A very rare and Highly Preferred Pra Niyom class Rian Rian Glom Roop Muean 2520 BE Nuea Tong Daeng Dtok Code U, from Isan Master Monk, Luang Por Phang Jidtakudto, of Wat Kongka Kirikhaet Temple, in Khon Kaen.
The coin is cast with the cameo image of Luang Por Phang Jidtakudto, of Wat Kongka Kirikhaet, seated within a round frame. This edition released and blessed at the temple of Wat Chaiyasathan, in Chiang Mai, to assist in funding the restorations and improvements of the temple.
The amulets were released after the ceremony, and distributed to devotees from 2520 BE onwards. This is a Pra Niyom amulet of the Tamniab Wadthumongkol (official pantheon), and is a highly desirable acquisition for serious collectors and devotees of Luang Por Phang amulets, and for collectors of Guru Monk Coins.
Below; some of the other amulets of Luang Por Phang
The year of 2519 BE saw Luang Por Phang release a large pantheon of amulets, many of which are now extreme rarities and highly valued in the collector scene, but are very hard to come across due to the fact that Luang Por Phang’s devotees are never prone to letting go of their amulets. The reluctance of devotees to sell has made Luang Por Phang’s amulets one of the more difficult pantheons to collect.
Luang Por Phang Jidtakudto was born under the name of ‘Phang Krong Yudti’ on Tuesday 2445 BE in Ban Gudtakasian, in Tambon Khuean, Amper Khuang Nai in Ubon Rachathani. He had two siblings
The young Phang was Ordained into the Sangha at the age of 20 years old in 2465 into the Maha Nikaya sect, and Wat Khueang Klang, Ubon Rachathani.
His Upachaya was Pra Kroo Luang Por Duan, Pra Ajarn dee was his Gammawājājarn. After his Ordination, Luang Por Phang then studied Dhamma Vinaya with Luang Por Somkuan, . After one year of Ordination, Luang Por Disrobed, and at the age of 23, he married with Miss Jan dee Say Sema, a girl from Ban Daeng Mor, Ubon Rachathani. They remained married for a period of 23 Years, but never had any children, except for taking care of an orphan whose parents had passed away.
As Luang Por Phang reached the age of 43, both Luang Por Phang, and his Wife, ordained, Luang Por Phang becoming a Bhikkhu, and his wife went to Ordain as a Buddhist Nun (Mae Chee).
They gave all of their possessions to their adopted child Miss Noo Pan, who was married with family already.
Luang Por Phang was reordained back into the Maha Nikaya lineage sect, this time at Wat Koo Khad, in Ban Sri Sukh township, in Ubon Rachathani.
This time Pra Kroo Sri Sydtaporn (Luang Por Dter) was his Upachaya. His Pra Gammawājājarn’s name is undocumented. Luang Por stayed officially at Wat Koo Khad, but in fact also learned to practice Kammathāna Vipassana at Wat Pha Warin Chamrab, with Pra Ajarn Singh and Pra Ajarn Maha Bpin.
When Luang Por Phang reached the age of 47 however, he changed sect lineages to enter into the Tammayut Forest Monk Lineage and was Ordained as a Tammayut Monk at Wat Ban None (also known as Wat Tung) with Pra Maha Orn as his Upachaya and Pra Maha Sai as his Pra Gammawājājārn, and Pra Maha Luang Por Jantr as his Pra Anusāwanājārn.
His Ordination as a Tammayut Monk took place on Wednesday the 23rd of May 2491 BE, marking his third and final Ordination.
Luang Por Phang then continued to practice the Kamathāna Vipassana method with Pra Ajarn Singh, for some years, and finally set out in solitary to practice Tudong (Tudhanka) Forest wandering on his own, to develop in his skills and powers.
It was then that he was able to find and learn to practice under the tutelage of the Great Pra Ajarn Mun Puritadto, the founder of the Thai Kamathāna Forest Tradition lineage at Wat Ban Namon in Sakon Nakorn. After receiving tutelage from Ajarn Mun, he continued with his solitary Tudong Forest wandering. During his forest
wanderings, he came to stay at Wat Pha Ballanksilatip in Ban Taen, Khon Kaen, and stopped to stay there for one year. Once the rainy season retreat was over, Luang Por Phang then wandered out again and came past the municipality of Manja Kiri in Ban Soke Nam Khun.
