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 Reading on Somdej Wat ket Chaiyoh Pim Jet Chan Kheng Morng

Sharing some marking and pim recognition for Somdej Wat Ket Jet Chan kheng morng Lek.

This is a standard piece and entry level pim for Wat Ket. One level above Pim Lay Trong.

After so long not posting.....

Hello fellow follower...

Have been really busy with my work. With the help of my amulets and of course my own hard work, career has take on to the next level but life is getting busier and busier. I seldom have time to look at my amulets collection nowadays. and seldom have time to interact with amulets friends in SGP or Thai.

Nevertheless, i shall continue to post whenever i have time. hopefully when i settle down.

Till now, i have been wearing many amulets.In terms of career and metta, i found the following serving me well.Effect can be felt and everything is smooth as butter.
1. Somdej Yant har from LP Tim Wat Lahanrai
2. Somdej Wat Ket Chaiyoh from Somdej Toh
3. Somdej Pilant , Wat Rakhang (Though this is effective, but felt heavy heart and stressful)

For wealth fetching, some of my close friends should know i am investing heavily in overseas recently and need cash flow. I wear LP Moon Pidta Ruay Thun Zai 2543 (Wat Baan Jaan). The cheapest version with just ivory powder.

It is really effective. Matter solved within 3 months. I have seen rented out this and bought the most expensive version (Nur Lek Nam Phi).

That's all i want to share. This is my personal experience. I believe everyone should have a piece of their own that they can tell friend. Pls tell us yours in comments section :)

Somdej Wat Ket Chaiyoh 7 Chan Kheng Morng (4x Champion)

Sharing another piece of wat ket chaiyoh somdej made by Somdej Toh of Wat Rakhang.  Similar material as Wat Rakhang n BKP somdej. 

Wat Ket Chaiyoh has many pims and some not even in competition category. The top three pims are 7 chan niyom, 6 chan Ork Tan and 6 chan Ork Rong. And within these top three, there are different variations. Eg. 6 chan Ork Rong, there are 15 different variation one has to aware when collected this pim.

Other standard pim accepted in all Samakorm competition category are 7 chan Kheng Morng, 7 chan Lay Trong, 7 chan hu pra bah.

Price range of Somdej Wat key chaiyoh from 300,000 THB to 3 million THB. Still it is the cheapest entry level somdej made by Somdej Toh one can find as compared to WRK or BKP which cost anywhere between 5 million to 50 million THB for a non repaired piece. 

For more details of wat ket somdej, refer to my previous post.

This piece shared is 7 chan change morng, pim lek. Even though it is called pim lek, but it is not small. It is a standard size somdej and same size as pim yai. The name only differentiate the pim variation. There are slight difference if you compare side by side. My previous piece of somdej wat ket chaiyoh was a pim yai.

4 champions cert n 1 samakorm authentification cert under benjapakee category. More competition to come.....:) And with such good condition, i am quite sure it will be champion in most of the competition. Why?

1. It is already difficult to find a piece of 7 chan kheng morng. 

2. It is so difficult to find a piece without repair

3. In most competition, after removing the fake pieces, only left 4-5 pieces to compete among each other. and out of the 4-5, 2-3 will be repaired. A repaired piece for benjapakee phra, can get a 4th placing.

4. This piece with complete figure and frame. It is extremely hard to find a somdej wat ket in this condition.

Some info on Somdej Wat Ket ChaiYoh

Phra somdej wat ket chaiyoh were made by Somdej Putarjarn Toh Promarangsri in 2409 (150+ years ago). From the record book of Phra yathip Kosa by Phra Dharm Thavorn (a novice monk that helped Somdej Toh in making this batch of somdej in 2409), 2 main form were made; 7 tier base and 6 tier base. All these para somdej were made and kept in base of big buddha statue of Wat ket chaiyoh in order to extend merit to his mother named "ket" and his grandfather "Chai". 

There are many pims created. But the more popular and widely recognised by Thai experts are only few:
i. 7 tiers popular mold
ii. 6 tiers full chest mold
iii. 6 tiers groove chest mold

Material used for phra somdej ket chaiyoh is similar to Somdej Wat rakhang. But more firm, compact and look like marble. This is the characteristic. and it has traces of sand paper rubbing at all 4 sides as well as the back of somdej. So, this differentiates Somdej Wat ket with Somdej WRK/BKP.

And in terms of price, Wat ket is still within reach for most highend collectors. In the range of SGD10k up to 35k. Whereas a piece of Somdej WRK, it costs anything between 2 mil THB to 20 mil THB.

Effect of Somdej Wat Ket: Enhance personal power, increase charm and loving kindness, prevent / avoid accident, promote safety and to make sacred holy water for treating various terminal illnesses.

Benjapakee- somdej wat ket

One the the popular pims of wat ket. Also one of the more affordable oe due to ts condition.

A nice piece cost about 500000-600000 thb. This piece hugely discounted. For common collector, it is not feasible to save up 500000 to get a somdej. So, for own wearing, this s god enough.

