Wahn
Auspicious plant of holy mass for create amulet
There are 2 purposes in which ancient people created Buddha statue and Buddha amulets that for inherit the Buddhism and give to people and soldiers to be the spirit for fighting with enemy. That the most important components in those amulets is Wahn…
The meaning of Wahn in a dictionary is “Plant which have head and not have head which used as herbal medicine and believed to invulnerable”.
From the ancient times, Thai people have the knowledge and bind up with a kind of Wahn. They are appreciate with Wahn to make the herbal medicine, for eating as food and believed it’s help for invulnerable therefore Wahn is become of ingredient with holy object (Amulet)and become to be ingredient of Phra Nuea Din(The Soil Buddha amulet)and Phra Nuea Pong (The powder Buddha amulet)since ancient time as the explanation from inscribe on gold palm leaves which found in chamber of Wat PhraSriRattanaMahaThat Supanburi province.
From consideration of amulets found Wahn always mix in mass of many Buddha amulets for example: Phra Rod MahaWan, Phra Kru TungSetthi, Phra Pong Supan, Phra Nang Paya, Phra Somdej Wat Rakang, etc. some kind of amulet will not have Wahn in the principle ingredient but for some kind can see Wahn clearly example Amulet of LP Thuad Wat ChangHai, Pattani province which bring Wahn Din Gak Ya Yak to be the principle ingredient, moreover found in Buddha amulet of LP Bun Wat Glang Bang Kaew, Nakronpathom province which called Phra Nuea Phong Wassana Jindamani
The creation precess Phra Nuea Wahn in the pass time started by bring many kind of Wahn crushed to powder by mortar.
The ingredient of Buddha amulet are :
1.) Wahn 108
2.) Lime
3.) Cavendish Banana
4.) Incense powder
5.) The skin of old Stupa which belong to LP Thuad
6.) Ore
7.) Gak Ya Yak soil
8.) Dried flowers
9.) Holy Water etc.
The mass in amulet always found white, black, white mix yellow, brown Ore and white sand on amulet that always found on back.
Wahn 108
Note : Bring 108 kinds of Wahn (Type number 1-6) crushed to powder by mortar.
For Wahn 108 can divide to 6 types there are :
1) For invulnerable