Thai amulet code: #A429

Coin of Phra Buddha Chinnarat, 1972 (BE 2515), King’s Ceremony,  Phitsanulok Province. Nawa material.

• Name: Rian Buddha Chinnaraj Phitsanulok
• Buddhist Year: BE.2515 (1972)

Details:

The King’s Grand Consecration Ceremony of Buddha Images of King Naresuan at Wang Chan in 1972 was held at Phra Viharn Luang Pho Phra Buddha Chinnarat, Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat, Phitsanulok Province, on January 20, 1972.

On January 20, 1972, the Phitsanulok Buddhist Association organized the King’s Grand Consecration Ceremony at Phra Viharn Luang Pho Phra Buddha Chinnarat, Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat Wora Maha Vihara, Phitsanulok, to bless the sacred objects created. The ceremony was grand and complex, involving skilled ritual masters and monks.

The history of the ceremony dates back to the Rattanakosin period, first held during the reign of King Rama I and later during the reign of King Rama IX on January 20, 1972. No similar ceremonies have been recorded since.

Ceremony Details:

• Conducted by Phra Ajarn Phong Chinda of Wat Chakkawat Ratchawat, Bangkok, and Ajarn Thep Sarikabut, who meticulously followed traditional rituals.
• The Supreme Patriarch presided over the candle lighting, with Professor Dr. Sanya Dharmasakti, President of the Buddhist Association of Thailand, leading the offering ceremony.
• Phra Khru Sri Prommasopit (Luang Pho Phae) of Wat Phikunthong, Singburi, led the blessing incantation.
• Various committees and prominent figures, including the provincial governor and military officials, oversaw the ceremony.

Preparation Details:

• On April 9, 1971, the Phitsanulok Buddhist Association commissioned Suan Jamroman, a craftsman from Thonburi, to design and create Buddha images according to traditional rituals.
• On April 15, 1971, silver and gold sheets were blessed by 109 monks across the country, with incantations and prayers over seven Saturdays and seven Tuesdays.
• On July 20, 1971, the blessed metal sheets were taken to the Supreme Patriarch for further blessings.
• On August 1, 1971, a grand offering ceremony was held to consecrate the spirit of King Naresuan the Great, with leading monks blessing the metal sheets for casting the Buddha images.

Casting Ceremony:

• On August 2, 1971, the metal sheets were used to cast the Buddha images at the home of the Buddhist Association’s president to prevent unauthorized creations.
• The consecrated images, including Buddha statues and sacred objects, were then blessed in the King’s Grand Consecration Ceremony on January 20, 1972, at Phra Viharn Luang Pho Phra Buddha Chinnarat, with Phra Ajarn Phong Chinda and Ajarn Thep Sarikabut leading the rituals.

Participating Monks:

Leading monks from various provinces, including Luang Pho Pae of Wat Phikulthong, Singburi, and other revered monks, collectively known as the 109 monks of the era, participated in the consecration.

109 monks participated in the ceremony, including:

• Luang Por Ngern from Wat Don Yai Hom, Nakhon Pathom
• Luang Por Daeng from Wat Khao Ban Dai It, Phetchaburi
• Luang Por Hom from Wat Chak Mak, Rayong
• Luang Por Suk from Wat Pho Surae Thong, Buriram
• Luang Por Sot from Wat Hang Nam, Chai Nat
• Luang Por Phraeng from Wat Bot Kong Thanu, Lopburi
• Luang Por Mui from Wat Don Rai, Suphanburi
• Luang Por Thira from Wat Pa Lelai, Suphanburi
• Luang Por Kee from Wat Hu Chang, Nonthaburi
• Luang Por Khom from Wat Phai Rong Wua, Suphanburi
• Luang Por Uttama from Wat Wang Wiwekaram, Kanchanaburi
• Luang Por Nueang from Wat Chulamanee, Samut Songkhram
• Luang Por Pae from Wat Phikul Thong, Singburi
• Luang Por Kasem from Susa Tri Lak, Lampang
• Luang Por Phrom from Wat Chong Khae, Nakhon Sawan
• Luang Por Ot from Wat Chan Sen, Nakhon Sawan
• Luang Por Khuai from Wat Khositaram, Chai Nat
• Luang Por Juan from Wat Nong Soom, Singburi
• Luang Por Nor from Wat Klang Tha Ruea, Ayutthaya
• Luang Por Thiam from Wat Kasattrathirat, Ayutthaya
• Luang Pu Toh from Wat Pradoochimpli, Thonburi
• Luang Por Seng from Wat Kalaya, Thonburi
• Luang Por Ming from Wat Kok, Thonburi
• Luang Pu Tim from Wat Lahan Rai, Rayong
• Luang Por Ket from Wat Ko Lak, Prachuap Khiri Khan
• Phra Ajaan Nam Kaewchan from Wat Don Sala, Phatthalung
• Luang Por Khong from Wat Ban Suan, Phatthalung
• Luang Por Song from Wat Chao Fa Sala Loi, Chumphon
• Luang Por Phang from Wat Udom Khong Kha Khiri Khet, Khon Kaen
• Phra Ajaan Thanom from Wat Nang Phaya, Phitsanulok
• etc

The collection of these monks, renowned for their spiritual power, especially for protection and invulnerability, is highly revered and considered highly auspicious. The holy water used in the consecration ceremony was sourced from Wat Toom, from the head of the Buddha statue that King Naresuan the Great used in rituals for his sword and weapons, combined with water from the sacred well at Wat Phra Phai Luang (Boh Phra Ruang) in the old city of Sukhothai.

Significance:

• The sacred objects, especially renowned for protection and blessings, became highly revered.
• The consecration water was sourced from Wat Tum, used by King Naresuan the Great, and other holy sites in Sukhothai.

The sacred objects created for the King’s Grand Consecration Ceremony on January 19-20, 1972, at Phra Viharn Luang Pho Phra Buddha Chinnarat in Phitsanulok are highly venerated and believed to possess exceptional protective and auspicious properties.