Posted on 18 November 2011.
This page lists all the links to our various pages of Buddha amulet necklaces for sale at ThaiAmuletSales.com.
We have many different pages of Buddha amulets, and sometimes it is hard to figure out if you’ve seen them all or not. If you follow this page and open all these links – you’ll see all the Buddhas we have on the site.
Keep in mind, these amulets are original, new (in nearly all cases), and 100% authentic – purchased straight from local Theravada Buddhist temples in Thailand.
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Posted on 20 July 2011.
Here is an overview of the important Thailand amulets, as well as the state of amulet selling and buying in Thailand. We have a few different amulet sites, and, while we’re not world renowned experts on the amulets of Thailand – we have learned some things over these few years of selling them online and in our Thailand store.
How are Thai Amulets Worn?
Thai amulets are usually worn around the neck by Thais in Thailand. Some Thais wear one amulet, and some wear as many as 7 – one hanging down in the middle of the necklace, and 3 on each side. We rarely see any more than 7 amulets on one necklace, but we’re sure they are out there. Thais, as all Asians can be, are quite superstitious. Amulets arose out of this superstition. As such, there are amulets that came out of Animism – Thailand’s early religous roots, as well as Buddhism, Hinduism, and black magic type beliefs.
Some Thais hang their amulets from the mirror in their car. Some have shrines setup in their homes where they have dozens or hundreds of Thai amulets from every temple they’ve visited, and every Thai holiday they’ve ever witnessed at these shrines.
Thais believe that all amulets should be worn at head/chest level, and not kept in the pocket. Amulets should never be worn around the waist, legs, or feet – as this shows disrespect to the religion and the followers. In a similar way, images of the King of Thailand should never be worn near the feet.
What Historical Figures Are the Subject of Thai Amulets?
Typical Thailand Buddhist amulets have figures such as: Buddha, Kwan Yin, and some famous monks like Luang Phor Tuad, Luang Phor Klai, Phra Bit Tar (Biddar) and others. Sometimes the Kings of Thailand (Rama 1-9) are featured. We even sell an amulet that has portraits of all 9 Thai kings on it. Thais do love their kings, and many amulets feature King Rama V, and IX – Thailand’s current king, King Bhumibol.
The Hindu influence on Buddhist amulets can be seen with Ganesh (Ganesha) – the elephant amulets, Shiva, and other gods and goddesses.
There are such colorful characters as Lersi, Tigers, Demons, Guman Thong, and others that give a wide-breadth of figures. There is an amulet for everyone, from child to an elderly Thai on his deathbed.
By far Buddha amulets are the most popular and the most worn amulet Thais purchase. I would say then, Luang Phor Tuad, Thailand’s most famous monk – has the 2nd most wearers in the country.
Where Do Thai Amulets Come From?
Keep in mind that Buddhist amulets found in Thailand are two things… one, a religious symbol to those that believe in Buddhism, and two, a money-making scheme for dishonest companies to take advantage of good Buddhist followers.
Amulets are sometimes given directly from monks. We have some amulets that were given to us over the years from monks (Phra) at our local Buddhist temples. These are not to be sold, and most Thais hold them in special esteem. If you visit Thailand and see a bit of the country, not just one area – you will find that some monks are into amulets as lucky, bringing health, fortune, or love, and some are not at all. In fact, western monks like those found at Wat Pah Nanachat in Warin Chamrap, Thailand – Ubon province, do not have amulets at all. There are no amulets sold there at the temple, and they do not talk about special powers of amulets – choosing instead to focus on what Buddha said and did – as the way to reaching nibbana (nirvana).
Wat Suan Mokkh in Chaiya, Surat Thani province is another temple that does not even sell 1 amulet for visitors. Buddhadasa Bhikku, the first monk and founder of Wat Tum Sua didn’t believe in amulets as having any power at all, and frequently called them a product of superstitious minds. Buddha himself was not known to wear amulets.
Other monks are well-versed in the powers of amulets, and when they bless an amulet – it gains even greater power. Wat Tum Sua’s Ajarn Jumnien (Teacher Jumnien) is one such monk of Chinese lineage that is now often known as Thailand’s good luck monk. Aj. Jumnien wears dozens of amulets at a time, and is sought after for his blessing and amulets – which are known to be exceptionally powerful. Chinese people mostly, from China, Malaysia, and Singapore come from far away to see Abbot Jumnien and donate money for his temple in Krabi, Thailand.
Wat Tum Sua is our home temple, and where we get the majority of our amulets from. The temple is beautiful and well worth a stop if you happen to be in southern Thailand.
What Are Amulets Made Of?
Thailand amulets are typically made of hard materials like: iron, tin, brass, copper, bronze, silver, pewter, marble, jade, crystal (rarely), granite, petrified wood (very rarely), glass, wood, ceramic, clay, and other materials.
