Luang Phor Koon released this amulet at Wat Ban Rai temple, located in Nakhon Ratchasima Province. Practically, a Thai amulet user called Phra Kawambodi in the plain word "Phra Pidta," which means the monk lifting his hands and covering his eyes. Phra Pidta has been made in several transformed forms from the monk of great fortune, as he was called Sangkajai, who lived in the Lord Buddha's time around 2500 years ago. Phra Sangkajai has several pronunciations in Thai and Pali, which means the monk who does not look like Lord Buddha. After Sangkajai had magically transformed his body, he was called Kawampati. The amulets are made of metal materials for self-attractiveness and fortune, obscurity, or invulnerability.
Nowadays, many temples give their new batch of amulets in many different verbs names to call after the name of Phra Pidta. TypicallyPhra Pidtawan in Thai, "Phra" means figure; Pid means to close or to cover; tawan means vents or outlets, hinting at controlling those organs by covering them to prevent all sufferings from entering. , Phra Pidtawan has more than two hands. It is frequently made into 3 - 4 pairs of hands. The first pair covers both his eyes. The second pair covers his ears while the third pair moves downward and bends to cover his anus. And there may be the fourth pair to cover the navel or fully covered with mantras. The answer is that our sensory perception organs cause the primary gate of all sufferings of humans, that is, eyes, ears, nose, tongue, trunk, and mind.
Phra Pidta is an amulet with a monk sitting in a full or half-lotus position and with his hands covering his eyes and face is a style that has become very popular among Thai Buddhists and other Buddhists across the world as well. Phra Pidta means closes or covers its eyes in Thai, also known as closed eyes Buddha. It is one of the Thai people's favorite kinds of Buddha amulets. Phra Pidta represents a venerable monk known for deep Samadhi meditation (absorption) during Gautama Buddha's era. This batch of Phra Pidta amulets is consecrated to bring wealth and improve business and abundance apart from Phra Pidta's ability.
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