The local devotees of the area saw Luang Por Phang was staying in the forest, and beseeched him to stay for a while, asking him to stay and practice at the foot of the Pu Pa Daeng mountain. This place was considered very sacred to the local folk, and there was a water spring where water flowed out all the year round.
Luang Por Phang saw the place, and was astounded to see that it was the place he had been having visions of in meditation for many years already, and so decided it was destined for him to stay there. Until Luang Por Phang’s appearance, no monk had ever been able to stay iin this place, for its powerful local spirits and magic present, but Luang Por Phang was able to remain there quite easily.
Luang Por Phang then invited the local devotees to help him to build a temple there. The locals of this area used to call this sacred mountain water source ‘Doon’, and so in those days as the temple was rising up into existence, they called it ‘Wat Doon. Luang Por Phang stayed on building the temple of Wat Doon, occasionally traveling out into the forest on Tudong, and had various miraculous adventures during those journeys he made in solitary into the deep forests, and mastered his Wicha.
He remained faithful to the simple ways of a Bhikkhu and endured the hardships of a Tudong Monk, and was thus a well attained ‘Pra Subattibanno’ (Good Bhikkhu of High Endurance, Renunciation and Purity). The temple of Wat Doon was given the official name as we know it today of Wat Udom Kongka Kirikhaet.
Other Meritorious Deeds of Luang Por Phang;
In the year 2505 BE Luang Por Phang constructed yet another temple in Ban Jaeng Tab Ma, in Manja Kiri Municipality, Khon Kaen, a small distance away from Wat Udom Kongka Kirikhaet, about 4 Kilometers to the east. This temple was given the name ‘Wat Pha Pattana Kiri’, or commonly known by the local devotees as ‘Wat Ban Jaeng’
Another great Meritorious deed of Luang Por Phang, was that he built a road (widening of the road) which was too thin and impossible for the local farmers and other traffic to navigate along without difficulty, withough any need of government funding, and presided over the whole construction process, to lessen the problems of locals of the area, and solve the problem of lack of funds of the local provincial government.
Luang Por Phang also pestered the local Government in the department of public highways to build another road widening and lengthening to bring devotees to the temple (for there was no real road to speak of for devotees to come to the temple), which took him constant efforts writing to the government offices, between the years 2507 BE, and 2523 BE. Finally, the Government assisted to build the road in the year 2523 BE, after his letters to them and requests were finally heard. His patience and persistence won out in the end, to give the locals a road to be able to use for their needs, and to reach the temple without having to cross wild territory
In the year 2523 BE, Luang Por Phang sponsored the building of the Pratat Kham Kaen Sirodom Relic Stupa Shrine which stands before the Central Municipal Building of Khon Kaen City, with the assistance and donations of the local devotees, to celebrate two hundred years of the Ratanakosin Era. On the 31st march 2525, Somdej Pra Sangkarach Sakol Maha Sangka Barinayok (Somdej Prayan Sangworn Pra Sangkaracha Royal Head Monk, came to perform the Inauguration of the Pratat relic Shrine for the Local Buddhist Folk to be able to perform Bucha and Revere the shrine.
On the 28th of November, Luang Por Phang was admitted to Hospital and was found to have Cancer of the Gall Bladder. On the 23rd of February 2525, Luang Por was readmitted to the Paet Banya hospital because he felt rather weak, and was suffering internal bleeding, and his heart muscles were having problems pumping his heart.
On 16th March 2525 Luang Por felt a bit better, and the Comittee of Devotees of Luang Por Phang came to take Luang Por Phang back to the temple, but after a few days of having returned to his temple, he felt ill again, and was unable to eat or drink, or pass water. Then, on the 24th of March 2525, at 16:45 PM, Luang Por Phang finally passed away peacefully, at the age of 80 years Old, which was a very sad occasion for the devotees of this highly beloved Monk, who never sought recognition and always worked hard for the welfare of the devotees and his temple, and to spread the Buddha Dhamma.
He was known for having always said “I don’t want my name to be known famously’ ‘I don’t want to receive honors or status’ ‘I don’t wish people to speak highly of me’ – But these wishes seem to have been in vain, for indeed, Luang Por Phang, is one of the ost highly revered Monks of Udorn Rachathani, and his Goodness and Generosity, and Tireless Work to help his People, is Legendary, even now long after his passing.
