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My Amulet Collection - Phra Chinnaraj Tha Ruea Pim Yai

 

 

Phra Chinnaraj Tha Ruea Pim Yai

Wat Phra Baromathat

Archan Chum

Wat Mahathat, B.E 2497, Nakhon Si Thammarat

 

 

Upagupta

Upagupta, the disciple of Buddha, lay sleep in
the dust by the city wall of Mathura.
Lamps were all out, doors were all shut, and
stars were all hidden by the murky sky of August.
Whose feet were those tinkling with anklets,
touching his breast of a sudden?
He woke up startled, and a light from a woman's
lamp fell on his forgiving eyes.
It was dancing girl, starred with jewels,
Wearing a pale blue mantle, drunk with the wine
of her youth.
She lowered her lamp and saw young face
austerely beautiful.
"Forgive me, young ascetic," said the woman,
"Graciously come to my house. The dusty earth
is not fit bed for you."
The young ascetic answered, "Woman,
go on your way;
When the time is ripe I will come to you."
Suddenly the black night showed its teeth
in a flash of lightening.
The storm growled from the corner of the sky, and
The woman trembled in fear of some unknown danger.

* * * **
A year has not yet passed.
It was evening of a day in April,
in spring season.
The branches of the way side trees were full of blossom.
Gay notes of a flute came floating in the
warm spring air from a far.
The citizens had gone to the woods for the
festival of flowers.
From the mid sky gazed the full moon on the
shadows of the silent town.
The young ascetic was walking along the lonely street,
While overhead the love-sick koels uttered from the
mango branches their sleepless plaint.
Upagupta passed through the city gates, and
stood at the base of the rampart.
Was that a woman lying at his feet in the
shadow of the mango grove?
Stuck with black prestilence, her body
spotted with sores of small-pox,
She had been hurriedly removed from the town
To avoid her poisonous contagion.
The ascetic sat by her side, took her head
on his knees,
And moistened her lips with water, and
smeared her body with sandal balm.
"Who are you, merciful one?" asked the woman.
"The time, at last, has come to visit you, and
I am here," replied the young ascetic.

 

 

Poem by Rabindranath Tagore

* Upagupta is also known as Moggaliputta Tissa or Upakut. I personally love this poem very much. This story touches my heart and I like to share with all of you the wisdom, compassion and the philosophy of Buddhism in this story.

Gassho,
Namu Myo Ho Renge Kyo,
Chikai




My amulet collection - Phra Upakut

 

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Phra Upakut Thawee Sap
  Kruba Duang Dee
Wat Tha Jampee, Chiang Mai, BE 2553



The general basic functions of different kind of buddhist amulets （不同佛牌的基本功能）

General Buddha Image（佛祖像）

 

Protection , Health and Well Being

保平安，健康

 

Phra Somdej （祟笛佛）

 

 Protection, Career Luck, Offical Career Luck

保平安，助官运，事业

 

Phra Sothorn （所通佛）

 

 Protection, Health and Well Being

保平安，健康

 

Phra Nang Paya （古佛南帕亚）

 

  Protection, Everything smooth/success

保平安，事事顺利

 

Jade Buddha （玉佛）

 

 Protection, Career Luck, Offical Career Luck, Power
保平安，健康，助官运，事业，权力

Phra Chinnarat （火龙佛/成功佛/完美佛）

Protection, Authority
保平安， 权威

Phra Kring （药师佛）

Protection , Health/Well Being, Boost Wealth
保平安，健康， 助财运

Phra Nak Prok （七龙佛）

Protection, Ward off  Evil, Aviod Danger, Avoid Villain/Backstabing
保平安，避邪，挡险，避小人

Jatukam （泽渡康）

Help in Career, Wealth, Change of Luck
有助于事业，财运及转运

Phra Pidta （必达佛）

Ward off Evil, Block Disaster, Avoid Villain/Backstabing, Protection
避邪，挡灾，避小人，保平安

There are many stories about people wearing "powerful amulet" and able to escaped serious accident or able to overcome great problems or become very rich and successful. But one must understand that wearing an/many amulets is/are only a temperory solution. No one can escape the cause and effect of your own Karma. It will just delay/defer or if you are lucky, cushion the full force of your Karma. Amulet is just an enhancement to our life.When we wear the amulet, we are actually borrow the power/positive energy from Buddhas/Boddhisattvas/Arhants/Devas and Luang Por/Kruba/Archan to protect us and to help us. That is why we need to wear the amulets all the time for the amulets to work, to protect and to help us. But they can't cleanse our Karma away not even the Buddhas can do it. That is why Buddha always encourage us to practise the Dharma/Chanting and doing good deeds, and thru Dharma/Chanting, we will be able to cleanse ourselve from our own negative Karma created in the past and present. By practising correctly according to the teaching of the Buddha, not only we are also slowly creating positive energy to shield us, protecting deities of the Dharma will also protect us.

 

Namu Myo Hon Renge Kyo

Chikai