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2011-12-02T09:09:00.000+07:00

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Thailand's Wan Phra (Holy Day)

2011-11-25T13:12:00.001+07:00

Many Buddhists (but not all) practice a holy day called Wan Phra. This is a day known as the day of the monks, or holy day.

The reason for this day is that it corresponds to the moon's schedule - this is a new moon, when the moon is absolutely black to those of us observing on earth. Monks sometimes will shave their heads on this day. Some shave regularly on this day.

One of the nice parts about this holy day is that the monks don't have to go on alms walks on Wan Phra. The public - the Buddhists in the are that support that temple, visit the temple instead to give food and drink, snacks, and other needed supplies to the monks.

The temple still sells Thai amulets during this time - and you can either buy them directly at the temple, or through us at our Thai Amulet Sales site - ThaiAmuletSales.com or our new Buddha Amulet site - AllBuddhas.com.

New Thai Amulets for Christmas - For Buddhists on Your Wishlist

2011-10-09T19:20:00.001+07:00

New Thai Amulets coming for Christmas. Here now - but, selling for Christmas is what we mean!

Today we picked up about 60 amulets from one of our favorite Buddhist temples in Thailand and we'll have them up on ThaiAmuletSales.com shortly - and some of them will also make it over to AllBuddhas.com as well.

The prices for these amulets are not as high as what they maybe should be. We priced them right for gifts at Christmas time. Hopefully we'll sell all of them and have to go find some more.

If you are looking for a Gold, White, or Solid Silver Buddha amulet - do let us know! Check out our sites in a couple days.

Metta & Peace...

New Way to View Thai Buddha Amulets Here

2011-09-28T08:03:00.000+07:00

Google just created another 7 ways to view this blog - and they're all pretty cool. Here is the one we think is the best for now - until they iron everything out:

Thai Buddha Amulets New Style ->

New Thai Amulets for Sale

2011-08-21T11:30:00.000+07:00

We have recently returned from a trip to one of our favorite Buddhist temples in Thailand's south and, as usual, we purchased far too many new Thai amulets!

We will post a couple of photos in the next few days. Specifically we found some waterproof amulets - Luang Phor Tuad, Thailand's most famous Buddhist monk; some gold cased Nong Kwak amulets. Nong Kwak is the Chinese figure associated most with success in business and all things money related. If you go into a Chinese store, wherever you are in the world there is a good chance you'll see a Nong Kwak statue there. She is a woman and her one hand is raised, as if saying bye - in English symbols, but, in reality she is calling money in to the establishment. "Money coming in" is the saying that goes along with Thai Nong Kwak's gesture.

Some other Thai amulets we found were Ganesh, Lersi, Buddha (of course), and some wonderfully colored Buddhist necklaces for the amulets. We bought about 90 necklaces because we run short every month.

We did purchase some more blessed Buddhist bracelets at the temple, and these are the usual colors of the bracelets - nothing fancy except some light blue and white ones that we don't see very often.

There were many Thai people at the temple today, and hundreds of them were buying Thai amulets from the market area on the temple grounds.

If you want to find Thai amulets for yourself or your loved ones, please visit:

Thai Amulet Sales (.com)

We have over 400 amulets for you to choose from - including Buddhas, Kwan Yin, Ganesh, Lersi, Luang Phor Tuad and Jumnien, Luang Phor Klai... Good luck amulets, Kuman Tong black magic amulets and more.

Bangkok Amulets

2011-07-29T15:37:00.000+07:00

Most of the buying of amulets for foreigners takes place in Bangkok. There are more temples there and more markets, and most visitors spend at least a couple of days in Bangkok because they fly into the Bangkok airport and fly back out there as well.

If you are going to buy a Thai amulet in Bangkok - what should you know?

You should know that there are real amulets and fake amulets. You should know that monks don't sell amulets to foreigners, so if you see one doing so - he is likely not really a monk, or, is a bad monk.

You should know that the only place in Thailand where can be sure that the amulet you're buying has been blessed - is at a Buddhist temple. Most amulets bought in Thailand are not blessed, and are worthless to Thais and other Buddhists because of just this fact.