The final cremation ceremony to bid farewell to Luang Por Phang was held on Tuesday 24th March 2528 at 16:00 PM with thousands of devoptees from around the counrty who came to attend and pay their last respects to Luang Por Phang Jidtakudto
Satu! May Luang Por Phang and his great Merits, remain in our memory forever, and may his great blessings remain with us, through the Buddhanussati of keeping his memory and reverence to Luang Por Phang in our hearts, with the amulets in his image which we wear and revere, in ‘Putta Bucha’!
An extremely rare and immensely revered amulet; the original 2494 BE first edition a Centenarian Amulet of immense rarity, and a very ancient and sacred Wicha, the Pra Pid Ta Nuea Maekasit Alchemical Leaden Mercurial-Metal amulet of LP Tap. This ehibit is a Pim Chalud Lek (1.4 x 1.2 Cm) and in See Peek Malaeng Tap Khiaw Om Tong, Golden-Greenish Maekasit Alchemical Alloy.This amulet comes with a free download of a high-res pdf of the 103 page ebook "Pra Pidta Loha Metallic Amulet Encyclopedia", included for download after purchase.
The amulet is hand inscribed on rear face, and forged in in See Peek Malaeng Tap Om Tong Gold-Green Metallic color, rather like a greenbottle fly (in fact, the word 'Malaeng Tap' means 'Buprestis beetle'. which is a metallic-green winged insect. Below; Various Pim of the Pid Ta Luang Por Tap:- Pim Chalud Lek (top) Pim Dtor Lek Baeb Dtaeng (below top center amulet), Pim Dtor Klang Baeb Dtaeng (2 amulets center row left and right), and the Pim Dtor Yai Baeb Dtaeng (bottom row).
This exhibit is a highly preferred Master-Class Pra Niyom amulet from the great Luang Por Tap of Wat Anongkaram (commonly known as 'Wat Anong'), and is a very rare model in Pim Chalud Lek, that is one of the rarer models. In addition, Pim Lek and Pim Yai small and large versions of the Pra Pid Ta, are usually much rarer than Pim Klang (especially with the Pim Chalud, Pim Nang Yong and Pim Siarn Hlaem).
Below : example of a Pid Ta Pim Chalud elongated model amulet (right page)
Below : example of a Pid Ta Pim Dtor Klang medium size model amulet
Each model differs slightly depending on which block press. regardless of each block press, the amulets were released in two forms, 'Baeb Dtaeng' (filed down into a smooth and eloquent outer border), and 'Baeb Mai Dtaeng' (unfiled with wider irregular borders).
The Pantheon is also split into subcategories of Pim Dtor (Dtaeng and Mai Dtaeng, in small medium and large), Pim Chalud (higher more tapered angular model), Pim Maha Ud (bowed arms and legs model), Pid Ta Nang Yong (squatting model), the very rare Pim Gradum (button shape), and the Pim Siarn Hlaem (pointy head model).
Below: Hand inscriptions can be seen on the rear face of the Amulet
Luang Por Tap was an Olden Days Master Monk of the previous Buddhist Century, who was highly renowned for his Mastery of Alchemy, and Kata Akom Spellcasting Methods.
Below : all of the best known accepted major models of Pid Ta Luang Por Tap
At that time, Somdej Pra Puttajarn Nuam was the abbot of Wat Anongkaram, and Luang Por Tap was a 'Look Wat' (one of the temple monks), but in truth, Luang Por Tap was much an elder monk to the abbot himself, and much more advanced in his practices.
Luang Por Tap became immersed in the Wicha Len Prae Taat (Alchemical Metallurgy), and Mastered it until he could produce the legendary substance known as 'Maekasit' metallic alchemical alloy.
The Wicha Maekasit of Luang Por Tap was so famously powerful, that even the great Luang Phu Sukh of Wat Pak Klong Makham Tao in Chainat came, to exchange sorcery methods with Luang Por Tap, in order to obtain the Wicha Maekasit.
Luang Phu Sukh then took this Wicha back to Wat Pak Klong Makham Tao, and made many famous amulets of his pantheon using the Wicha Maekasit of Luang Por Tap, such as the oblong shaped Pra Somdej Prapa Mondon Sum Rasamee.
The Maekasit amulets of Luang Por Tap, are known to have different tones of color which shimmer through the metallic surface, tanging from silvery, to some most highly preferred exhibits with blue, golden or greenish metallic sheen, similar to the Bluebottle-Green-Purple metallic color of Lek Lai See Peek Malaeng Tap.