Btw, there are story behind the scrap mark of the amulets. Let me know if you r interested to know.

Benjapakee - Somdej wat ket chaiyoh pim kheng morn (4 certs-1,1,2,4)

Second piece of phra benjapakee.

Somdej Ket Chaiyoh made by somdej puttarjahn Toh of wat Rakhang. Similar sacred powder used as in WRK n BKP.

Entry level pim. Submitting for competition this May Bitech bangna. Condition considered good for a phra older than 150 years old.

2nd placing cert at sriracha samakom competition on 27 April n champion in yesterday chantaburi competition. 3 May.

2502 somdej bkp lp lampoo nur phong dam

Very rare somdej bangkhumprom by lp lampoo. Made in 2502 with old fragments of somdej toh powder left over in pagoda. High concentration of old powder made this batch highly desirable among somdej collectors. Both good for wearing or collection.

Nowadays even 2517 batch cost 12500 -15000 thb. N 2509 batch is easily 37000-250000 thb. This piece is still highly collectable considering its price n value.

Sharing a piece rare in market. Black powder, same piece in lampoo book n 1st placing cert. Very tip top condition pim yai.

Enjoy!

Somdej wat rakhang nur loha pasom langkon

1st batch of metal somdej made in 245x by the wat rakhang abbot then. Condition pretty good. Form of prok poh with 2 tiers.

Unknown to many people but this batch was highly sought after. Main reason being the metal used to made this batch was actually takrut inscribed with yant by many of the top monks of that era. Wat rakhang distributed metal sheets to many temples of that era. And requested the monks to inscribe yant onto the metal sheet and go through chanting ceremony pf 3 months before returning them back to wat rakhang.

Then another consecration ceremony was carried out at wat rakhang to melt all takrut and make into the form of somdej. Some of the amulets that stick together or stick to the mould was actually hammered out. Thats why the name langkon. Kon is hammer in thai.

60 top monks are invited for chanting of this batch. Including lp derm of wat nong pho, lp suk of wat makhamtao, lp boon of wat klang bang keaw, lp boi and many more.

Enjoy!

Lp boon somdej pim sam wao 2446

Sharing my second piece of LP boon somdej pim sam wao nur wahn.

This is an aged old somdej made by top monk of wat klang bang keaw.

Lp boon is the originator of making biagae n also special herbs mixture jintamani. He was one of the olden era monk (similar era as somdej toh of wat rakhang) that made amulets with jintamani. Herbs mixture that is believed to heal all kind of diseases.

Back then many ppl went to his temple n he cured them with boiled herbs mixture even those very sicked. Doctors came to learn from him too.

N many of u heard of biagae. Biagae of lp boon is a dream piece for many collectors. Pioneer in the olden days method of controlling mercury found from sea bed n sealed in special shell. Known to dispel black magic n danger..many reports from newspaper with minister escaping danger or asasination wearing his amulet. N choa sua of lp boon is a favourite of the rich besides lp ngern roop.

Top amulets from lp boon include the folowing.
1. Chuo sua
2. Somdej jintamani
3. Somdej nur wahn
4. Biagae

It is a dream piece even for seasoned collectors. Nowadays his chuo sua or somdej jintamani, cost more than 350k thb fatching price close to a nice wat ketchaiyoh somdej by somdej Toh.

Will send for competition soon....

Enjoy!

Somdej bangkhumprom 2509 pim ket bua tom (2nd placing)

Sharing a piece of somdej bangkhumprom 2509.

I have shared many pieces of bkp 09. Pim B, pim C, pim orkrut, pim chedi meehoo, janloy.

What i shared now is pim ket bua tom. What make it so special is its contents. It is loaded with fragments of old bkp powder. Can visibly seen with naked eyes. More than any pim i have.

Nowaday, a 1cm2 broken pieces of bkp somdej cost anything from 46k -60k thb depending on condition. So, this piece is really good n nice for collection.

This piece won a 2nd placing in nakhom pathom police cadet competition last week.

Enjoy!

Somdej Pilant Prok poh (Deep mold)

Sharing another piece of Somdej Prok Poh made by Somdej Pilant of Wat Rakhang about 243x. This is a piece with better condition and clearer face features as compared to my previous 2 pieces.

Clear frame and unrepair. No touch up. Doo Ngai. Condition about 6.5-7/10.

For one to experience Somdej pilant, this is considered an entry piece at very affordable price. A top condition piece of deep mold can go up to 100k THB. But, it is hard to get. Even those featured in Pilant book, condition is only about 7-8/10. Refer to pictures..

As for history of Pilant and why it is very collectable, I will not elaborate more as I have described it many times in previous posts. Both my friends who are wearing Pilant can vouch for the efficacy of the Somdej. :). Most notably, career progresses much faster than expected and stronger mind to withstand adversity.

Enjoy!

2502 bang khumprom somdej lp lampoo

Sharing some old pieces of unworn somdej lampoo pim yai 2502. Very nice piece at unrepair condition. Mixed with broken fragments of old somdej bkp pieces when pagoda was broken into in 2500.

