The Legend of Ruk-Yom

                     

    Ruk-Yom is a pair of baby dolls sculpture. Their characteristic always has a topknot hair and standing with hands fist. A doll which name is “Ruk”, the great AJ carve it by black Varnish tree or "Ton Ruk" that in some textbook said AJ use tree's trunk or root which point to Eastern but it must died or called in Thai “Tai Prai” (Not died by human).
    For “Yom”, this doll was carved by star goose berry wood and also use its trunk and root as Tonruk but it is white color different from Ruk that is black color. After carved AJ will consecrate by lay down 2 baby dolls sculpture into a bronze bowl which full of Namman Jan. AJ have to consecrate until a pair of baby dolls get up and playing as they’re exist. That will be finish and perfect ceremony.
    Who are would like to invite Ruk-Yom to help the duty. Just bring Ruk-Yom and Namman Hom (Namman Jan) pour into small bottle go in with Ruk-Yom size. Bring this bottle with you everywhere when going outside and doing duty. After you back home should to bring Ruk-Yom to a suitable place then prepare food and snack for them as you have children in your house.
    For discussion with Ruk-Yom, you should to talk with yourself. Discuss for anything you wish to Ruk-Yom. And the owner should to always take care Namman in Ruk-Yom bottle, do not leave it dry and when it almost dry or lessen of Namman that is necessary to pour Namman into it, Ruk-Yom will always great and bring good thing to owner. Morover Namman in bottle of Ruk-Yom also could bring to be cosmetic as you apply on eyebrow that could bring charm to the owner. On the way to bring black varnish and trunk’s root AJ will go out from morning and will not talk with anyone until reach there and after that AJ will cut the root at the same time of chant the Katha “Jao Ruk-Yom please come with me (Por) and please bring all successful to me”

                     “NAMAPATA  AKAJCHAYA  AKAJCHAMI  MANIIMAMAMA”

    After cut those roots AJ should to run to home and don’t turn back to see that tree. After reach home AJ will bring root cover with gold leaf and put on the center of house. Chant the Katha “NA MA PA TA” and prepare a tray of food for sacrifice the spirit of Ruk-Yom.
 
              


The Legend of Ruk-Yom

                               

    One upon a time in Himmapan forest where Phra Lersi practice Buddhist teaching. On one day Pahalapiti Lersi depart from his hermitage for food. He walk pass a Lotus pond then intend to scoop water into his water bottle for drink at his hermitage. Suddently he glanced a pair of babies in a red Indian water lily. Thereupon he bring the pair of babies to look after them at his hermitage. Pahalapiti Lersi named for them when they grown up that one is Ratta Guman and other one name is Yamaga Guman.
At the same time Pahalapiti Lersi teached the incantations to his children.
    For the story of Ratta Guman told that he is a child who has handsome face opposite with Yamaga Guman who is not handsome but very expert in several kind of magic subjects thereby they’re impartially. On one time when they grown up to be an adult. They asked Phra Pahalapiti Lersi who as their parents to go out from the forest to city for work. Phra Lersi was feel very sad.
    Phra Lersi told to his children before they gone that even they’re be a solders of King in any town.They should not be proud yourself and do not kill any human or animal. Please persist in provident and don’t hurt anyone who is lower. Ratta Guman and Yamaga Guman accepted that and depart from Phra Lersi’s hermitage.
    After both of them departed for not long time. They was be a solder of King in one town with honest and brave result in they got a position of the great solder of that town.
    Yamaga Guman got a position as an adviser of government and Rattana who has handsome face which the attractive to Princess of this town falling in love with him.
Badfortune the news of Rattana Guman loving with the Princess was a bad news of King. The King was very anygry because Princess was be a fiancé of another City prince who is same level of his Princess. Thus, Princess was separated from her palace. Ratta Guman known this news so he was very angry and plan to kill the King.
    This news also went to Yamaga Guman, he stoped this bad plan and emphasize about Phra Lersi’s speech. But finally Ratta Guman still need to kill the King and forgot Phra Lersi’s speech then he went to kill the King. After that Ratta Guman felt sad so he went to tell whole story to Phra Lersi. Ratta Guman asked for ordain because of felt bad to himself and intend to practice until end of his life. Before he die, Phra Lersi asked for his desire, Ratta Guman said even born in any life please have a charm however Phra Lersi said you will not born to be a human suddently because of your pass action. After he died, he was born to be one kind of plant which has a quality for charm (Ton Ruk).
    For Yamaga Guman after he done his duty in aged. He ordain to be monk same and also born to be a plant which stand beside Ton Ruk, people called Yamaga tree and change to "Mayom" in the present time.
    From this story, AJ bring this 2 kinds of tree to curve a Ruk-Yom if whom take care of them well, they will return power to you in everything you need.!!!

The difference of Ruk-Yom and GMT

   

    Kuman Tong and Ruk-Yom are always considered as the same talismans; they belong to the same category. Yet, they have some differences. Both Kuman Tong and Ruk-Yom are created as sacred statues of young boys, but Kuman Tong in some school is created by using soil while Ruk-Yom is made of withered wood from Ruk Son and star gooseberry trees only. Sometimes Kuman Tong is also made of this kind of wood. Ruk-Yom will always be created in pair as two small figures of young boys inside a tiny oil bottle while there is only one Kuman Tong in the bottle. Kuman Tong and Ruk-Yom also have the same kind of power, people will use them to watch their property, persuade customer to come to the stores, add charm, bring good luck, and protect the owners from danger.