You should know that there are as many fake amulets sold as there are real ones. This is just a guess, obviously, but amulet making and faking is a very large enterprise and millions of Thai baht can be made from manufacturing and selling amulets that are not genuine - and made from cheap materials en masse by day laborers.

Thai amulets come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Few of the gold cased or silver cased amulets are waterproof - and this is important to some amulet buyers. If you want waterproof - you should buy either a metal amulet with ring that you can place directly on a necklace, or buy one wrapped in plastic that is 100% waterproof.

Amulets made at the temple can look just like fake amulets sold on the streets. There is no way for you to know which is the genuine article. Scams in Bangkok occur daily, and in many venues. If you are going to buy an amulet over 1,000 THB (about $30) - please don't risk it - and buy directly from a Buddhist temple.

Subjects of amulets can be a multitude of gods, goddesses, monks, animals, and past Kings and Royal Family Members. There are mythical as well as factual people from the past represented in amulets.

Solid gold Thai amulets don't really exist except in rare cases. Solid silver amulets are found much more frequently, but are also rather rare. If you buy a metal amulet it is likely brass, copper, bronze, tin, pewter, iron, or stainless steel.

Metal Thai amulet cases are very nearly always plated gold, silver, or stainless steel. A solid gold case starts at $100 USD and higher (3,300 THB).

If you have questions about Thai amulets before you buy - we might be able to help. Write us at thaiamuletsalescom@gmail.com and see if we can help. If not -we'll tell you, not try to sell you something at our online store - www.ThaiAmuletSales.com or AllBuddhas.com.

2011-07-27T15:39:00.013+07:00

Here is a nice little Thai Buddha amulet that is made from stainless steel, and is very affordable. We have it for sale at our ThaiAmuletSales.com site under the "New Buddhas" link. These amulets were poured on-site at the temple and it is a new Thai amulet the temple has not fashioned before.

We saw bowls full of them disappearing, so we bought a few of them to sell here and at ThaiAmuletSales.com.

The reverse side is simple, but that makes this amulet from Thailand even better -

These are typical symbols found on Buddhist amulets from Thailand. Not all amulets have them, but, they are usually on the ones we sell from the temple in the south named Wat Tum Sua. The spiral symbolizes Buddha, knowledge, the great accomplishment of nirvana... the marks around it are from Pali language (which is what Thai language is based on partially).

If you are a Buddhist person, finding genuine amulets - real amulets from Thailand, might appear impossible to you. Have a look at our amulets at our main site and see if you find something that might fit you.

We get all of our amulets from Buddhist temples around Thailand. We are 100% sure they are blessed and authentic. This is more than most people know about the amulets they buy or sell.

Metta and good karma to you and your family...

Out of the Ordinary Thai Buddhist Amulets - Photos

2011-07-25T20:53:00.000+07:00

Here are some rather rare and even odd Buddhist amulets we have from Thailand. Thailand has such a variety of amulets because their religious base is really coming from 3 different sources... Theravada Buddhism, Hinduism, and Animism. There are also various black magic - dark magic type beliefs that creep into many Thais belief system.

Anyway, here are some of the more interesting amulets we have for sale, and have had for sale. If you like any of these and would like to buy one of them have a look at our main site: ThaiAmuletSales (.com) and order there.

An odd looking Buddha in waterproof case. We actually like this one!

Ganesha!

Lersi - but he looks like a demon, not the
usual Lersi ascetic monk we know and love!

Jatukam Ramathip

Another Jatukam Ramathip

Lersi head in waterproof plastic case

Colorful Lersi head in waterproof amulet case

A Som Dej Buddha as a subset of a large oval amulet.

This one is going to sell out soon - everyone loves the emerald Buddhas!

Luang Phor Kun in a turtle shell amulet case

Amazing lotus shaped Buddha amulet - we love this one too.

We have sold all but 2 of these silver Buddhas already

This is a popular shield shape - and this Buddha also is nearly sold out.

Very odd shaped Buddha amulet - but we like it.

Ok, time to change our camera - this camera is junk compared to our last Sony.
This Tiger amulet is really quite nice, not cheap looking like this makes it appear. Sigh...

Not quite sure WHAT this is... it's a Thai amulet though, that much is sure.

