Thai Buddhist amulet with Phra Pairee Pinnat Buddha image in bhumisparsha mudra (touching the earth posture)

NameAmulet

Maker Wat Bowonniwet Vihara

CultureThai Buddhist

Date2013

Place collectedBangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

MediumClay, possibly other materials

Dimensions1 3/8 × 1 × 3/16 in. (3.5 × 2.6 × 0.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Venerable Kantasilo Bhikkhu, A.2014.50.1

Terms

value (economic concept)

Object numberA.2014.50.1

ProvenanceThis amulet is a gift of the Venerable (Bante) Jabtasuki Bhikkhu, a Buddhist monk in residence at Wat Bowonniwet Vihara, also known as Wat Bowon, in Bangkok, Thailand. The amulet is from Wat Bowon, made for this wat (temple) and blessed at this wat.

DescriptionDome shaped amulet depicting a man sitting crosslegged within a dome shape. On the edges of the amulet are floral elements. On the back of the amulet, the translation reads: Wat Bowonniwet Vihara 100 Birth Anniversary of H.H.Y.S.S. B.E. 2556