Somdej Pra Bhuddhachara Toh Prohmarangsri 圣僧 阿占多

Somdej Pra Bhuddhachara Toh Prohmarangsri 圣僧 阿占多

2010年10月4日星期一

A low- or plain-quality fake of Seven-tiered Somdej Keschaiyo, Phim Niyom

 Professional Techniques    Fake Seven-tiered Somdej Keschaiyo Phim Niyom
A net reader sent me a message attached with the above pictures and requested for a review or comment.

The following was my comment:
Your Somdej Keschaiyo as on the attached pic: the imprint or Phim and its texture are NOT correct when compare to standard items.

What does it mean by the above answer ?
If you are REAL collectors and read the above message, you will exactly understand-- that's SOFT sentence for a FAKE or IMITATION amulet.

In every amulet examination we will first check its IMPRINT (Phim) and then the TEXTURE. If the imprint is NOT correct, we will go no further. And the examination finishes just right there--it's FAKE. But if the imprint is OK, we will go on checking its texture, i.e. materials, surface pattern, and oldness etc.

 Original Authentic Phra Somdej Keschaiyo Phim Jed Chan Niyom ( Seven-tiered Phim Niyom)
                            
                                     Enlarged head section
Professional Techniques Seven-tiered Somdej Keschaiyo Phim Niyom(Head Section)

1. Phra Kes or the head stem looks like candle flame
2. Both ears are curved type ( Thai= Hoo Bai Sri)
3. Oval-shaped head
4. Long-stemed neck plus with the oval head looks like a conventional match head

 Original Authentic Phra Somdej Keschaiyo Phim Jed Chan Niyom ( Seven-tiered Phim Niyom)

 Enlarged body & arms section


Professional Techniques  Seven-tiered Somdej Keschaiyo Phim Niyom

( Body & Arms Section )
1. The image's curved left arm ( See More Details)
2. Four bends on the right arm, i.e. 2a,2b,2c and 2d. Authentic amulet should have most of these bend traces.
3. Significantly protruded chest
4. Twisted abdomen, looking like the root of a tooth
5. abrupt declination at the overlaping point between the chest and abdomen

 Original Authentic Phra Somdej Keschaiyo Phim Jed Chan Niyom ( Seven-tiered Phim Niyom)

Professional Techniques Seven-tiered Somdej Keschaiyo Phim Niyom( Stages Section 1 )

 . The uppermost stage has ascending ends, it collectively looks like a boat.
2. If the lighting beam comes from the amulet top, the forming of clustered pair of the 2nd and 3rd stages (from the bottom) will often be seen.
 Original Authentic Phra Somdej Keschaiyo Phim Jed Chan Niyom ( Seven-tiered Phim Niyom)
Professional Techniques  Seven-tiered Somdej Keschaiyo Phim Niyom( Stages Section 2 )


 Around 80% of the left end of the bottommost stage is needle-point like and touch the dome line.
The right end of the bottommost stage touches the dome line and looks like watch-band pin.

 Backside of original authentic Phra Somdej Keschaiyo, Phim Jed Chan Niyom ( Seven-tiered Phim Niyom)


Professional Techniques  Seven-tiered Somdej Keschaiyo Phim Niyom
(Backside & Linear Cracks)
Linear cracks are often found on the backside edges of Seven-tiered Somdej Keschaiyo, Phim Niyom. The above backside of Somdej Keschaiyo depicts such the linear cracks.

It is roughly estimated that around 70-80 % of Seven-tiered Somdej Keschaiyo, Phim Niyom carry linear cracks. No linear cracks found on the backside of Somdej Wat Rakang or Somdej BangKhun- Phrom.

 Professional Techniques Originally Fundamental Amulet of 7-tiered Somdej Keschaiyo, Phim Niyom

The above pic is the originally fundamental amulet of 7-tiered Somdej Keschaiyo, Phim Niyom. It's very important for comparative study on the deviative transformation of the image body structure. The understanding on such the transformation will help much on the amulet authentication.

 The originally fundamental amulet of 7-tiered Somdej Keschaiyo, Phim Niyom


Professional Techniques Original Ridge Face
(1) Please notice the slight arc ridge on the original face of 7-tiered Somdej Keschaiyo, Phim Niyom. The amulets with such the complete face have only 1-2 %. Most of the images' face developed to more flatly due to the wear caused by rubbingly using, or mold modifications.

As to the old-time technique the mold was carved from some kinds of soft rock, not from metal as of present popular craftmanship.

 The originally fundamental amulet of 7-tiered Somdej Keschaiyo, Phim Niyom. The amulet depicts the head, chest and arms of high relief, but these details were later developed to different forms due to the wear of the mold itself and mold modifications.


Professional Techniques Original Body and Arms
1. Original sharp-bend upper arm, only 20-30 % of amulets have this specific characteristic, and the 70-80% left have developed to the full curved style.
2. Original semi sharp-bend elbow. Most of the amulets have developed to normal curved elbow.

3. Original high groove chest. Only 10-15 % of the amulets have the chest of this style, and 85-90% left have developed to the low-groove chest type.

4. Original sharp-pointed end of the upper arm pierces into the shoulder, only 2-3 % of the amulets have this specific characteristic. Such the sharp-pointed end was later removed due to mold modifications.

