Thailand Amulets
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Hmm... but amulets has nothing to do with Buddhism. Although it is a common accepted Thai culture with Brahmanistic influence.
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last time a sri lankan monk (confirm monk....he wear the robes one..and we went to the temple) give metal amulets to my family also, got one buddha one for my father and three Pu2 Sa4 one for other members of my family...why?Originally posted by An Eternal Now:Hmm... but amulets has nothing to do with Buddhism. Although it is a common accepted Thai culture with Brahmanistic influence. -
Amulets is OK - its just like having a picture of your girlfriend/boyfriend in your wallet. Sri Lanka doesnt have the tradition of amulets as strongly as Thailand.Originally posted by laoda99:last time a sri lankan monk (confirm monk....he wear the robes one..and we went to the temple) give metal amulets to my family also, got one buddha one for my father and three Pu2 Sa4 one for other members of my family...why?
In Thailand amulets are known to possess many protective powers, etc. They may be right, who knows, I don't use amulets but it must be noted that they are not linked to Buddhism but an old tradition called Brahmanism. -
so some sri lankan monks practise brahmanism at the same time and give out amulets?Originally posted by An Eternal Now:Amulets is OK - its just like having a picture of your girlfriend/boyfriend in your wallet. Sri Lanka doesnt have the tradition of amulets as strongly as Thailand.
In Thailand amulets are known to possess many protective powers, etc. They may be right, who knows, I don't use amulets but it must be noted that they are not linked to Buddhism but an old tradition called Brahmanism.
it is very confusing becoz all these pple who give out amulets are call "high monks"
some have a lot of celebrities who go for them....like thailand's Bai Long Wang... -
Sri lanka dont have as much influence from Brahmanism as in Thailand I think.Originally posted by laoda99:so some sri lankan monks practise brahmanism at the same time and give out amulets?
it is very confusing becoz all these pple who give out amulets are call "high monks"
some have a lot of celebrities who go for them....like thailand's Bai Long Wang...
But its true in Thailand the monks do practise a bit of Brahmanistic practises like amulets. But there are also some Thai monks who rejected such practises.
Whatever it is, not to overemphasize such aspects, but focus on the Dharma is most important. -
Originally posted by HENG@:i hope u know that opening multi-threads like this constitutes spamming, which means they'll be locked and u'll be banned. so, byeeeeeeeeeee.
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Because of greed, fear and ignorance. As soon as people understand the BuddhaÂ’s teachings, they realise that a pure heart can protect them much better than bits of paper, bits of metal and a few chanted words and they no longer rely on such things. In the teachings of the Buddha, it is honesty, kindness, understanding, patience, forgiveness, generosity, loyalty and other good qualities that truly protect you and give you true prosperityOriginally posted by laoda99:so some sri lankan monks practise brahmanism at the same time and give out amulets?
it is very confusing becoz all these pple who give out amulets are call "high monks"
some have a lot of celebrities who go for them....like thailand's Bai Long Wang...
for u info The Buddha considered such practices as fortune telling, wearing magic charms for protection, finding lucky sites for buildings, prophesising and fixing lucky days to be useless superstitions and he expressly forbade his disciples to practise such things. He called all these things 'low arts'.
"Whereas some religious men, while living off food provided by the faithful make their living by such low arts, such wrong means of livelihood as palmistry, divining by signs, interpreting dreams, bringing about good or bad luck, picking the lucky site for a building, the monk Gotama refrains from such low arts, such wrong means of livelihood". -
like Guman Thong?
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do u guys noe that this bloody guy post the same topic in every forum possible
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Originally posted by neutral_onliner:
Yes, palmistry, fortune telling, astrology are considered low arts, but it is popular with many old and even young folks recently, due to ignorance, , fear, craving and delusion, like wanting to win 4-D, race horsing, fear of offending spirits or gods.
Because of greed, fear and ignorance. As soon as people understand the BuddhaÂ’s teachings, they realise that a pure heart can protect them much better than bits of paper, bits of metal and a few chanted words and they no longer rely on such things. [b]In the teachings of the Buddha, it is honesty, kindness, understanding, patience, forgiveness, generosity, loyalty and other good qualities that truly protect you and give you true prosperity
for u info The Buddha considered such practices as fortune telling, wearing magic charms for protection, finding lucky sites for buildings, prophesising and fixing lucky days to be useless superstitions and he expressly forbade his disciples to practise such things. He called all these things 'low arts'.
"Whereas some religious men, while living off food provided by the faithful make their living by such low arts, such wrong means of livelihood as palmistry, divining by signs, interpreting dreams, bringing about good or bad luck, picking the lucky site for a building, the monk Gotama refrains from such low arts, such wrong means of livelihood".
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The best protection is to faithfully observe the 5 precepts.
Self protection is better than relying on external protection isn't it, like salvation by self is superior than relying on external salvation.
The Buddha is a teacher, he can only guide you to the path, but you must practise and walk the path.