{"product_id":"ajarn-fon-dee-sawang-portrait-photo-amulet-2","title":"Ajarn Fon Dee Sawang - Arjan Ord","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAjarn Fon Dee Sawang Roop Tai Photograph Amulet with Pan Yant Reverse: Ajarn Ord (Aod), Wat Boonrod, B.E. 2555 (2012)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaster \/ Lineage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ajarn Fon Dee Sawang; Fon lineage under Ajarn Ord (Aod) of Wat Boonrod\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTemple:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wat Boonrod (Wat Bunrod Dhammaram), Phra Khanong, Bangkok\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e B.E. 2555 (2012)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vintage photographic paper portrait of Ajarn Fon Dee Sawang, with a pan yant (sacred metal yantra sheet) on the reverse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCasing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Plastic frame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSummary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Roop Tai photograph amulet presents the unmistakable seated portrait of Ajarn Fon Dee Sawang, the celebrated Ayutthaya white-robe master. The front is a vintage photographic print of the ajarn in his white householder's jacket, seated in a calm, formal pose. The reverse is a pan yant, a metal yantra sheet inscribed with sacred script, held in a plastic frame so that both the face of the master and the inscribed blessing can be kept close.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is associated with Ajarn Ord (Aod) of Wat Boonrod, a present-day lay master of the Ajarn Fon lineage, whose portrait work has helped later devotees keep Ajarn Fon's image and baramee with them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistorical Background\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAjarn Fon Dee Sawang was born around B.E. 2426 to 2427 (1883 to 1884) at Ban Chung, Nakhon Luang, Ayutthaya, the third of seven children of Sawang and Phaeng Dee Sawang. Illness in his youth took the bridge of his nose and left him with a striking face. Village children mocked him, yet once he learned the metta katha, hostility turned to affection almost at once. That gift of overwhelming popularity became the hallmark of his life and of the objects that carry his image today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe trained under his maternal uncle, Phra Ajarn Plod, abbot of Wat Klang in Nakhon Luang, a master of akom, herbal healing and blood-linked sak yant. Fon never studied in a classroom, but a katha heard once or twice stayed with him for good. He ordained as a young man, stayed for a time at Wat Kai Fa in Bang Pahan, and later chose to disrobe and practise openly as a white-robe lay ajarn, covering disciples, blessing soldiers and traders, and healing the sick. Devotees often compare his metta to the legendary Khun Paen, saying that where Khun Paen needed long ritual, Ajarn Fon needed only his gaze and his katha.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis most famous rite was pa sa lueat, the blood blessing of yantra cloths and disciples. Around B.E. 2480 (1937) he foretold war within three years, and in B.E. 2483 (1940), during the Indochina conflict, he was among the rare lay masters invited to prepare protective items for Thai soldiers. He later settled at Wat Bueng in Ongkharak, Nakhon Nayok, remembered as Wat Bueng Phra Ajarn, and passed away peacefully on 15 July B.E. 2489 (1946), aged about 62. His foremost students included Luang Phor Noo, abbot of Wat Bueng Phra Ajarn, and Ajarn Prayun Jitsophi of Nakhon Ratchasima.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAjarn Ord (Aod) of Wat Boonrod, in the Phra Khanong circle of Bangkok, is one of the later lay consecrators of this line. Collectors know him for Ajarn Fon portrait pieces made and blessed under his hand, carrying the metta and protective baramee of the founder into the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBlessings and Effects\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDevotees keep Ajarn Fon's portrait for metta maha niyom and social magnetism, klaew klaad and kongkrapan protection, steady fortune in trade, and the healing, protective baramee of a master famous for the pa sa lueat blessing. The pan yant on the reverse adds the protective power of the inscribed yantra to the blessing of his portrait. His image is treasured as a living link to a white-robe ajarn who held nothing back for those under his care.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eModern Application\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWear it or keep it close as a daily companion for kindness, safety and composure at work, while travelling, or when meeting others. The frame leaves the portrait visible, a steady reminder of Ajarn Fon's covering and of the Fon lineage that continues through Ajarn Ord (Aod).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRecommended Pairing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt pairs well with other objects of the Ajarn Fon Dee Sawang lineage, including pieces associated with Ajarn Aik (Ek) of Samnak Sukhumvit or Ajarn Aik Yai (Ek Yai) of Wat Bueng Phra Ajarn, for devotees who wish to keep both the founder's image and the living line close.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OOBThaiAmulets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48941106462857,"sku":null,"price":86.33,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/1831\/0793\/files\/Untitled-266_3557c84e-a522-481d-b2d3-2d95ad406149.jpg?v=1794189399","url":"https:\/\/oobamulets.com\/products\/ajarn-fon-dee-sawang-portrait-photo-amulet-2","provider":"OOBThaiAmulets","version":"1.0","type":"link"}