Phra Rahoo

The origin of Phra Rahoo

Phra Rahoo (celestial monster) which causes elipses by eating the sun or moon. Phra Rahoo is a son of Phra Kasayapatep with Mrs.Singhika. Parents of Celestial monster are human but his body is evil giant. Phra Rahoo is a king of giant but is different from other giants because he is immortal. Thus, he is praised from Brahma that is one of god.
When there was a war between gods and giants, Phra Rahoo is always a leader attacking to the second tier of above the earth. However, every time the giants were defeated. But when Indra was cursed to reduce power by great hermit, the giants conquered Indra and gods. Indra and gods were at the end of one's wits. Then, they went to ask for help with Narayana who is god of Milk Sea.
Narayana sugguested Indra and gods to perform stiring Ambrosia ceremony. Regarding to Narayana said, if they drank this water, they would be immortal. However, it was necessary to use power of giants. Indra therefore lied giants that they would share a half of Ambrosia water.
Giants believed and came to the stir ambrosia ceremony that began at Milk Sea. Mantorn Mountain was stir ambrosia tool. Many gods and giant looked for immensely herbal medicine from 3 worlds to put in Milk Sea.
After that, they used Serpant Naga (Wasukree Naga) instead of rope and spin mountain until herbal medicine and water in milk sea become Ambrosia water.
The dragging of rope, gods were in the end of Wasukree Naga, but giants were in the head of Wasukree Naga. Wasukree Naga got suffering. It could not bear and it blew poison which giants are danger.
Phra Rahoo was one of wounded giants, but he has tolerance for succeeding. He was very angry but was patient to be immortal.
As time go by, Wasukree Naga blew many of acid poison. Nobody can not resist. All of gods and giant run away from there. Acid poison is going to burn all of 3 worlds.
Siva appeared himself. He opened his mouth and swallow acid poison.
Acid poison is dangerous toxicity. Siva’s neck became black and all chaos has been stopped.
Narayana invited many of gods to drink ambrosia. Celestial monster impersonates a Brahman to share drinking ambrosia which nobody suspects him. Then, he could drink ambrosia too.
Sun and moon are not satisfied in what Celestial monster did. Narayana therefore pitch his discus to cut Celestial monster’s body into 2 parts. But, the power of ambrosia help Celestial monster to be alive.
As a result, Celestial monster were angry at sun and moon very much. He tried to swallow them. However, they can get themselves free from Celestial monster because celestial monster had only half of body.
Thus, the revenge of Celestial monster is the cause of solar eclipse and lunar eclipse.
Phra Rahoo is believe to worship for remove or eat or clear ALL evil or remove bad thing.

LEGEND OF KHUN PAEN

Legendary Khun Paen lived between 1491-1529. He was born in Suphanburi Province (some 70 km. northwest of Bangkok) but grew up in the close bordered Kanchanaburi Province, where the world wide well-known "Bridge over River Kwai" situated. He was a disciple of Arjarn Kong, a magic-expert guru monk, for magical studies. Based on old legends, Khun Paen was handsome and very attractive to ladies.

It's so he had many wives, and still many ladies fell in love with him. Khun Paen had magical knowledge. He used magic to make himself invulnerable and unseen to enemies, to change the marching track of the enemies to become labyrinthine field, and to change leaves of the tree to become wasps to sting enemies etc.

By his skillful fighting, he was appointed by the king to be Khun or a high ranking military officer. His biography was far more extended and rather a fictitious story by poetic authors of the early Rattanakosin period or some 180 years ago. His baby-ghost son named Guman Thong, he used magic to create him from a dead baby in the dead Bua Klee's womb. Bua Klee was a Khun Paen's minor wife.

Kun Pan

(Legend of the Warlord)

“Courage creates a Hero,

Destroyed by Passion,

Through magic he becomes a legend”

Prologue:

During the reign of King Prapunwasa, the city of Ayudhaya became prosperous from trading with foreign nations. Although a few rebel groups existed, they were not difficult to control.

