Friday, January 16, 2009

Sak Yant, i want to share

I am so into it that i spent 9hrs straight to research on this art.

สักยันต์ - Sak Yant; Sak - meaning "to tap" or, "to tattoo", and Yant, meaning "Yantra"
Originally derived from the Sanskrit word "YANTRA".

Since hundreds, if not thousand or more years, were Thai and Khmer warriors renowned and feared for the magical markings tattooed on their skin.
These markings known as Sakyant, were a mix of Buddhist psalms and prayers, and shamanistic spells and sorcery that had survived the Religious transition from the pre-Buddhist era and been incorporated in the belief system of the newlyborn Buddhist countries. Since the days of King Nareswon, Thai soldiers have sought protection in the power of sak yant and the wearing and praying to of amulets.

In the Korean, Vietnam and second world wars, the Thai soldiers were nicknamed "Taharn Phee" (ghost soldiers), by the allied forces, because of their sak yant tattoos and amulets.

Angelina Jolie made a come back after she sak yant the 5 scriptures.
The 5 scriptures say something like "i am beautiful. May all attention come to me. i will shine in the crowd. People around me will like me and stand by my side.
Soon after she put the 5 scriptures, she went ahead to do the tiger at her lower back.






This is the ceremony of "Bai Shi". Having that sak yant on me makes me his disciple. He will chant while doing the tattoo and after doing too. Then he'll seal the chants and blessings in my tattoo. While doing that, i must together, chant with him.
Funny thing is, i didn't bleed and the pain goes away shortly after. Like after an hour. And i swear you can hit me on the tattoo real hard and i don't feel any pain. It's like the tattoo has alr healed. Except that it's abit swollen.
And my nightmares became happy dreams..... =)