Good pieces to keep or wear.

Showing here are special lot with red yant behind. Chanted much longer , kept until 2519 before release to public.

Somdej Pilant Pim Krop Keaw Yai (1st n 2nd certs)

So tied up with works n didnt have time to blog. :)

Today i want to share an excellent piece of somdej pilant pim krop keaw yai (glass shield).

This was made by somdej pilant n is one of the highly saught after pim made in early era. Rare n hard to find a real piece at such good condition. Almost can guarantee winning at least 3rd or 4th in every competition.

Many of u know that somdej pilant was direct disciple of somdej puttarjarn toh. He was also the abbot of wat rakhang after somdej toh. Later batches of somdej wat rakhang by somdej Toh were also co-chanted by pilant. So. No argument to say that wearing a somdej pilant is the same as wearing a somdej wrk.

The material is of bailan (burn scripture) n mix with 5 powders from somdej toh. This is easy to verify with aging signs n unique material formation of somdej pilant material. This adds a lot of value to this somdej. Other than pim sum prathu n pathom tesana, this the third most expensive. Haha!

1st placing in TOT competition last month n 2nd in today's competition (12 Oct) at Pantip organized by Samakorm.

Enjoy!

Somdej wat rakhang 108 anniversary 2523

Time flies. I remember dad brought us to temple of wat rakhang many years ago n collected some amulets n I was just like few years old. Years later dad told me he rented some 108 n 118 from temple directly when it was launched n he also bought from dealer too. So, he got few pieces of Roy pee and 108 n 118..

Many years have passed n now these somdej are highly sought after. Especially Roy pee as it mixed with high content of old somdej toh powder n chanted by master monks of that era.

But, how many more left unnoticed in drawer or cupboard. After 1 generation, it is luck that I manage to find them. Next generation comes, I believe my son's will just think these are figurine of no value. Hai!

Showing here is 108 anniversary Pim A. The most expensive Pim of 108. Excellent top condition.

2509 somdej bang khum prom Pim ok krut

Very nice piece of somdej bang khum prom 2509. Mixed with high amount of old bkp powder. Yellowish powder with slight green patches. Natural crack line..

This is Pim ok krut. Big chest mold.

This is my second piece of 09. :)

Somdej bangkhum prom 2502 lp lampoo

Sharing this nice piece of somdej bangkhum prom 2502.

Made by lp lampoo,  the wat bang khum prom abbot then.in 2502.

Mixed with huge amount of broken pieces of bang khum prom fragments and powder.

In 2500, old chedi was broken into by thief. Many old somdej was stolen. Left behind many broken pieces somdej thief left behind. Lp lampoo collected many of these n in 2502 made this batch. This batch was kept in a jar n buried under the tree in front of lp lampoo kuti. In 2519, this batch was dug out, stamped with temple red ink chop and put back to the old chedi. Only after 2541, it was removed from chedi and released to public.

There are two types. Dry n wet. The wet one was due to soaking in water n dries up over the year. Thereby forming a skin like surface like moon crater under close magnification. This is one important factor to see when buying lampoo somdej.

The one shown here is pim yai. There are three. Expensive pim according to lp lampoo book. Pim ket talusum, pim song jedi meehoo and pim yai. Cheapest is pim prokpoh. Of course prices depends greatly on condition of amulets.

And i have another piece without red ink (yant daeng) behind. Price 20% lower..

Prices have steadily increased over the years. Few reasons.

1. Mixed with huge amount of broken old bkp fragments n powder.good replacement of the multi million baht old bkp somdej.

2. Made by lp lampoo who is disciple of l.p. poo, lp parn n l.p. Aee. Very powerful monks n their amulets are all at very high price now.

3. Proven efficacy on Metta and business success.

Enjoy!

Somdej Pilant (Wat Rakhang) Biography

Biography:

Pilant was chief abbot of Wat Rakhang in B.E 2413. Somdej Putajarn Toh was 84 years old then. Too old to serve as abbot he felt. Thus he passed over his reign to Pilant who was then already a great disciple to Somdej toh.

Somdej Toh taught him the secret method of making the 5 great holy powders, the way of making somdej just like how Sankaraj sook taught him last time. and in many occasions, Somdej pilant made his somdej with the help of Somdej toh. Together both masters chanted and joint force to make the amulets which are now very rare.

Pilant made his somdej with burn bai lan (palm leafs with written of spiritual scripts and katha) and also blended with 5 type of holy powder passed down by Somdej Toh. Thus, usually Somdej pilant is greyish in colour. and since many of them are kept in chedi for long period of time (follow path of Buddha), many of them with crack surface and stain due to the humid environment.

Many devotees vouch for Somdej pilan amulets for its super natural power, ability to increase metta, dangers avoidance and prosperity.

Various Pims Available:
1. Sumb Pra Toh (most popular and most expensive)
2. Mokkala- Saributh pim
3. Prok Poh yai, prok poh lek
4. Krob Kaew Yai, Krob Kaew lek
5. Pael Plearng Yai, Pael plearng Lej