is not so popular yet. I recommended to my friends and blog readers Pidta Ruay Thun zai. And that it has positive effect on my career and wealth. This recommendation still hold till now. Just that, now the price has gone up so much, it is no longer affordable for many novice collectors.  Everything made in year 2543, Roop loh, rein, pidta all at very high price especially nur lek num phi. If you happen to have 1, keep it. You are lucky!

Do share you experience if you own a LP Moon amulet.

2505 Wat Changhai LP Thuat Pinaikum

Luang Por Thuat  Roon Pinaikum by Ajarn Tim 

Tummaro, Master of Wat Chang Hai

1 month before Ajarn Tim’s death at Siriraj Hospital, he wrote a will to describe his last words at Wat Eiam Woranuch.

Details of Ajarn Tim’s will:

Kru Wisai Sopol, 57 years old. Master of Wat Raj Burana Changhai, Pai Rai, Kok Poh, Pattani helped in writing Ajarn Tim’s will. The content is as follows:

1.     Pra Kru Patrakorn Kowit, Head of Na Pradu district Wat Na Pradu

2.     Pra Kru Manoon Samanakarn, Head of Tung Pla, Wat Palanupap

3.     Pra Sopol Tummakul, Wat Napradu

4.     Pra Kru Palud Nong Tumputoh, Master of Wat Sai Kao

5.     Pra Kru Bai Di Ka Kao, Wat Baan Di, Mueng, Pattani

The above 5 persons will be managing the inheritance:

1. Be responsible for the completion of Chedi (construction in progress) according to the construction plans

2. Gather funds from the donation to support the construction.

3. Pay all the debts for cost of construction materials, cost of making LP Thuat and making rings.

4. From my personal money, use 20,000 Baht only to settle the cremation. Use 50,000 Baht for building a wall surrounding Wat Na Pradu. Use the rest to set up a foundation or deposit in a bank in order to accumulate the interest money for future spending on items that benefits Buddhism and fellow Buddhists.

5. All cash deposited in the bank can be withdrawn for the Chedi construction or for paying debts.

6. Pra Luang Por nuen Wad was blessed during a ceremony on 19 May 2505 BC. Out of 2,000 Pra Nuen Wan, 200 were given to Pra Kru Ta Won Kul, Wat Eiam Woranuch. The rest to be given to those who make donation for building the temple’s wall and construction of the school of Pra Prariyat Tum, Wat Na Pradu. This is because Luang Por Tuad had been staying in this Wat and studied at this school since young.

7. Money from Luang Por Tuad’s friends were given to support the cremation and the funeral. Please return this money if not used.

8. Check and make a list of all the inheritance in the temple and my resting quarter to be passed on to the next master of the temple.

9. If any Laung Por Tuad Nuen Wan found in the my resting quarter, may give them to those that attended to me during my illness. Also, put some at Chedi as per agreement with Pra Kru Palud Nong.

10. Do not rent out any Pra Luang Por Tuad or any Luang Por’s ring. Please give them to those who donate for Chedi construction. Make a list to keep track of the donators as well

Point no. 6 above largely reveals the faithfulness of Ajarn towards Buddhism. This fact has made Pra LP Thuat, Roon Pinankum (of which ceremony was conducted by Ajarn Tim in 2505 B.C.) very popular till these days.

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Somdej Nai Phao Phim Hua Bai Sri (Wat Inn, 2495)

Sharing an excellent condition piece of somdej Nai phao, 2495, Wat Inn.

This is the most expensive and sough after pim for Somdej Phao and has mixed with great amount of Somdej WRK old powder. I highly recommend this for newbies or anyone that likes somdej.

I only recommend 2 phims for this batch. Phim Ork Ruang Hua bai sri or the other phim with protruded chest.

Other details of this amulet, please refer to previous post. I have blogged about this in detail many years ago when i started blogging.

Many years ago, a thai friend taught me to collect amulet with standard material and standard phim to learn and even if it costs a little more. This principal i follow till now. This amulet is one such example.