Fake versus Real Amulets
Amulets from Thailand are easy to replicate as fakes, and this is a giant business, not only in Thailand, but, across the globe as companies are formed to take advantage of well-meaning Buddhists that want to protect their families’ health, or ensure good karma. It is not difficult to manufacture fake amulets, because the expensive amulets – the genuine amulets from many years ago, were made with simple technology and there are no real secrets any longer about which is a real or fake amulet. The experts cannot tell fake amulets from real in many cases. In fact, recently some very expensive and rare amulets were judged to be fake at a conference of “experts” and later proven to be genuine amulets with great power. A collector bought them before the discovery – for very little money, and was rewarded with millions of Thai baht as a result.
We spent 2-hours yesterday looking at amulets that were being sold on eBay and we were appalled. Amulets that are found for $3 are selling for $150. Amulets that are no more than $10 to buy in Thailand in rip-off amulet stores – are selling on eBay for $250 and we even saw one for more than $400.
The state of the amulet industry is rather sad. How can someone from Canada, Australia, Tahiti, Spain, UK, or Czechoslovakia buy genuine amulets from real Buddhist temples?
Here at www.ThaiAmuletSales.com we wanted to come up with a way for Buddhists across the world to buy genuine Thai amulets from Thailand, without any chance of forgery or ill-intent. We came upon a simple solution.
We offer Thai Buddhist amulets only bought at the Buddhist temples in Thailand.
That’s it. We don’t buy from non-Buddhist sources.
You can be absolutely sure that the amulets you’re buying are genuine articles, crafted from Buddhist hands.
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Posted on 04 July 2011.
We just added another 19 Thai Buddha amulets to the main (THAIAMULETSALES.com) site. Some of them we put at our New Buddha Amulets page, and others we’ll add later. We also have another 80 different amulets we’ll get online in the next few days.
If you get a chance, check it out. Here are some of the amulets we just made available:
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Posted on 03 October 2010.
Recently we added another near dozen Buddha amulets to our Buddha sales page and now we’re up to 120 different Buddhas for sale there (ThaiAmuletSales.com).
Here are the Buddha thumbnails so you can see which amulets we added. Go to the “All Buddha Amulets” page (click) to see more information and for ordering these amulets.
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Posted on 20 September 2010.
Originally known as Pu Tai or Hotei, the chubby (fat) laughing Buddha is a Chinese monk, Chan – a zen monk that lived over a millenium. The laughing Buddha is not part of Thai Buddhism, or Theravada Buddhism, but is a part of Maitreya Buddhism. In China they refer to this Buddha as the love Buddha or friendship Buddha. Many people wear these Buddha amulets in China. Well, many more than do in Thailand.
In Thailand I have seen only a couple large statues of the laughing Buddha. You can see one here that is at a very small temple with a large cave. The name of this temple is Wat Promrattanporn and it’s located in Krabi province, on the way out to Huay Toh waterfall outside of Krabi town. This is a very small wat, but it has a couple amazing things to see in the large cave. There are only a handful of Thai monks here – and I guess it originally had a Chinese abbot – though now the abbot appears to be Thai originally.
The laughing Buddha stands for many things… he is said to be the patron of the weak, the underpriviledged, and especially for children – with his jolly countenance.
Often times you will see the laughing Buddha with a bag full of something. I always guessed it was money, but, apparently it is filled with rice plants, sweets for children, food, and other things to help the unfortunate people of the world.
If we had laughing Buddha amulets – would you like to buy one? Please write us at thaiamuletsalescom@gmail.com and let us know. We might be able to find some for you. 
In some sculptures and drawn images the laughing Buddha is sitting on a cart and pulled by kids. Sometimes he is holding an OOGI – a fan that indicated to followers that if they wished something – it would be followed with a fan from the OOGI.
Pu Tai was an ascetic monk with no real home. He traveled across the country of China and brought goodwill to those that didn’t enjoy a priveleged life.
In this image I think the Buddha (long ears and Buddha hair) is a cross between the laughing Chinese Buddha and the regular Theravada Buddha – skinny – gaunt. This Buddha is not smiling but looks friendly. He has two bags of something. If I remember correctly, the one is a bag of money – of gold pieces. The other – I’m not sure. Candy for kids like the Laughing Buddha?
Again, this is found at Promthepprattanporn Cave in Krabi, Thailand.
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Posted on 17 March 2010.
Gold Standing Thai Buddha with Protective Waterproof Plastic Case
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This is a standing gold Buddha wrapped in a protective waterproof clear plastic case. Great for active people or those that want to wear their Thai Buddha amulet through any weather.
If this is not the Buddha for you why not look up “gold Buddha” using the search feature found on that home page and results will pop up for whatever kind of amulet you want to find.
This Buddha amulet in waterproof case is new. We also have gold encased Buddha amulets if you prefer.
