A month later Ajan Noo announced that he would develop another project to celebrate moving into the new house. Samnak was well known on its best “takrud”
(a charm of rolled precious metal strips strung around the waist or the wrist) in Thailand and the world.
One early morning, a devotee who was a gold master, accepted to work for samnak. He brought the leftover one thousand year lead from the last project. A month later he came back with 250 pieces of 6 x 6 cm leaden plates. Ajan Noo started writing yantra on takrud. The writing differed from other masters’ style. They did decoration on only one side of the coins while he wrote on both sides. The front shows Takrud Soros, the back Takrud Kucheevit.
At present, tattooing of number yantras interests quite a lot of people. However, they don’t know much about its meaning. The following gives us some background knowledge.
Great yantra is written on Takrud Sorodmongkol. The purpose is to protect
wearers from harm and to bring good luck. The design of straight lines crossing the surface of the object represents the placenta of Bhuddha, a circle represents the face of Bhuddha. A square yantra represents the four elements, a triangular one – the three worlds of Siva, Narayana, and Brahma. In Bhuddism the 3 gods mean “Three Gems,” namely Bhuddha, His Teachings and the Bhuddist Clergy. Other designs include establishing bodies of gods, half moon with “o,” the sun with “unalom.” The Bhuddha image is also a clear feature of the design.
Half moon with “o” indicates the influences of the sun and the moon over human beings. The stars give prosperity to the believers on earth. Yantras have some other designs. An arrow means the weapon of god to save the collector from harm. Unalom or letter “u” means Phra Orahan, a Bhuddist saint. Thesaints can control their lust. The moral precept is a norm that make them far different from laymen. On takrud the master set yantra right on the head of Buddha figure. The lines are straight forward as of unalom.
As the result, the complete processes of yantra writings contain holy power. Technically, Ajan Noo shortens all magical numbers on the limited space of the takrud sheets. A set of shortened numbers is Phra Kathanevahorakun. It provides 5 Bhuddha’s virtues by writing number nine with related element standing for “aa sang vi su ro pu sa phu pha.” The typical formulas of number yantra were developed these ways.
1 or “mi” means gold of precept, 2 or “bhuddo” is heart of Bhuddha, 3 or “ma aa u” is eyes of Bhuddha. 4 or “na ma pha ta” is four elements of earth, water, wind, fire. 5 or “na mo bhudda tha ya” means five features of Bhuddha. 6 or “i sa va su su sa va i” means heart of Itipiso. 7 or “sang vi ta pu ka ya pa” means seven treatises about Earth. 8 or “ta ma na u ka sa na tu” means heart of Phahung. 9 or “aa sang vi ro pu sa pu pa” means Navahorakun. 10 or “te sa su ne na pu cha na vi ve” means ten lives of Bhuddha. 11-16 means heart of gods – Indra, Yom, Brahma, kala. Each numbers relate to a god’s characteristic. Even the celestial beings are believed to come down to receive the holy writings. The formulas are complete collection of yantras of 16 heavens. For yantras of takrud kucheevit, they should rely on the zodiac of the individual collector by writing “aa si sun ti.”
The writing will support the wearers’ livings. They will not in reduced circumstances and prevent them from harm. Luang Por Ngean, Wat Bangklan, wrote a powerful mantra, “I ti pa ra mi ta ting sa i ti sup phanyu ma ka ta i ti pho thi ma nud pad to i ti pi so ja te na mo,” the prestige of 30 tassana to help us avoid dangers from all directions. Na ma na aa nor kor na ka kor oa nor na aa ka ang means sixteen Bhuddha lives, the heart of Phra Orahan. The virtues provide great power, good fortune and help to resolve distress and to cast off black magic.
Ajan Noo intended to let his devotees have both compact yantras in powerful takrud. The takrud serves as an invincible object for travelers and businessmen. The holder will become a beloved person and be safe from attacks. The high virtue was gained as a result of Ajan Noo’s incantations for 9 nights and at annual rites for samnak.
Later in February 2004, Mr.Piyaphan Chuphet, nickname Tom, the director of the movie “Necromancer” or “Jomkamangvet” contacted Ajan Noo to record praying voicesfor the closing part of the production. Ajan Noo also helped by tattooing designs and inscribing number yantras on the prison’s walls. The scene where Brahma was praying while Chatchai, the lead actor, went in and out of the cell was a most interesting one.
Jomkamangvet was an action movie with Chatchai Plengbhanich and Phuttichai Amatayakul as lead actors. The story gives us an insight about Thai magical power. Fighting and vicious attacks among the believers reflected the reality of black magic. Director Tom believes in magic personally.
Ajan Noo mentioned that magic and supernatural power were very normal subjects in ancient times. However in this modern Information Technology era, people think they are impossible. The movie teaches us to maintain good deeds and not to think of betraying others. If someone who has magic spends their time feuding with his enemy they will face a bad turn of their own one day.
At present, people believe in mystery, even though they have not seen a ghost. Their clear minds can help clarify the beliefs and fears. Actually both magic and mind can be interpreted as mystery. In case someone think badly about you and make you fear an enemy you can overcome your enemy by using magic as a weapon.
Dealing with magic differs from practicing good or bad deeds. We should consider magic as a tool while doing good or bad deeds is up to the individual’s motive. By the way, there are good and wicked men, comparing to the Chinese symbol for yin-yang, to form the world.
The master’s thought has drawn a group of people including government officials, actors and actresses to samnak. Some famous comedians who are Ajan Noo’s followers are Cheawchan Klinphayom (Tai), Phachata Klinphayom (Tao), Somsak Yupuang (Pongneng), Chukiet Eimsook (Nui), Siriporn Yuyod (Tak), Karok, Tuarae, Deau Doksadao, Sayan Doksadao, Pu and Yong Lookyee. About fifty persons visit Ajan Noo daily. He is delighted with the response to much demand for his tattooing. Ajan Noo has always enjoyed the surest route to success as yantra tattooings are his keen interests.
It took twenty five years for Ajan Noo Kanpai to overcome his difficulties. A great deal of his effort had gone into studying the history of tattooing. He was known everywhere in Thailand as Ajan Noo who has spent his life handling ancient tattoos with original needles. The detailed account of his life led to this consequent biography.