Strange shaped Buddha

Cool shaped Buddha

The face on this Buddha is a little odd.
Not sure if maybe this style came from another country
- possibly Gambusha (Cambodia) or Myanmar (Burma).

Some Thai Amulets from Thailand

2011-07-25T20:05:00.000+07:00

Gallery of Thai amulets taken from ThaiAmuletSales.com!

Thai Amulets from Thailand

Thai Buddha Amulets - Photos

2011-07-23T20:39:00.000+07:00

Here we list a lot of our Thai Buddha amulets so you can see what sort of Buddhas we typically have for sale at our main site. If you are interested in one or more of these lovely Thai amulets - send us email at: thaiamuletsalescom@gmail.com or visit ThaiAmuletSales (.com) to see them on the ordering pages. Enjoy...

Thai Amulets - Frauds, Fakes, and Overpricing

2011-07-21T20:02:00.004+07:00

We had a look at eBay 2 nights ago, and now we're sorry we did. Ebay has become "amulet fraud central" from what we saw in just a short amount of time. Apparently someone can have more than 15,000 good feedbacks and be selling "pure gold" Buddha, Shiva, Kwan Yin, Ganesh, and other Thai amulets - for just $150 at a time.

First of all, the price of gold is so high ($1,600 per ounce) that the size of "pure gold" amulets this one seller is selling means he is losing his pants selling the amulets so cheap. Obviously the amulets are NOT pure gold. In fact, he is selling about 80% of the same amulets that we sell at our ThaiAmuletSales.com online shop. We never claim they are pure gold - that would be lunacy. The amulets are gold plated in some cases, painted gold in others. The cases we have are nearly all gold-plated, because pure gold cases are very soft and quickly turn bad with dings and scratches.

So, this was one find at eBay. Here's another...

Amulets that we sell for under $100 are being sold on eBay for $150 even up to $400 USD! Wild claims are made to justify the price, and buyers are paying these prices in some cases. Ebay allows anyone to see how many of an item have sold if there were multiple items available. In one case, an amulet that we sell for $29.95 sold 5 times for $99.95 plus shipping costs. No free necklace. No free gifts like we always give either...

Then we looked at the high-priced market... amulets over $1,000 USD. There are hundreds upon hundreds for sale from between $1,000 to $30,000 USD. Nearly all of these amulets are made of clay - and very easily faked. How hard do you think it would be to fake an amulet that was made a century ago? What about 8 centuries ago? Find the right materials and mold yourself an amulet - and say it is hundreds of years old and sell it for $18,000 USD on eBay.

It's really quite scary, because the market wouldn't be so big on EBay unless people were paying those ridiculous prices for junk.

Out of the 20 some ads we looked at on eBay for amulets, I'm guessing that 18 of them were absolutely false, misleading, and the amulets were not worth even a fraction of what was asked. There are many mislabeled Thai amulets - calling a bronze Ganesh in a gold plated case for instance - an "Emerald Buddha Amulet".

Come on, where are the validity checks at eBay. The entire site is just full of junk sellers looking to swindle Thai amulet buyers. It must be the same in many markets there - gems, pendants, gold things, anything of value really.

If you are considering buying amulets at eBay - please don't. Save your money and take a trip to Thailand and buy directly from the Buddhist temples - like we do, so you are 100% sure you are not being scammed.

Thais scam Thais and foreigners. Foreigners from New Jersey are selling what they call "authentic Thai amulets" and they have the names wrong on most of the amulets - they can't tell a Buddha from a Shiva from a Ganesh from a Luang Phor Tuad or Klai. It's scandalous. I hope you don't choose to buy anything from eBay in the Thai amulet market. It's too fraught with risk.

Revised ThaiAmuletSales.com, AllBuddhas.com, and Our Blog

2011-05-20T04:55:00.001+07:00

We have revised a few of our sites, and are in the middle of considering more changes for ThaiAmuletSales.com. How to present our Thai amulets in a way so customers can see everything with the least amount of effort? Put images all over the home page I think... so that's what we did.

You can see an image representing each Thai amulet category on the homepage of ThaiAmuletSales.com.