The town Supunburi was under the command of Ayudhaya and home to the magical warrior Kungai; a man of great courage and versality. He was the Head of the Swordsmen. His wife, Tongpasri, has a son named Plykaew whose friend Chang was son of Srivichai and Thapton, who were wealthy and popular in town.

However, when the King visited Supunburi, Plykaew’s life changed forever.

Chapter1:

It all started with a messenger from the King toward his landed servant, Srivichai orders Kungai and his men to round up herd of wild buffalos within 5 days and take it to the Royal Camp at Supunburi River.

However, Kungai failed to carry out the King’s order. There were too few buffalos to the King’s liking and the buffalos even destroy/stampede the Royal Camp. Hence, the King ordered Kungai to be punished. An executioner was told to take Kungai away and cut off his head, whip and slash all Kungai’s slave, take back Kungai’s family property and to bring over his wife and son.

This unfortunate incident of Kungai execution was witnessed by his son, Plykaew, secretly and accidentally. Stunned and in tears from witnessing his father death, Plykaew went to find his mother (Tongpasri). Both of them managed to escape the soldiers.

Tongpasri then brought Plykaew to studied with Monk Boon in Kanchanaburi, then with Monk Mee at Pailalai Temple.

Chapter2:

Upon their return to Supunburi, Plykaew met back his childhood love; a girl named Pimpilalai, and his childhood arch enemy and rival Chang who also is in love with Pim (short for Pimpilalai) and wish to marry her.

However, Pim is drawn more towards Kaew (short for Plykaew) and so is he. Kaew then decided to quit becoming a monk and marries her after sleeping with her.

Angry and heartbroken, Chang found an opportunity during his meeting with the King and suggested Kaew as the best candidate to fight against the rebels in the North; the town of Chiang Mai.

And so Kaew was chosen to go off and fight, leaving his love, Pim, behind.

Chapter3:

Time goes by, and Chang, desperate to earn love from Pim after knowing Plykaew has won the battle in Chiang Mai; went with his two loyal servants Sri and Grub, to rob a grave with prayers that no ghost will haunt them.

Chang then presents the ashes from the bone of the dead that he dug the previous night to Pim and claim that Kaew has died during the battle.

Pim who has fell ill during the time Kaew was away already changes her name to Wantong as instructed by the abbot/monk. The monk then blessed Wantong as a new soul and life. Pimpilalai is bad luck and better be forgotten.

Eventually, though hard to accept, Pim (now known as Wantong) believes Chang’s story that Kaew is dead and mourns him.

On the other side, Kaew was given a new title, fabulous horses, royal properties and 500 soldiers at Kanchanaburi’s borders due to his winning the battle. He was now to be known and called as Kun Pan.

But his return to Supunburi was not as he anticipated. Kun Pan returns from the battle with a second wife named Laotong, daughter of Sankumman; was met with the unexpected news that his first wife, Pim (Wantong) is now maaried with his rival, Chang.

Meanwhile, Wantong is beside herself as well once she found out that Kun Pan is still alive and yet came back with another wife. Hurt and frustrated, she tried to accept Chang and treat him the way a wife should.

This angered Kun Pan even more. Selfish as it is, Kun Pan cant accept that Wantong is with Chang now and driven by anger and desire to focus on Laotong, he left his work while he was on duty to have sex with his wife Laotong at his mother house in Kanchanaburi.

At the same time, insecure and sneaky as Chang is, he went to report the incident to the King; adding that Kun Pan was very arrogant and always claiming that he is a royal official now and so on.

Disgusted by this, the King took Chang’s words and ordered to strip Kun Pan from his rank, give him 100 lashes, seized all his property and bring Laotong to Him – making sure they will never see each other again.

Chapter4:

So the story goes that Kun Pan was once a proud warrior but now he is nothing. Back to become Plykaew, he left his town and went on a lone adventure. It was during this time as he was living by himself in the forest that he remembers what Monk Boon has first taught him in Kanchanaburi.

At that time, Kaew was given three magic books. The first book speaks of horse matters. What makes a good horse and how to train it, while the second book was about metals, making iron and designing powerful swords. The horse and the sword will give you spiritual power so a person (in this story: Kaew), need never to succumb to anyone.

