Buddhism Statues Phra Phuttha Maha Mani Rattana Patimakon Buddha Thai Amulet

HISTORY Historical sources indicate that the statue surfaced in northern Thailand in the Lanna kingdom in 1434. One account of its discovery tells that lightning struck a chedi in Wat Pa Yia (Bamboo Forest Monastery, later renamed Wat Phra Kaew) in the Chiang Rai, revealing a Buddha covered with stucco inside. The Buddha was then placed in the abbot's residence, who later noticed that stucco on the nose had flaked off, revealing a green interior. The abbot removed all the stucco and found a Buddha image made of a green semi-precious stone, which became known as Phra Kaew Morakot or the Emerald Buddha. "Emerald" here simply means "green coloured" in Thai. Some art historians describe the Emerald Buddha as belonging to the Chiang Saen Style of the 15th century AD, which would mean it is of Lanna origin. King Sam Fang Kaen of Lanna wanted it in his capital, Chiang Mai, but the elephant carrying it insisted, on three separate occasions, on going instead to Lampang. This was taken as a divine sign, and the Emerald Buddha stayed in Lampang in a specially-built temple (now Wat Phra Kaeo Don Tao) for the next 32 years. In 1468, it was moved to Chiang Mai by King Tiloka, where it was kept in a niche in a large stupa called Chedi Luang. The Emerald Buddha remained in Chiang Mai until 1552, when it was taken to Luang Prabang, then the capital of the Lao kingdom of Lan Xang. Some years earlier, the crown prince of Lan Xang, Setthathirath, had been invited to occupy the vacant throne of Lanna as his mother was the daughter of the king of Chiang Mai who had died without a son. However, Prince Setthathirath also became king of Lan Xang when his father, Photisarath, died. He returned home, taking the revered Buddha figure with him. In 1564, King Setthathirath moved it to Vientiane, which he had made his new capital due to Burmese attacks and where the Buddha image was housed in Haw Phra Kaew. The Buddha image would stay in Vientiane for the next 214 years. In 1779, the Thai General Chao Phraya Chakri put down an insurrection, captured Vientiane and took the Emerald Buddha to Siam. It was installed in a shrine close to Wat Arun in Thonburi, its new capital. Chao Phra Chakri then took over the reins and founded the Chakri Dynasty of Rattanakosin Kingdom. He adopted the title Rama I and shifted his capital across the Menam Chao Phra river to its present location in Bangkok, and constructed the new Grand Palace including Wat Phra Kaewwithin its compound. Wat Phra Kaew was consecrated in 1784, and the Emerald Buddha was moved with great pomp and pageantry to its current home in the Ubosoth of the Wat Phra Kaew temple complex on 22 March 1784.-------------------HISTORY OF "LEK NAM PHI" Lek Nam Phi is a kind of natural steel iron with very good quality. This material was famous and used to craft making swords and weapon in the past. Because of better quality than other iron source and thai believe that this source have some power as amulet or spiritual to protect and prevent owner from black magic or dark power. Now aday in present "Bo Lek Nam Phi" is a place of Thailand musuem for saving the history and story of this source and open for tourist come. Because of Faithful in "Lek Nam Phi" properties in good power and can protected owner from dark power, nowaday "Lek Nam Phi" fashioned used to created amulet or Buddha Statue as famous as landmark of Uttradit province. ------------------- PAYMENT & SHIPPING I accept ONLY PayPal for payment. The payment is expected within 2 days after the product ends. The package will be shipped directly from Thailand via Standard Small package Airmail, No tracking number, and it will take about 11-23 business days. Please wait until the package sent to you because we sent from southeast asia and may the postage need long time to reached there. However if you still don't recieved any package, Please contact us by message first. We promised that we'll be here and try our best for helping you.