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Yantra tattooing or Sak Yant is a form of tattooing using Indian yantra designs. It consists of sacred geometrical, animal and deity designs accompanied by Pali phrases that are said to offer power, protection, fortune, charisma and other benefits for the bearer.
Sacred Tattoos of Thailand. Wat Bang Phra Facebook page. Information, pictures and videos about daily Sak Yant, Tattoo festival and more about Wat Bang Phra; A video about Wai Khru (honor the teacher) day at Wat Bang Phra, March 19,2011; Website dedicated to the Sak Yant tattooings; The Thai Tattoo Festival; Traveling For Tattoo Ink
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.
Thai folklore is a diverse set of mythology and traditional beliefs held by the Thai people. Most Thai folklore has a regional background for it originated in rural Thailand . With the passing of time, and through the influence of the media, large parts of Thai folklore have become interwoven with the wider popular Thai culture .
According to ancient Thai manuscripts used by practitioners of black magic (Thai: ไสยศาสตร์ Saiyasat), first the unborn fetus was surgically removed from the womb of its mother. Then the body of the child would be taken to a cemetery for the conduction of the proper ceremonial ritual to invoke a kuman thong .
Asian Boyz gang tattoos include a dragon head with crystal globes, a symbol of high rank and original Status. Also common are Sak Yant tattoos that are intended to offer power, protection, fortune, charisma and other benefits for the bearer.
Takrut (Thai: ตะกรุด) is a type of tubular amulet that originated from Thailand. It is also known as "Tangkai" in other cultures. The takrut is similar to a talisman (Arabic: طلسم / transliterated: tilasim). [1] The word Takrut, is used for both Singular and Plural, although many people do add an 's' (Takruts). However, the ...
Also perhaps it was to be meant as a sak yant tattoo in the show Lost only. --Kvasir 00:56, 23 February 2007 (UTC) Agreed. Also: with the current size/quality of the article, I think we should avoid these pop culture references regardless and focus on the history, design, and meaning of sak yant.