{"product_id":"lp-pae-wat-pikulthong-copy","title":"LP Pae - Wat Pikulthong 🚨Collector's edition🚨","description":"\u003cp\u003eMS6\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhra Somdej Than Sing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePim Katoh (rare half rainbow)\u003cbr\u003eLP Pae | Wat Pikulthong, Singburi \u003cbr\u003eB.E. 2515 (1972)\u003cbr\u003eMainstream Artifact\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSacred Craftsmanship\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn exceptionally rare variation of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhra Somdej Than Sing, Pim Katoh (Half Rainbow)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, created by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLP Pae Khemangkaro of Wat Pikulthong, Singburi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, in B.E. 2515.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eseated Buddha is formed in the natural cream-coloured Nur Phong Kesorn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, while the elaborate \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThan Sing (Lion Seat)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e beneath it displays the distinctive multicoloured Nur Sairung Piset rainbow composition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach artifact was individually formed from carefully prepared sacred materials, with natural variations in colour, texture and material distribution making every piece distinctive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExact piece will be given\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePersonal Experiences Shared by Luksits\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Collector's Experience – From Pearl's Centre to the Present\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis particular Phra Somdej came from a long-established collector whom I have known since my days at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePearl's Centre in Singapore\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur acquaintance goes back many years, to a time when collectors regularly gathered to exchange knowledge, examine amulets and discuss the different editions produced by respected Thai masters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver the years, I have encountered numerous examples of LP Pae's Phra Somdej, including the familiar Half Rainbow variations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHowever, this particular piece immediately stood out.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe unusual separation between the \u003cstrong\u003ecream-coloured Buddha and the rainbow-patterned Lion Seat\u003c\/strong\u003e is not something commonly seen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHaving known the previous collector for such a long time, I was particularly pleased to acquire this piece from his collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor me, its significance extends beyond rarity. It represents the knowledge, relationships and collecting history built over many years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTraditional Experiences Among LP Pae Devotees\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDevotees who wear LP Pae's Phra Somdej commonly associate them with \u003cstrong\u003ereassurance, protection\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eMetta Maha Niyom.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor example, a business owner may wear an LP Pae amulet when meeting customers, regarding it as a reminder to remain patient and maintain good relationships.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSimilarly, those travelling frequently may wear his Phra Somdej for spiritual reassurance and peace of mind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSummary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhra Somdej Than Sing, Pim Katoh, B.E. 2515\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, remains one of LP Pae's recognisable classical powder amulet designs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat distinguishes this particular example is its \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003erare material distribution\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, featuring a cream-coloured Nur Phong Kesorn Buddha seated upon a multicoloured Half Rainbow Lion Seat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCombined with its gold chips, LP Pae's hair, inserted Takruts and established collecting history, it represents an especially desirable variation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA rare collector's piece, seldom encountered in this particular colour arrangement, and a distinctive example of LP Pae's enduring Phra Somdej tradition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistorical Background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLP Pae Khemangkaro (B.E. 2448–2542)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was the revered former abbot of Wat Pikulthong, Singburi, widely respected for his Buddhist scholarship, meditation practice and extensive contributions to the community.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeeply devoted to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSomdej To Phrommarangsi of Wat Rakhang\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, LP Pae adopted the traditional Phra Somdej form as one of the principal designs throughout his amulet-making career.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis Phra Somdej editions became particularly popular among collectors across Thailand and other parts of Asia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe B.E. 2515 Than Sing series was reportedly created to commemorate LP Pae's pilgrimage to Sri Lanka, where he travelled to venerate the sacred Buddha's Tooth Relic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe edition therefore carries both historical and religious significance within his extensive collection of sacred works.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrigins of the Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis piece combines two distinctive sacred powder compositions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNur Phong Kesorn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e forms the cream-coloured Buddha image, traditionally incorporating prepared floral powders associated with Buddhist offerings and sacred ceremonies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNur Sairung Piset\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, or Special Rainbow Powder, forms the decorative Lion Seat, displaying layered grey, reddish and darker mineral tones.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe inclusion of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003egold chips, strands of LP Pae's hair and inserted Takruts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e further distinguishes its composition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnlike the usual Half Rainbow examples, where the colours spread across the main body, this piece retains a clearly contrasting Buddha image and pedestal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis uncommon distribution is a major point of interest for collectors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRitual\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAccording to collector records, LP Pae consecrated the B.E. 2515 Than Sing edition throughout the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethree-month Buddhist rains retreat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe extended consecration culminated in a formal \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuddhabhiseka ceremony on 21 October 1972\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe edition is traditionally associated with LP Pae's pilgrimage to Sri Lanka to pay respects to the Buddha's Tooth Relic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis prolonged period of blessing reflects LP Pae's established emphasis on careful spiritual preparation and traditional Buddhist consecration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlessings and Effects\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWithin the traditional beliefs associated with LP Pae's Phra Somdej, the following blessings are particularly valued:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMetta Maha Niyom:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Encouraging goodwill, popularity and harmonious relationships.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProtection:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Traditionally associated with safety from danger and misfortune.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChok Lap:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Supporting favourable opportunities, prosperity and good fortune.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBaramee:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Representing spiritual merit, authority and personal stability.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeace of Mind:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Encouraging mindfulness, confidence and emotional balance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLP Pae consistently emphasised the importance of observing the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFive Precepts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, reminding devotees that proper conduct remains central to Buddhist practice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eModern Application\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSuitable for daily wearing, particularly for those who appreciate LP Pae's teachings and traditional associations with protection, Metta and prosperity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHowever, given the rarity of this particular variation, it may be especially appreciated as a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecollector's piece\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, preserved for its unusual material composition and historical significance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA rectangular powder Phra Somdej featuring a cream-coloured seated Buddha above an elaborate multicoloured Lion Seat. The reverse carries a raised portrait of LP Pae with surrounding sacred inscriptions. Gold chips, hair strands and inserted Takruts are associated with the composition. The amulet is housed in a waterproof Ah Pook casing with a silver-coloured exterior frame and red inner border. Its unusual contrast between the Buddha image and rainbow pedestal distinguishes it from more commonly encountered Half Rainbow examples.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecommended Pairing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Phra Somdej may be worn independently as a principal Buddhist amulet, representing the traditional blessings and teachings of LP Pae.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor those who prefer pairing, a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhra Sivali\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e may complement its associations with prosperity and favourable opportunities, while a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhra Pidta\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is traditionally associated with protection and spiritual composure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGiven its rarity and collecting significance, keeping this particular example as a standalone piece is equally appropriate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePersonal Notes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a particularly meaningful addition to my collection, acquired from a long-time collector whom I have known since my \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePearl's Centre days\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHaving encountered many LP Pae Phra Somdej over the years, I consider this variation especially unusual.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecream-coloured Buddha seated upon the Half Rainbow Lion Seat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is rarely seen, and very few comparable examples have appeared in the market during my years of collecting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIts appeal lies not only in its rarity, but also in the combination of sacred materials, distinctive craftsmanship and the collecting history behind its acquisition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA classic LP Pae Phra Somdej that I regard as a particularly special collector's piece.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"OOBThaiAmulets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48805397102729,"sku":null,"price":995.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/1831\/0793\/files\/WhatsAppImage2026-10-26at14.45.40_1.jpg?v=1793241234","url":"https:\/\/oobamulets.com\/products\/lp-pae-wat-pikulthong-copy","provider":"OOBThaiAmulets","version":"1.0","type":"link"}