This new Luang Phor Thuad amulet was inundated with orders prior to release; in fact it was sold out almost immediately. Prices for these amulets have risen sharply and will continue to do so. This is an important amulet and set to become a future classic.
Known as LP Thuad Songnum BE 2551 Langkasuka series and blessed by Luang Phor Daeng, a senior monk at Wat Rai Bangtawa, Pattani province.
Funds raised from the sale of this amulet will be used to support the renovation work at the temple.
Previous to this amulet, Luang Phor Daeng’s released a series of takrut amulets made from bullet shells, these were also highly popular, particularly with police and soldiers, working on the front line in the fight against terrorism.
It was no surprise therefore that once he had announced this new series of amulets there was a rush to reserve them, for the fear that they would be sold out. We were lucky to have reserved two, which we now have in our possession.
Luang Phor Tuad ( Songnum B.E.2551 Lungkasuka series) amulets were named so because Langkasuka was the name of an ancient city, where the populace enjoyed peace and prosperity. Luang Phor Dang decided to use the name of this city to name his new amulets.
Luang Phor Daeng was a close disciple of Luang Phor Suk ,Wat Tuyong and also educated by Luang Phor Poom, the former abbot of Wat Raibangtawa.
Luang Phor Dang said that he alone could not create sufficiently powerful Luang Phor Thuad amulets, and as such enlisted the help of many senior monks, including the souls of many who had passed away, such as the Luang Phor Poom and Luang Phor Tim of Wat Chang Hai.
Luang Phor Daeng, was born as Chai-ya Polboon, in Nongjik District, Pattani Province. He was officially ordained by three senior monks namely Luang Por Suk of Wat Tuyong, Prakru Pitaksuwannakorn and Prakru Visarnkijjatorn of Wat Mujjalintavapiviharn.
The first monk to create Luang Phor Thuad amulets was Luang Phor Tim, the former abbot of Wat Chang Hai, between B.E.2497-B.E.2512.
In B.E.2514, the sacred soul of Luang Phor Tim had told Ajahn Nong in a dream, that he must create a new series of LP Thuad amulets because during that no one else was suitably qualified to do so.
Since then Luang Phor Nong created several series of LP Tuad-family amulets, which were highly popular.
After Luang Phor Nong passed away in B.E.2541, many other monks had created further series of LP Thuad amulets but the most popular being those created by Luang Phor Tim, Luang Phor Nong, Luang Phor Tong, and Luang Phor Daeng of Wat Raibangtawa.
This should also explain why these particular series of amulets were instantly popular, both in Thailand and internationally.
Luang Phor Thuad ( Songnum B.E.2551 Langkasuka series) amulets were specially designed and quite different from previous series of LP Thuad amulets because the right hand thumb of LP Thuad is pointing upwards.
Moreover the hands of LP Thuad are holding “Numtao”, a kind of sacred fruit, believed to possess the power to call upon fortune in to the worshippers life.
Furthermore the base of the amulets was engraved with a Chinese word “Charn”, meaning “good fortune”.
5,555 amulets were made of Navaloha metal and on April 13, B.E.2551, Luang Phor Daeng gave away many rian LP Thuad (sacred coins) to the poor. All of the coins were made of copper.
Luang Phor Thuad ( Songnum B.E.2551 Langkasuka series) amulets passed several sacred ceremonies, which were organized to transfer magic power into them, and the last ceremony was held on May 29th, B.E.2551.
The amulet is supplied with the original temple presentation case, which in itself has a single rien amulet attached to the cover. Typically collectors will remove this amulet and case it is Perspex.