History of Phra Kring amulet in Thailand

Phra Kring amulet has long time history that people believe Phra Kring amulet happened first time in Tibet or China that Thais call Phra Kring Tibet and Phra Kring Nong Sae. Phra Kring is one of Lord Budddha’s periods that he was “Phra Phaisak Khuru” who is the great of medicine and health that he was born to help people from illness.

The most well known Phra Kring amulet in Thailand is Phra Kring amulet of Wat Suthat and created by Somdej Phra Sangkharaj Pae. Somdej Phra Sangkharaj Pae created Phra Kring amulet in first time to help his teacher or Somdej Phra Wannarat Dang that sick by cholera. Somdej Phra Sangkharaj Pae took the Phra Kring in water to make holy water then brought the holy water to his teacher drank that make Somdej Phra Wannarat Dang got well.

Somdej Phra Sangkharaj Pae created Phra Kring followed Somdej Phra Noppharat of Wat Pa Kaeo who is teacher of King Naresuan that Somdej Phra Somdej Phra Sangkharaj Pae said Phra Kring amulet is very hard to create because he had to find materials and auspicious day. Somdej Phra Sangkharaj Pae has to find the auspicious day to melt material to be holy sheets then Sodmej Phra Sangkharaj Pae wrote holy Yant on the sheets by his hand inside Buddhist church with Yant 108 and Na Phathamang 14. After that Somdej Phra Sangkharaj Pae took the Yant sheets to melt for creating Phra Kring amulet.

Finally, the most expensive Phra Kring amulet in Thailand is Phra Kring Powaret amulet that created bty Somdej Phra Maha Samanajao Korm Phaya Powaret Wariyalongkorn who is 13th Buddhist Somdej Phra Sangkharaj. Phra Kring Powaret created in first time around B.E.2382 or C.E.1839 that Somdej Toh of Wat Rakhang joined to bless too. Nowadays, Phra Kring Powaret amulet is more expensive than 10 million baht.