Thus, Kaew start to read and learn from these books to obtain the spiritual power spoken. Driven with ambition to gain back his reputation and revenge for his love, Kaew convinced himself, ”As Hell is my witness, I now swear to seek revenge on Chang and adulterous Wantong! Show me the way! All my horses gallop except Sri Mork. That special horse of misty hue.”

Hearing this call, accompanied with blood from the cut Kaew made on his wrist, the dead thus answers in unison and sent forth a handsome but evil white horse which is called Sri Mork. It is of male breed, drinks blood instead of water, eat meat instead of grass, roars like a thunder and rages like the storm.

And so Kaew travels with Sri Mork, to find a woman whereby he will see through her womb and her magic baby within it will be his powerful weapon.

Days passed and Kaew grew weaker and was found beside a stream leading to a cave where he rested. That cave belong to bandits group led by Moinhun and he has a daughter named Buaklee. Into this girl Kaew will take her and from her womb will grow the magical baby that will be his weapon.

Nevertheless, there were three magic books that was entrusted to Kaew by Monk Boon. The third book was forbidden to learn because its about black magic. But yet, Kaew still learn it and having slit open Buaklee to take the still-born baby (and the spirit within it); he went off and start to rob each grave with metal contents from the dead that was pierced by it. Having gathered all that he need, he started to piece those metal together secretly and turned it into a mighty sword.

Chapter5:

Now armored with sword and feeling more confident in his power, Kaew return to Supunburi in the middle of the night and took Wantong away from her current husband, Chang. So again, angry and frustrated, Chang did not know what to do and rumours has strirred that Kun Pan (a.k.a Kaew) tried to organize a rebellion against the King and due to this, his mother has been arrested.

Hearing this, Kaew felt he has no choice but to turn himself in. And so as he surrender to the law, Kaew told the King his side of story ever-since he left Supunburi on his first task to war and took back Chiangtong. After considering this and the fact that Chang is loyal to the King, He decided not to impose any punishment for both of them but ordered them to stop fighting.

However, Kaew/Kun Pan request to have Laotong (his second wife) back and this angered the King; did Kun Pan think that the King treat her badly? How greedy. Thus, the King changed his mind and ordered Kun Pan to be chained and thrown into the underground dungeon.

Chapter6:

Years passed by and Kaew and Pim son grew up (result of their love-making during the short time Kaew took her away from Chang), Tongpasri brought him to the same monk at Pailalai temple who once taught Kaew and this he told Kaew during his visits to the dungeon.

There for the first time father and son lay eyes on each other. Kaew’s son named Plyarm wanted so much to be just like his father.

True to his mission, Plyarm soon was nominated by the King as Commander in Chief to fight in ChiangMai. However, some intuition tells the King to send Kun Pan and the rest of his crew from the dungeon to join the war.

Hence, protected and armed with his ‘sword’ and Sri Mork, the battle ground soon become fiery with the living dead from Hell giving their power to defeat the enemy.

Please correct me if i am wrong, this was told to me for the main chant of :Khun paen

Khatha Khun Paen
Ae Hi Ma Ma Na Mo Buddha Ya Na Ma Pa Ta

Heart of Khatha Khun Paen
Su Na Ma Lo
(then wish once at a time)

Khun Paen charming a woman
Na Ma Ja Ku Au Ja Ya Ma E Ti Ara Hang Pan Tang Ja Ku

other main chant for wish:

Maha bada

om siddhi

sa wa na,

su na mo lo (x9)

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THE MYTHICAL GARUDA BIRD

In Thai mythology, Garuda is known as the king of birds. With characteristics
very much like and eagle, Garuda in the act of tearing Naga in two, symbolizes
the Thai monarchy. It is an ancient and enduring symbol. Besides serving as the
royal insignia, the Garuda is also the official seal of the civil government.
The emblem has varied in design from one reign to the next. The Garuda appears in all forms of art, architecture and even modern sculpture. Some old paintings have been found depicting Narai or Vishnu mounted on Garuda, with Naga in his talons, or in flight.