Free shipping from Thailand to wherever you are in the world.
Order this Standing Gold Buddha Amulet in Waterproof clear case here:
Every amulet we sell has been blessed at our local Buddhist temple. The temple does not allow any amulets to be sold that are not blessed.
In addition to buying all of our amulets straight from the temple, we also give 10% of all sales (net) back to the temple. It’s a win-win-win for the temple – you – and us.
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Posted on 17 March 2010.
Sitting Buddha
Standing Buddha
Reclining Buddha
Sitting Buddha with Naga snakes (serpents)
Ganesha - on front of all amulets
This is for 4 Thai Buddha amulets that all have Ganesha (Hindu elephant- the god of obstacles… (removing obstacles)).
The Buddhas on each amulet have a spot of dye on them, corresponding to the color for the day of the week. These are day of birth amulets and I think the dye is not something that most western Buddhists are accustomed to – and maybe these won’t sell easily. As a result I’ll put all 4 here for just $49.95. That’s below our cost – but already have hundreds of amulets and better that someone can buy these if they like them.
These amulets all have a gold plated case.
To see a specific type of Buddha – like brass buddha or gold buddha – look it up using our search box on the front page found here: ThaiAmuletSales.com.
This Buddha amulet is new from the temple. We also have waterproof Buddha amulets if you’re active.
Free shipping from Thailand to wherever you are in the world.
Order these 4 gold Buddhas and Ganesha amulets here:
Every amulet we sell has been blessed at our local Buddhist temple. The temple does not allow any amulets to be sold that are not blessed.
In addition to buying all of our amulets straight from the temple, we also give 10% of all sales (net) back to the temple. It’s a win-win-win for the temple – you – and us.
Questions? Email: ThaiAmuletSalescom@gmail.com
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Posted on 17 March 2010.
$29.95 - Gold Ayuddyha Style Thai Buddha Amulet from Thailand. Free shipping worldwide.
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This is a gold Ayuddyha style Thai Buddha amulet with a dainty gold rimmed case with see-through windows. This is a stunning amulet that is attractive and goes with any style of dress.
If this is not the Buddha amulet for you – please look at our other Thai Buddha Amulets index pages at the main site – ThaiAmuletSales.com.
To see a specific type of Buddha – like brass buddha or gold buddha – look it up using our search box on the front page found here: ThaiAmuletSales.com.
This Buddha amulet is new from the temple. We also have waterproof Buddha amulets if you’re active.
Free shipping from Thailand to wherever you are in the world.
Order this Gold Ayuddyha Style Buddha Amulet in Gold Rim Case here:
Every amulet we sell has been blessed at our local Buddhist temple. The temple does not allow any amulets to be sold that are not blessed.
In addition to buying all of our amulets straight from the temple, we also give 10% of all sales (net) back to the temple. It’s a win-win-win for the temple – you – and us.
Questions? Email: ThaiAmuletSalescom@gmail.com
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Posted on 09 September 2009.
We have 7 new Thai Buddha birthday pendants up at our main Thai Amulet Sales site today – as a result of a 3 hour effort until 2 am last night. I never think it will take very long – and I’m a perfectionist when it comes to optimizing for Google so it always takes a lot longer than I predicted at the start.
These are Day of Birth Buddha Pendants – Each day shows Buddha in a different pose. If you were born on Saturday you’d see this amulet on the right which is Buddha sitting in a meditation posture (half-lotus) sitting position on top of the coiled naga (serpent) body and with the cobra heads outlining his head from behind. This is a classic figure and widely used in Buddhist temples and shrines across Thailand.
If you’re going to buy a birthday gift for a fellow Buddhist family member, friend, or loved one you should have a look at these very unique gifts from Thailand. Aren’t you tired of buying the same boring gifts for birthdays?
These birthday charms – pendants are also ideal gifts for graduation and even Christmas. Buy one for someone just because you love them – they’re pretty inexpensive and we can ship them immediately for just $9 shipping – worldwide.
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Posted on 15 August 2009.
The other day at the temple we decided to buy a lot of new gold and silver Buddhist (Buddha, Kwan Yin, Ganesh, Luang Phor Tuad, Luang Phor Klai, Bit Tar) amulets before we move to a new part of Thailand. We cleaned house! The nuns there that sell the amulets were so happy to sell so many at a time… They know we give 10% of what we make back to the temple so they were especially excited.
We bought a number of Thai amulets we haven’t offered before and we’re hoping they’ll sell. We put prices at fair numbers so we can make a happy-happy-happy between you, the temple, and ourselves. So far so good – we’ve sold Thai Buddist amulets to 24 countries so far!
We’ll take photos of the new Buddha amulets in the next few days and get to work building out the site to accomodate about 14 new types of amulets including some totally different designs.
Stay tuned… if you have any questions about amulets we can get for you – just ask.
Thanks!
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