MS05

Phra Kring Fabuat

LP Lum, Wat Samakeetham 
B.E. 2547 (2004)
Mainstream Artifact
~ 2 Inches

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Sacred Craftsmanship

The Fabuat edition was intentionally left with a traditional, relatively raw surface rather than being excessively polished. Each casting therefore carries natural differences in patina, texture and metal flow, while the individually filled and sealed bases further ensure that no two pieces are completely identical.

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Personal Experiences Shared by Luksits

This is personally one of the finest Phra Kring I have encountered from LP Lum.

Over the years, I have known a number of people who wore this batch, and the recurring experiences were strongly associated with progress in life. Some developed their businesses, some advanced professionally, while others found that opportunities and useful connections appeared at important stages of their careers.

The experiences were not always sudden windfalls. More commonly, owners described life gradually becoming more established — work improving, income becoming steadier, obstacles clearing and their professional standing becoming stronger.

From my own experience with LP Lum's items, this is one of the pieces I regard most highly. I have rarely encountered someone who seriously wore and relied upon this Phra Kring without eventually seeing some form of meaningful advancement in life.

For me, it remains one of LP Lum's best creations.

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Summary

The Phra Kring Fabuat B.E. 2547 was created from an extraordinary accumulation of sacred metal gathered throughout LP Lum's life.

The principal composition combined old monks' alms bowls with more than 1,000 takruts from LP Lum's personal collection, together with sacred Yant plates and ritual metals. The base of every image was then filled with sacred powder associated with LP Kern, LP Lum's own hair relics and other prepared substances before being sealed with temple candle wax.

This Fabuat material edition was made in only 999 pieces.

Importantly, the Phra Kring was produced in the same period as LP Lum's celebrated Takrut Dai Nam — the “Flying Takrut.” The Phra Kring underwent an extended process of blessing and consecration said to have continued for approximately three years before its eventual release to devotees.

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Historical Background

LP Lum's years of Tudong practice are essential to understanding this amulet.

A forest monk travelling through Thailand could encounter monasteries, teachers and practitioners far outside his own immediate temple lineage. Over many years LP Lum accumulated takruts received from different masters and preserved them within his personal collection.

Eventually, these old sacred objects became the foundation of the Phra Kring Fabuat.

Instead of keeping the accumulated takruts indefinitely, LP Lum melted them together so that their metals became part of a new sacred object. In the traditional understanding of the batch, this allowed the heritage of many older wicha lineages to be gathered within a single Phra Kring.

The use of Fabuat metal adds another important layer of meaning. The monk's alms bowl is closely connected with daily sustenance and the relationship between the Sangha and lay community. Food and necessities are freely placed into the bowl, making it a natural symbol of receiving, abundance and never lacking life's essential support.

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Origins of the Materials

The principal material of this edition is Nur Fabuat, metal derived from old monks' alms bowls.

Into this were incorporated over 1,000 old takruts from LP Lum's lifetime collection, together with more than a thousand prepared sacred Yant plates and additional ritual metals. The resulting alloy therefore carried materials that had already passed through earlier periods of inscription, chanting and consecration before being recast.

The symbolism of Fabuat is especially significant. A monk's alms bowl exists to receive offerings necessary for daily life. Within amulet tradition, this developed into an association with Pokasap, abundance, sustenance and the ability to continually receive support.

The old takruts contribute a different character — the accumulated wicha of many teachers and traditions brought together within the metal body of the Phra Kring.

The two ideas meet naturally: accumulated Baramee combined with continual sustenance.

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Ritual

Casting the metal body was only one stage of the creation.

After casting, the hollow base of each Phra Kring was individually prepared. Sacred powder associated with LP Kern was inserted beneath the image together with LP Lum's own hair relics. The opening was subsequently sealed using temple candle wax.

The completed Phra Kring then entered an extended period of consecration.

Rather than being blessed once and immediately distributed, the batch is traditionally recorded as having received blessings over approximately three years before public release.

This lengthy preparation overlapped with the period surrounding the celebrated B.E. 2547 Takrut Dai Nam, placing both sacred objects amongst the important works of LP Lum's later lineage.

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Blessings and Effects

The Phra Kring Fabuat is traditionally regarded as a broad Baramee, wealth, career and protection amulet.

Its Fabuat composition naturally lends itself to Pokasap — having sufficient resources, maintaining one's livelihood and attracting continued support. The accumulated takrut metal is associated with strengthening protection and the broader qualities inherited from the numerous sacred materials within the alloy.

Devotees particularly approach this batch for business development, career advancement, opportunities, financial stability, benefactors and gradual improvement in one's overall circumstances.

Rather than representing wealth alone, its traditional character is one of building a life that does not easily fall into lack.

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Modern Application

The Phra Kring Fabuat is particularly suitable for someone seeking steady advancement rather than a narrowly specialised blessing.

Business owners may carry it for customers, opportunities and sustained cash flow. Professionals may approach it for career development, recognition and assistance from senior figures. Those establishing themselves in a new field may value its association with opening opportunities while strengthening personal Baramee.

It is also an appropriate everyday principal amulet because its traditional purposes extend across livelihood, relationships, protection and general progress.

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Physical Details

The B.E. 2547 Phra Kring Fabuat is a three-dimensional seated Phra Kring cast primarily from Nur Fabuat, incorporating sacred alms-bowl metal, LP Lum's old takruts, Yant plates and additional ritual metals. The surface was not intended to receive excessive finishing, allowing the character of the old mixed metal to remain visible through its naturally dark and varied patina.

The base contains sacred powder associated with LP Kern together with LP Lum's hair relics, traditionally sealed using temple candle wax. Only 999 examples in the Fabuat material were created, making this the larger of the two principal material editions.

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Recommended Pairing

The Phra Kring Fabuat pairs particularly well with LP Lum's Takrut Dai Nam B.E. 2547.

The Dai Nam emphasises Metta, livelihood, customers and the movement of opportunities, while the Phra Kring Fabuat provides a broader foundation of Baramee, Pokasap, stability and accumulated sacred lineage.

Together they represent two of LP Lum's most characteristic works from this important period.

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Personal Notes

What makes this piece special to me is not simply the number of ingredients involved.

LP Lum had accumulated those old takruts throughout years of travelling and practice. They represented encounters with different teachers and different periods of his own spiritual journey.

Eventually, he was willing to melt down that personal collection to create something for his luksits.

That gives the Phra Kring Fabuat a character which is difficult to reproduce merely by collecting expensive metals.

For me, this remains one of the best pieces LP Lum ever made.