We changed the theme at ThaiAmuletSales.com/blog/ and we revised prices at AllBuddhas.com - dropping hundreds of dollars off most of the amulets. Are they worth $500 and $900? Absolutely... unfortunately we don't have the time needed to sell them for what they are worth and we'll probably lose in the sale of these lovely white jade and petrified wood Somdej Buddha amulets.

Cambodian Jade and Crystal Buddhas, Silver Jewelry Boxes, Nong Kwak Statues, More

2011-05-11T14:51:00.001+07:00

We had a trip to Cambodia recently and were amazed at what we found. There were some really beautiful Buddhist items - especially the crystal and jade Buddhas, and the sterling silver handmade jewelry boxes.

Amazing items and we're going back to buy more.

If you might be interested in buying some of these very unique items go have a look at our Buddhist Items Blog - Thai Amulet Sales Blog - and see if there is anything on the page you'd like.

Click the graphic below that shows the items we found...

Some Thai Amulets: Buddha, Luang Phor Tuad, More...

2011-05-08T09:17:00.001+07:00

Simple brass Buddha meditating in lotus flower shape.

We think this is soapstone. This is an intricately carved Buddha. Weight - about a kilogram (2.2 lbs)

We'd love to sell this Buddha piece to you - but not sure how to ship it.

Small brass or bronze Buddha charm for necklace.

We have many of these at our main site for sale. Nice price.

Ramathip - copper.

Buddha with Chinese zodiac. Exceptional piece, special edition.

Find all of these at ThaiAmuletSales.com.

Reverse side of above... Buddha again.

Buddha meditating on coiled Naga (snake).

Small charm, very nice for gold necklace.

Buddha in round Jatukam style - This is a limited edition Thai amulet.

We have just 1.

A tri-color version of the Buddha Jatukam amulet we have above.

Again, we have only one of these at our main site: ThaiAmuletSales.com.

This case needs to be changed to a solid silver case with clear glass.

This is an outstanding and unique amulet - we've not seen another one in Thailand.

Brass Buddha seated on raised pedestal on lillypad.

Exceptional detail on this...

Pra Bit Tar (Bidtar) - closed eye monk...

We have just one of these Thai amulets - it is a special edition.

Jatukam Ramathip. Solid copper Jatukam style amulet.

One of a kind special edition - we've not seen another.

From Wat Phra Matat in Nakhon Si Thammarat, southern Thailand.

Jatukam Rama Thip - colors are off here -

this is a brilliant tricolor + black Jatukam special edition
for sale at ThaiAmuletSales.com under the Jatukam section.

As you can see - we have a number of new amulets - and this isn't even 1/10th of what we have recently put up on the main ThaiAmuletSales.com site. We have a number of new Buddha amulets - and necklaces... bracelets.

Have a look!

A New Page for Thai Amulets, Necklaces, Bracelets

2011-05-03T09:30:00.001+07:00

Luang Phor Tuad silver-cased amulet from Thailand.

He is Thailand's most revered Buddhist Monk.
Available at 50% off at ThaiAmuletSales.com!

In addition to our blog here - we have another page where we'll introduce new amulets and other Buddhist memorabilia like necklaces, bracelets, yant flags, t-shirts and things.

Thai Amulets Page ->

Did you see, we're having a 50% off sale at ThaiAmuletSales.com? Stop over there quickly if you want to enjoy the deal - it ends this week. It's a one time per year amulet sale where we discount all Thai amulets with gold or silver cases - and we sell more during this time than all year around.

Buy Thai amulets for your friends with birthdays, or for loved-ones and other special people.

Cambodian Buddha Head

2011-04-07T08:18:00.000+07:00

We took a trip from Thailand to Cambodia the other week and were pleased to find some Khmer Buddhas in a couple of exceptional temples and stores. There were some crystal Buddhas that we'd love to be able to offer on our site, but I think it would take bribing someone at the border a couple thousand dollars US to get it past. One in particular was easily worth $20,000 USD and weighed about 40 KG. It was a beautiful crystal...clear... well shaped Buddha...

I will find my photos of it here shortly.

In the meantime, here is a large bronze Buddha head in one of my favorite stores at a market place.

If you are interested in Cambodian Buddhas - we did buy 3 small, pure jade Khmer Buddha figurines that we'll be putting on our main site (see right column for info).