There are a number of Great Master-Class amulets of Luang Por Tap, such as the Pra Pid Ta Maekasit, Look Om, and Prort Gror metallic Arahant Ball. Only very few Loom Prort Gror Were made, as they were used to place under the Uposatha Shrinerooms of Temples, and only handed out by Luang Por Tap on rare occasions.
The most highly prized, rare and sought-after amulets of Luang Por Tap, were made during the time when both Luang Por Tap and the then abbot, Luang Por Nuam Puttasārō were both alive, and collaborating with amulets. Luang Por Tap's amulet pantheon is one of the most fervently sought and collected in the high end amulet collector community, and are considered to be among the most powerful alchemical amulets of all Masters.
Luang Por Tap made many models of amulets in Nuea Maekasit and Parort alchemical metals, some of the most well known being the Pra Pid Ta Maekasit, Pra Pim Pang Son Ha, Look Om Maekasit, the Look Prort Gror, and Pra Chayawat.
Luang Por Tap also inherited the Wicha Hung Nam Man Montra Saksit, for making Sacred Consecration Oil, from his Kroo Ba Ajarn Luang Por Nuam (6th abbot of Wat Anongkaram).
Luang Por Nuam's amulets are even rarer to find than those of Luang Por tap himself, but it is Luang Por Tap who gained more National and International Attention. The first edition Rian Run Raek of Luang Por Nuam is especially sought after and carries an immensely high market value in the present era. However, only a few were ever made, and so they are very rarely seen.
Luang Por Tap was also known to have been a close accomplice to Pra Sangkarach Pae of Wat Sutat, and Luang Phu Sukh ( Wat Pak Klong Makham Tao). it went on record many times that every time that Somdej Pra Sangkarach (Pae), would make an edition of the world famous Master Class Pra Kring and Pra Chayawat Wat Sutat, he would always invite Luang Por Tab to come and assist in the Buddha Abhiseka, and Nang Prok Empowerment Ceremonies, as a monk of Adept Sorcery.
As to Luang Por Tap's friendship with Luang Phu Sukh of Wat Pak Klong Makham Tao, it is said they were extremely intimate friends, as they were both from Chainat Province.
Luang Por Tap was born in 2374 BE, aืd was ordained at a young age as a Samanera Novice Monk, and then disrobed to help his family, and later ordained a second time as a fully fledged Bhikkhu, in the year 2413 BE. At first, he resided at the temple of Wat Raman, for the first year, and then he moved to stay at Wat Anongkaram.
Every time the rainy season retreat was over, Luang Por Tap would leave the temple, and wander the forests on Tudong, practicing Vipassana Kammathana Mindfulness and Jhanic Meditation, every year for 40 years, developing immensely advanced self control and self mastery, which caused Powerful Wicha to arise within his mind.
After 40 years of Tudong Practice, he became too old to continue, and stayed permanently at the temple of Wat Anong from 2457 BE onwards. It was in this time, that Luang Por Tap began to apply his Wicha, and make amulets with Maekasit Metallurgy, using Alchemical Parort Mercury, Silver, Gold, Lek Lai, and sacred Iron Alloys.
Most of his amulets would be versions of Pra Pid Ta Nuea Maekasit, with a range of other amulets and talismanic charms, which are however found in much lesser numbers, and are extremely rare, such as the Pra Pim Son Ha, Pim Prapa Mondon Sum Rasamee, Pra Pim Nakprok, Look Om, Takrut, and Look Prort Gror.
Luang Por Tap's famous Pra Pid Ta amulets are found in Pim Chalud, and Pim Tammada models, both of which were made in Pim Lek, Klang and Yai (small, medium and large), Pim Dtaeng and Pim Mai Dtaeng (refined, or not refined with filing).
A very few amulets are sometimes found with a Yant, or Khom Inscription on the rear face, which are among the rarest of all his amulets, and considered to be World-Class Pim Niyom Masterpieces. Luang Por Tap made his powerful Maekasit amulets up to his passing in the year 2480 BE, making his pantheon now a centenarian collection from over a Century ago. The Amulets of Luang Por Tap, are highly revered for Kong Grapan Chadtri Klaew Klaad Maha Lap Metta Mahaniyom Maha Ud power.
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