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Yantra Tattooing or Sak Yuant 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 for the bearer. Sak yant designs originate from the Khmer Empire and are normally tattooed by ruesi (the Southeast Asian form of rishi), wicha practitioners, and Buddhist monks, traditionally with a metal rod sharpened to a point (called a khem…

Find out the most popular Sak Yant Tattoo Designs and Meanings, including the Five Line Hah Taew, Gao Yord and Paed Tidt. Thai Tattoos explained

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Sak Yant Hah Taew aka the Five Line Sak Yant The Sak Yant Hah Taew dates its origin back over 700 years to the ancient Kingdom of Lanna which is now known as Northern Thailand. The Buddhist Monk credited with the design of the Hah Taew 5 Lines Sak Yant is Kruba Kam of Wat Ton Pin, a Buddhist Temple in Chiang Mai, which unfortunately no longer exists today. Kruba Kam designed the Hah Taew at around the time King Mengrai founded the city of Chiang Mai in 1296. Over the centuries, either by…

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