Metta!

Southern Thailand Temple - Theravada Buddhist Temples

2011-04-05T09:37:00.001+07:00

This is a photo from one of our favorite temples in Southern Thailand. Sometimes we are able to find the odd Thai amulet there... usually not.

The name of this temple is, "Wat Pra Mahatat". It is expansive and has many cool things to see. Bring your camera because this is one of the best temples to visit in Thailand.

We have some videos of Buddhist amulets at our YouTube account here:

Premium Thai Buddha Amulets from Thailand

2011-02-24T12:46:00.000+07:00

We have never had a site for premium Buddha amulets - those rare amulets that make up the top 1% of the greatest amulets we find in Thailand. We thought we'd have a hard time selling them, and so didn't buy any to sell - just for ourselves for the past few years.

We decided to create an All Buddha site - at AllBuddhas.com to showcase all the amazing unique Buddhas we find as we go from temple to temple across Thailand - looking to see what they have for sale.

We buy the amulets at AllBuddhas.com only at authentic Buddhist temples in Thailand. We cut our risk of being scammed - to zero, this way. This cuts your risk to the same level. There are hundreds of people selling amulets in Thailand that are selling nothing more than very cheap (pennies on the dollar) amulets that jewelers made for them to resemble real Buddha and other Buddhist amulets.

We will put photos of some of the amulets we have at this site for you to get a sample. If you like them you can write us at info@allbuddhas.com and we'll get right back to you.

Ok - don't forget us when you want to find the best Buddhist amulets for your family and friends.

Cheers!

Vern & Joy

New Jade Buddha Amulets from Remote Thailand Buddhist Temple

2011-01-20T15:56:00.001+07:00

We were scouring the countryside the last week to find remote Buddhist temples in Thailand's northeast. We came upon a tiny temple with an amazing find - absolutely unique white jade Buddhas! We bought 12 and will sell 10 in a special sale. We'll put each white jade amulet in it's own solid silver case and sell them one at a time for $295.

These are unique, very rare (one of a kind) amulets that you simply will not find anywhere else. These jade Buddhas were made from the same white jade used to make a very large solid white jade Buddha at the temple we visited. These amulets are unique and blessed - and are excellent gifts for any Buddhist.

Please have a look at our main site to see these amazing new Thai amulets!

New Thai Buddha Amulets - Jade, Brass, Collectibles

2010-12-16T18:35:00.002+07:00

Yesterday we drove to a new temple and picked up some lovely new Buddha amulets made of jade and brass - and some clay Buddhas as well. There was a large selection of older amulets, but we prefer to use our trusted local resource for those - knowing they are truly what he says they are.

It's hard to find good jade Buddha amulets in Thailand - believe me, we've looked often. If you are looking for the jolly fat smiling Buddhas - now we have some in jade for your necklaces! Email: thaiamuletsalescom@gmail.com to see them - or, follow the links on this page to reach our home site.

In the future we'll be adding considerably to our Thai amulet inventory - and hope you come to buy all your Buddhist amulets at our main store!

Jade Buddhas now available at Thai Amulet Sales store - !

Thai Amulet Inventory

2010-07-23T10:08:00.000+07:00

Recently we upgraded our Thai Amulet Sales (.com) site to add over 200 more Thai amulets than what we had previously. You'll now find over 90 Buddha amulets, over 30 Ganesh, over 30 Luang Phor Tuad and over 50 "other" monk and other Buddhist amulets at the site.

We may have a new best selling amulet out of the beautiful amulets we have (below):

Nawagote - 9 headed millionaire Thai amulet

Garuda - God of all Birds, half man half bird Thai amulet

Reclining Buddha amulet

One of our favorite Thai Buddha amulets

Another favorite Thai Buddha Amulet in Ayuddhya Style

We only have 1 or 2 of these Buddha Amulets - very nice gifts.

Gold Ayuddya Style Buddha Thai Amulet

One Jade Buddha amulet!

Chinese Style Buddha Amulet

Nice gold triangle Thai Buddha amulet

We have just one of these white Buddha amulets.

Gold Ganesh in Gold Case.
Ganesh is the god of obstacles (Hinduism)

Tricolor Ganesh in Gold Case - very nice.