Garuda in Wat Phra Kaeo (Grand Palace) This mythic eagle and symbol of sovereignty was inspired by Hindu mythology. Hinduism portrays Garuda as a powerful deity in the lower domains of heaven, who sometimes comes among human beings. In the story of Kaki, Garuda came down from his celestial residence to gamble with the king in a dice game. In this well known story, Garuda saw the beautiful Kaki and stole her away.

According to Hindu mythologies, Garuda was a powerful celestial being. At his
birth, there appeared a radiance so brilliant that all heaven was troubled.
Thinking that the new arrival was Agni, the Fire God, the heavenly hosts came to
pay homage. Garuda is typically shown with the bill and wings of bird, but the body and limbs of a man, as well. His face is white, the mouth red, the body green.

Garuda is also found in royal Buddhist temples The influence of ancient Brahmanism is still felt in royal ceremonies which pay homage to Garuda. The various ancient kingdoms in Southeast Asia, including Thailand, have been touched by Indian culture as far back as the 12th and 13th centuries of the Buddhist Era. The supreme deities in the Hindu pantheon are Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma. There are a host of lesser spiritual divinities, of which Garuda is one. His likeness is depicted in the sculpture, architecture and painting adorning Hindu and Brahman temples.

Garuda is also found in royal Buddhist temples, in accordance with the Hindu belief that the king is an incarnation of Narai, who comes to alleviate human suffering. Garuda is the vehicle of Narai, and has been a symbol of the monarchy for hundreds of years. Garuda appears regularly in the history of Thai art. Bronze Garuda adorn royal sedan-chair and embellish the throne. Sometimes the figure decorates the gables and rooftops of royal residences. The frequent appearance of the symbol certainly reflects the belief in the Devaraja of divine king. The sovereign is revered as a divine epiphany, and incarnation of Vishnu who comes into the world, bringing peace and end to suffering.

The sculpture of Garudas Depositions of Garuda vary, in part, according to the fantasies and visions of the artists in different eras. In the Dvaravati art of 1200 to 1400 B.E., Garuda is a winged creature with a plump, male body. Much later, in the Lop Buri art of 1500 to 1799 B.E., Garuda becomes a powerful bird, like an eagle, king of the sky. The artist saw the deity as half-bird, haft-man. The face was human, but with a long, hooked beak, and the figure had both arms and wings. The lower part was like a bird. Images like this appear in the Ayutthaya and Rattanakosin Periods.

The most familiar image of Garuda shows him holding a serpent in each taloned
hand. The origins of this image lie in an ancient story. According o one
interpretation, Garuda is really powerful because of the blessing his father,
Kasyapa, granted to his mother, Vinata. She asked that her son have power over all the gods. Garuda has a brother, Aruna, who has only the upper part of his body. It happened because Vinata, in her excitement and anxiety to see her son, broke open the egg too soon. Angry with his mother, Aruna cursed her. She would be Naga's slave until her younger son, Garuda, could purchase his mother's freedom by bringing Naga some heavenly ambrosia.

Garuda was able to carry off the ambrosia, even though it was heavily guarded.
It was told that Garuda overcame many heavenly beings indeed in order to gain
the ambrosia. No one was able to get the better of him, not even Narai. At last,
a truce was called and an agreement was made to settle the rancor and smooth all the ruffled feathers. If was agreed that when Narai is in his heavenly palace,
Garuda will be positioned in a superior status, atop the pillar above Narai's
residence. However, whenever Narai wants to travel anywhere, Garuda must serve as his transport.

This legend is expressed in court protocol. When the King is in residence, the maharaja flag with the Garuda insignia is raised above the royal apartments. When his Majesty travels, however, the flag flies from the front of the royal vehicle. That is, Narai is seated above Garuda. Some say that Garuda is as powerful as the Fire God, or that Garuda represents the Sun God. It is also notable that Garuda is the symbol, in philosophy, of Wisdom.

