Mongkut, my eldest kuman thong

Mongkut, my eldest kuman thong
Mongkut, my eldest kuman thong. Arrived Saturday, October 15, 2016.

Channarong, my second eldest kuman thong

Channarong, my second eldest kuman thong
Channarong, my second eldest kuman thong. Arrived Saturday, December 3, 2016.

Tanet (Rich Man), Niran (Eternal), and Ukrit (Supreme)

Tanet (Rich Man), Niran (Eternal), and Ukrit (Supreme)
My middle, second to the youngest, and youngest kuman thong came into my life the night of Sunday, May 28, 2017. Left: Niran; Middle: Ukrit; Right: Tanet.

Saturday, October 15, 2016

My first kuman thong, consecrated by a Thai Buddhist monk



In the base of the kuman thong are:

1) Salika Takrut, handwritten chants on tiny scrolls, a golden salika (a kind of bird) amulet, and red strings

2) Loop Om, the residual spit of eminent monks. Monks chew betel nuts and leaves and then spit. Devotees collect the spit, roll them into balls, and venerate them. They are globular in shape. They are allegedly protection against evil spirits.

3) Pebbles from ten cemeteries.

4) Pebbles from ten temples.

5) Wood splinters from two, ten-year-old coffins.

6) Other stuff.


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