One of my favorite Ganesh amulets - we have just 1.

So - that is a small sample of some of the new Thai amulet inventory we have at Thai Amulet Sales (.com).

Have a look - we have totally revised the site and we now have a amulet shopping cart to help you buy all you want in one-shot. Previously people that ordered 3-10 amulets were asking for it - now we have it!

New White Buddha and Gold Buddha Thai Amulets in Stock

2010-05-03T15:07:00.000+07:00

Our best selling Thai amulets are the triangle shaped Buddhas - there is a white one and a gold one - both in gold cases, that outsell everything else we have. We used to be able to get these from the temple often - but, for the last 8 months or so they just never got the white Buddha amulets in at all!

We had a waiting list of 11 people at one point that were waiting on the white triangle Buddha amulet!

Everyone except 3 gave in and finally accepted the gold triangle amulet as a replacement. The gold ones in our opinion are every bit as nice -and the gold Thai Buddha triangles are our second best selling amulet anyway.

The white Buddha triangles are very rare - and, quite frankly, we've not seen them anywhere else but our temple. If you see them elsewhere selling for more- these are probably amulets we sold to other stores! Likewise, the gold triangles also are sold to other stores - we've not seen them more than one or two places. Never for the fair prices we sell them at.

So, if you want to get one of the new white or gold Buddha amulets give us an email:
Thaiamuletsalescom@gmail.com and we'll reserve one for you and send you the Paypal request. These are only $34.95 each, and everyone in the month of May 2010 gets free secret gifts with every purchase - in honor of Ajarn Jumnien's birthday - May 1st.
:)

Ajarn Jumnien at Wat Tum Sua for Birthday

2010-04-30T17:56:00.001+07:00

Hmm, I cannot remember Ajarn Jumnien's age right now but I think 72. His birthday is May 1. He is back to his home temple, Wat Tham Suea (Wat Tum Sua) for a couple of days when he will bless amulets and have meetings with those that would like to meet with him. Mostly he's available in his small home for visitors.

If you wanted to meet with Ajarn Jumnien, abbot of Wat Tum Sua (Wat Tham Seua, Suea) this is the time because he is very rarely at home!

Happy Birthday Ajarn Jumnien! Good luck and best wishes to you in 2010!

Thai Amulet Necklaces - New

2010-04-15T09:46:00.001+07:00

We've not had any amulet necklaces since we started selling Thai amulet and other Buddhist jewelry on Thai Amulet sales .com, but now we do. Here is a sample of the selection. These are the the basic black necklaces that most Thais and visitors prefer. Yes, we can get the elaborate traditional necklaces if you really want one. They're expensive, about $39.

The top one is adjustable and has room for one amulet in the center. The second necklace has the traditional 3-places for amulets and is not adjustable. It's 18 inches long.

These are high quality black cord and will last a very long time. These are what the Thais wear.

Ganesh - Ganesha Amulets from Thailand - Free Shipping

2010-04-10T14:25:00.001+07:00

There are a number of amulets we sell at our main site, ThaiAmuletSales.com, and we are trying to expand. We have had a number of people ask for the Hindu Ganesh - (Ganesha some say) amulets.

Ganesha was the Indian son of Gods Parvati and Shiva. Shiva killed the boy when he blocked Shiva from watching Parvati bathe - in accordance with Parvatis wish that he guard the area. Parvati was heartbroken. Shiva promised to make it right - and make the boy a God. He put an elephant head on the boy and made him a god. Ganesha is the god of obstacles. He can put obstacles in front of people or take them away.

Thais and Indians really like this God and they often pray to Ganesha before they do anything - for favor and ease of accomplishing the task, whatever it is - and however small or large.

If you are interested in owning Ganesh - Ganesha amulets from a real Thailand Buddhist temple in the south of Thailand you can click that link above to see the 27 Ganesh - Ganesha amulets we just published at the main site. There are 9 pages of Ganesh amulets - with links at the bottom and tops of the pages.

We now have: Buddhas, Nong Kwak, Kwan Yin, Chu Chok, Luang Phor Tuad, Phor Jumnien, Ganesh - Ganesha amulets from Thailand to send to you - Free of Charge!