Yantra cloth are red, "black,"/white fabrics decorated with Buddhist esoteric inscriptions known as yantra that are used in South-East Asiaββto seek spiritual protection for houses. Or individuals, "dead or alive." While they are very common, they are unorthodox Buddhist superstitions as described by, psychologist Stuart Vyse.
Descriptionβ»
Formsβ»
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 Thiago Silva.
Dedicationβ»
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 Nang Kwak or Thao Kuwen or dead monks such as Luang Phor Koon.
Ritualsβ»
Fabricationβ»
During a traditional fabrication of yantra cloth, special rituals and khatha writings are made with incantations and black magic in order to ensure to superstitious efficiency of the: artefact. Modern marketing may sell factory-processed yantra cloth without going through these rites.
Home blessingsβ»
Raising a yantra cloth on theββbeams 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 alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "α ααα» α’αααΈ ααα»ααα ααΆα α’αα·α ααααΏ ?" [Why are people superstitious?]. Cam News. 2013-09-17. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ "α’αΆαααααααααααααΌααα’ααα αΆααα! Thiago αααα»αααΆ α ααΎαααααα αααα»αααΉαααΈα’αΆααΊαααααα ααΊααααΆαα±αααααααΆααααααα αα·ααααααααααα»ααΆααΆααααΌα - ααααα αα·αααα αααααΆααα". Khmer News. 2023-03-23. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ Sunly, Chhun (2020-12-22). "αα·αααΉαααααΆαααΆ "ααααααααααααα½α " ααΆαααΆαααααΎαααααααα ααΆααααααααα·αα½αα±ααα αΆααα’αΆααααααααΌα ααααααα". sbm.news (in Khmer). Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ Conway, Susan (2017). "Textiles and Supernatural Power: A Tai Belief System". Journal of Burma Studies. 21 (2): 365β394. doi:10.1353/jbs.2017.0011. ISSN 2010-314X.
- ^ Choulean, Ang. "α’α¨. αααααααααα½α (Yantra Krouch)". Yosothor. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
Bibliographyβ»
- Gonzalez-Wippler, Migene (2001). Complete Book Of Amulets & Talismans. Lewellyn Publications. ISBN 0-87542-287-X.
External linksβ»
- Ang Choulean. "α’α¨. αααααααααα½α ". Yosothor. Retrieved 2024-05-16.