Cert: Winner 2'nd Placing in Panthip Competition 12/06/2554(12/06/2011)
In 2390, King Rama III builds Wat Chalerm Prakiat. King Rama III then invites LP Gate of Wat Arun Ratchawararam to become the 1st abbot of Wat Chalerm Prakiat. LP Gate is a famous monk during that era and know to posses highly skill in magic science. LP Gate was born in 2348 and passed away in 2429 at the age of 81. During King Rama III, Wat Chalerm has not been fully completed. It was in the reign of Rama 4 that Wat Chalerm was fully completed.
In the year of 2401-10, LP Gate abbot of Wat Chalerm Prakiat builds a batch of Somdej. A total of 84,000 pieces of Somdej were build with many different style & pim. Many well known monks were invited to attend the blessing ceremony held at Wat Chalerm Prakiat. Somdej Phra Puttajarn Toh of Wat Rakhang Kositaram presided over the blessing ceremony. After the blessing, these Somdej were store inside a pagoda.
Years later, theses Somdej make it way out from the pagoda. The jar that kept these Somdej was tight seal & in good condition. Water did not reach inside the jar. So basically all these Somdej is in a very good condition. The 1st batch that was taken out from the pagoda is in yellowish, material is smooth similar to Somdej Wat Bangkhunprom. Those with 5 yant surrounding the Somdej are most popular & rarely seen. A good substitute for Somdet Puttajarn To Somdej. Somdej Wat Chalerm Prakiat are known to have good Puttakun Metta Mahaniyom, Klaw Klad, Kongrapan.
These batches of Somdej are getting rarer in the market now. Normally u would see thai dealer or collectors wearing due to its affordable pricing and good power. Fakes have been seen in the market for over 50 yrs. But with the expertise of expert, they can easily identify the genuine piece.
Certification:
Winner 2'nd Placing in Panthip Competition 12/06/2554(12/06/2011)
(Bound by the power of the Victors? I realm, seven fortress walls arrayed. Against them, may all misfortununes within & without----caused by such things as wind or bile----be destroyed without remainder through the majesty of the unending Victor.)
12. Wasato mesaki che na, Sada Sambuddha-panjare
Jina-panjara-mahjha-mhi, Wiharantam mahitale
Sada palentu-mam sabbe, Teh maha-purisasabha
(As I dwell, in all my affairs, always in the cage of the Self-awakened One, Living grounded in the midst of the Victors, I am always guarded by all of those great noble men)
13. Isay-wamanto sugutto surakho
Jina ukbhave na-jitupadavo
Dhammanubhave na-jitari-sangho
San-tainubaway, Napitantaraiyo
Saddhamma nubhava-palito, Carami jina-panjarayti.
(Thus am I utterly well-sheltered, well-protected.
Through the might of the Victors, misfortunes are vanquished.
Through the might of the Dhamma, hordes of enemies are vanquished.
Through the might of the Sangha, dangers are vanquished.
Guarded by the might of the True Dhamma, I live in the Victor's Cage.)
Somdej Toh (1788-1872; B.E. 2331-2415), known formally as Phra Buddhacharn Toh Phomarangsi, was one of the most famous Buddhist monks during Thailand'sRattanakosin Period.
Biography
Somdej Toh was born in Kamphaeng Phet Province, possibly the son of King Rama I. He studied the Buddhist scriptures of the Pāli Canon with several Buddhist masters. After becoming a well-known monk, he became the preceptor for Prince Mongkut, later King Rama IV, when Mongkut became a monk. During Rama IV's reign Somdej Toh was given the ceremonial name Phra Buddhacharn Toh Phomarangsi. He was noted for the skill of his preaching and his use of Thai poetry to reflect the beauty of Buddhism, and for making amulets call Somdej. The amulets were blessed by himself and other respected monks in Thailand. He also appears in many versions of the story of Nang Nak.