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  2. Yantra tattooing - Wikipedia

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    Tattoos of yantra designs were believed to hold magic power, and were used much like the kolam tattoos of India. For these people, religion is closely tied to the notion of magic, health, and good fortune. [3] The script used for yantra designs varies according to culture and geography. In Cambodia and central Thailand, the Khom script is used.

  3. Religious perspectives on tattooing - Wikipedia

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    Southeast Asia has a tradition of protective tattoos known as sak yant or yantra tattoos that incorporate Buddhist symbols and images, as well as protective mantras or sutra verses in antique Khmer script. These tattoos are sometimes applied by Buddhist monks or practitioners of indigenous spiritual traditions.

  4. Yantra - Wikipedia

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    Cambodian monk covered in yantra tattoos Yantra Tattooing or Sak Yuant ( Thai : สักยันต์ RTGS : sak yan ) [ 15 ] is a form of tattooing using yantra designs in Buddhism. It consists of sacred geometrical, animal and deity designs accompanied by Pali phrases that are said to offer power, protection, fortune, charisma and other ...

  5. Khatha - Wikipedia

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    Khatha are used in Buddhist chanting, by Thai Ruesi practitioner for their magical spells, inscribed on Thai Buddha amulets and yantra cloths, as well as being the main body of content in Sak Yant tattooing; The sacred yantra tattoo designs are both filled with Pali Khatha, as well as being used to embellish the spaces between each of the designs too.

  6. History of tattooing - Wikipedia

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    The Sak Yant traditional tattoo is practiced today by many and are usually given either by a Buddhist monk or a Brahmin priest. The tattoos usually depict Hindu gods and use the Mon script or ancient Khmer script , which were the scripts of the classical civilizations of mainland southeast Asia.

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  8. Process of tattooing - Wikipedia

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    Similarly, Sak Yant tattoos from Southeast Asia (mostly Thailand) are traditionally hand-poked using steel or (now rarely) bamboo rod finished with a needle, called Khem Sak. Traditional Hawaiian hand-tapped tattoos are experiencing a renaissance, after the practice was nearly extinguished in the years following Western contact.

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    Brianna "Chickenfry" LaPaglia has added a new ink to her collection! In a video posted on Instagram on Sunday, Dec. 8, the social media star, 25, was filmed getting a tattoo inspired by her ...