RAJASIHA or SINGHARAJ

Rajasiha is a Thai mightiest mythological creature. There are many stories related to Rajasiha in the old classical literatures and Buddhist legends. Rajasiha is actually the lion. It's derived from the old Indian myths and later developed to become a Thai-version lion. As on Thai literatures and religious legends, Rajasihas are the high-class and most powerful creature living in Himaphand (Himalayan) jungle.

According to Thai belief and values, Rajasiha is a symbol of authority or power. The emblem or logo of Thai Ministry of the Interior, which overseeing all centralized provincial governing organs, is Rajasiha. The coronation ceremony of Ayutthayian kings some few hundred years ago, Rajasiha's (lion's) skin is used for the king to sit on while guru monks performing the sacred ritual. Rajasiha is also called Singharaj, stressing on its unchallengeable power.

There are 4 kinds of Rajasihas: the first is Kraisorn Rajasiha; the second, Kala Rajasiha; the third, Tinna Rajasiha; and the last, Bandhu Rajasiha. But the most powerful kind is the first- Kraisorn Rajasiha. Kraisorn Rajasiha is a meat-eating creature and possesses the powerful and high-class characteristics : cleanness, toughness, braveness, unyieldingness, and elegant walking. Rajasiha is, thus, worshiped by Thai people as an idealistic example of maverick tough guys.

SIVALI

Sivali is worshiped as the greatest fortune-fetching monk. Sivali was an important disciple of Lord Buddha. He was praised by the Lord as the most miraculous monk for fortune. Buddhist legend says the Lord and his large group of disciples made a pilgrimage to a jungle for meditation practices. There were no people but gods and the unseen creatures existed along the way they went by. The deep jungle really caused troubles, no people offered food to Lord Buddha and all his disciple monks. How and where could they get food from? Had they anything to eat ? The Lord's closest disciple, Anondha, was strongly worried about that. But the Lord soothed him to not worry because Sivali, who had also joined the pilgrimage group, could help bring food for everyone by his great miraculous power. That's true, all gods and unseen creatures in the jungle gathered to pay respect to Sivali and brought a great deal of food for all.

Please correct me if i am wrong, this was told to me for the main chant of Sivali:
below paragraph is Sivali mantra praying for good luck and fortune.

Sivali ja Mahathero Devatanarapuchito Soraho Pajjayatimhi Sivali ja Mahathero Yakkhadeva Puchito Soraho Pajjayatimhi Ahang Wanthami Tang Sathatassatherassa Aetang Khunang Sotthilabhang Bhavantumae.

Nangkwak story

Nangkwak story in Thai mythology related to the Thai-version Ramayana
epic. Nangkwak was the only daughter of a great saint named Pooh Chao Khao Khieu who had friendship with a demon named Thao Unaraj or Thao Gok Kanak.

Rama met his enemy Unaraj accidentally while he was seeking his lover
Sida. Rama launched his magic arrow fixed the demon at place. Unaraj's
daughter named Prachand took care of her paralyzed father since then. People strongly hated Unaraj and vowed to revenge him for his past cruelties while his daughter Prachand was also shunned .

Pooh Chao Khao Khieu had heard that unpleasant news and sent his only
daughter named "Nangkwak" to be Prachand's friend-in-escort. Marvelous enough, people turned back to pay benevolence to Prachand and brought a lot of eatables and valuables for the two ever since.

She is a very well-known Thai folkloric fortune goddess. Her right hand lifts up in a posture"calling" money to come in or calling clients to come closer and buy goods

NA-SHA-LI-TI is a 4-syllable mantra of Nangkwak praying for the good luck and fortune to come. It's very effective if you pray with a concentrated mind.

Please correct me if i am wrong, this was told to me for the main chant of nangkwak :


Om pu chao kaow keao mi look sau khun diao
Ci wa nang kwak-chai-hin chai rak
Yin hen yin tak pa ku pai kar
Teng meng man kar hua wen ketai sen tar nan
Sam ren krab pan ren pian set-ti
sam pee ren bian sam pau thong
Phra suk teh ka khun diao