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Yantra cloth are red, black, or white fabrics decorated with Buddhist esoteric inscriptions known as ''
yantra Yantra (; 'machine'/'contraption') is a geometrical diagram, mainly from the Tantric traditions of the Indian religions. Yantras are used for the worship of deities in temples or at home; as an aid in meditation; and for the benefits believe ...
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to seek spiritual protection for houses or individuals, dead or alive. While they are very common, they are unorthodox Buddhist superstitions as described by psychologist
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Description


Forms

The yantra cloth can be used to protect houses. In Chinese culture, it is used to cover dead bodies. In Cambodia and Thailand, yantra cloth is used to make shirts to boost Bokator fighters. The latter have also become popular for international fighters such as
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Dedication

Some yantra cloth remain sibylline in their interpretation. Most Khmer yantra cloth used to protect houses are decorated with rain quails. In Thailand, it is common to see yantra cloth dedicated to Buddhist divinities such as
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or Thao Kuwen or dead monks such as Luang Phor Koon.


Rituals


Fabrication

During a traditional fabrication of yantra cloth, special rituals and '' khatha'' writings are made with incantations and
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in order to ensure to superstitious efficiency of the artefact. Modern marketing may sell factory-processed yantra cloth without going through these rites.


Home blessings

Raising a yantra cloth on the beams of a new house is an essential rite in the blessing of a new house in Thailand and Cambodia in order to ward off evils spirits.


See also

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Cetiya Cetiya, "reminders" or "memorials" (Sanskrit ''caitya''), are objects and places used by Buddhists to remember Gautama Buddha.Kalingabodhi jātaka, as quoted in John Strong, ''Relics of the Buddha'' (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2004), ...
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Sacca-kiriyā Sacca-kiriyā (Pāli; , but more often: ''satyādhiṣṭhāna'') is a solemn declaration of truth, expressed in ritual speech. Most often found in Buddhism, it can be an utterance with regard to one's own virtue, or with regard to a certain fac ...
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Paritta Paritta (Pali), generally translated as "protection" or "safeguard," refers to the specific Buddhist verses and discourses recited in order to ward off misfortune or danger, as well as to the practice of reciting the verses and discourses. T ...
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Jinapañjara The Jinapanjara (; , ''Chinabanchon''), sometimes known in English as "The Armor of the Conqueror", is a post-canonical Buddhist Paritta chant. It is the most popular paritta (protective text) in Thailand. It has existed since the end of the nine ...
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Somdej Toh Somdet To (1788–1872; Buddhist Era, B.E. 2331–2415), known formally as Somdet Phra Buddhacarya (To Brahmaramsi) (; ), was one of the most famous Buddhist monks during Thailand, Thailand's Rattanakosin period and continues to be the most widel ...
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Luang pho phet 250px, Luang Pho Phet Wat Tha Luang () is a Thai Buddhist temple in Tambon Nai Mueang, Amphoe Mueang Phichit, Phichit Province, upper central Thailand. Regarded as the most famous temple in the province and also considered as provincial temple. ...
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Yantra tattooing Yantra tattooing or Sak Yant is a form of tattooing using Indian yantra designs. It consists of sacred geometrical, animal and deity designs accompanied by Pali phrases that are said to offer power, protection, fortune, charisma and other benefits ...


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