The old-time mold was carved from some kinds of soft rock. The mold was using to manufacture the amulets quite a while, then it began wearing. Mold modifications caused the amulet image organs especially the arms and chest were developed to different forms.

 The originally fundamental amulet of 7-tiered Somdej Keschaiyo, Phim Niyom.


Professional Technique Tip On The Bell Line
The 7 tiered Somdej Keschaiyo of around 80 % have slightly concaved shape at the end of the bell line. Only 20 % of the amulets have straight line characteristic on this area.
 
 The above benchmark amulet is for comparative study on the image organs' transformation.
The head is smaller. The lower chest begins to be fully filled. The image's upper left arm stretches longer, the space between the arm and the body is wider. The arm belt looks like a wine glass.

Professional Techniques Comparative Study On Transformations
The 7-tiered Somdej Keschaiyo has many spots for authentication checking, such as the head stem, head, ears, chest and arm belt etc. The arm belt is the most important spot. Arm belts of the amulets look similarly but they are really subtly different in shape. If we understand it thoroughly, we could differentiated the fakes and the real effectively.

Many times that Somdej Keschaiyos have been errorneously judged in amulet competitions--the real became fake and the fakes became real--due to unqualified judges. In a recent competition, a Somdej Keschaiyo was wrongly judged--again. The real-judge-fake amulet was later bought by a highly authoritative veteran collector who are not involved in competition circle.

 The head is smaller and the neck is longer. The image's right arm is a circular arc and closer to the body. The space between the image's left arm and body is wider.
More transformation developments: the chest is wider, the arm belt is more flat and looks like a symmetrical wine glass.
Soft and fine texture of 7-tiered Somdej KesChaiyo Phim Niyom. Around 85 % of the Somdej amulets have texture of this type.
 Tiny black burnt incense stick fragments, tiny brown fragments of ground dry flowers, and tiny embedded white holy substance can be seen on the back surface.


Professional Techniques:7-tiered Somdej KesChaiyo, Phim Niyom Texture: Fine Type

Seven-tiered Somdej KesChaiyo, Phim Niyom was made from holy powder, ground burnt-shell lime, assorted lotus and flowers, incense ash and burnt sticks, banana etc., with adhesive of Tang oil and natural honey. The Somdej amulets have 2 major kinds of texture:

a. Fine type
b. Coarce or rough type
Most of 7-tiered Somdej KesChaiyo, Phim Niyom have fine type texture. The above Somdej amulet is of fine type.

 Soft and fine texture of 7-tiered Somdej KesChaiyo, Phim Niyom. Tiny black fragments of burnt incense stick, brown dry ground flower fragments, and white embedded holy substance can be seen on the front surface.


Professional Techniques:7-tiered Somdej KesChaiyo, Phim Niyom Texture: Fine Type

Thick-layered skin covers real surface, any tiny fragments which might have could not be seen. Anyway, the surface looks soft of which is the most common characteristic of 7-tiered Somdej KesChaiyo, Phim Niyom.
 Soft and classsic fine texture, 7-tiered Somdej KesChaiyo, Phim Niyom. Tiny fragments are scarcely seen on the surface.
Professional Techniques:7-tiered Somdej KesChaiyo, Phim Niyom Texture: Fine Type

Seven-tiered Somdej KesChaiyo, Phim Niyom has nearly all the same mixture formula as of Somdej Wat Rakang. Rubbingly wearing the old style, dye-cut, heart-shaped case makes partial change on the surface--the heart-shaped area looks very much like classic Somdej Wat Rakang texture.
 Another soft, fine texture of 7-tiered Somdej KesChaiyo, Phim Niyom. Burnt incense stick fragments can be seen on the surface.


Professional Techniques: 7-tiered Somdej KesChaiyo, Phim Niyom Texture: Fine Type

Tiny black fragment of burnt incense stick, brown dry ground flowers, and embedded white holy substance can be seen on the back surface. Scratchingly rainy lines can also be seen, such the lines were derived from flattening effort by sweeping the amulet back with hard-edged material.
 Professional Techniques:Fine Texture & Linear Cracks
From the above pic:
1 = looming linear crack
2 = natural linear crack due to dryness and shrinkage of the amulet mixture substance (mostly shell lime ).
7-tiered Somdej KesChaiyo was made and blessed by Somdej Phra Phutdhacharn (Toh) of Wat Rakang with high age of nearly 150 years. Quite a long time gradual dryness resulted cracks with specific linear patterns.

7-tiered Somdej KesChaiyo Phim Niyom with very fine texture, tiny materials on the surface are scarcely found. The amulet mixture substance of this kind is porcelain like in some degree.
Professional Techniques:Fine Texture & Linear Cracks
The above pic is 7-tiered Somdej Keschaiyo Phim Niyom with very fine texture and porcelain-like surface. Cracks on the front surface of this kind will mostly be geometrically linear characteristics. Linear cracks also help much on the amulet authentication.

7-tiered Somdej Keschaiyo, Phim Niyom Hi-powder Content Texture


Professional Techniques
The above 7-tiered Somdej Keschaiyo, Phim Niyom is of "KaePhong" or hi-powder content texture. The inner white chalky texture looks very much like Somdej Phra Phutdhacharn(Toh)'s old version Phra Somdej BangKhunPhrom(BKP). And if the texture of a Somdej Keschaiyo amulet is hi-powder content, it is often found that crack characteristic in the inner area of amulet front side is like paddy field surface in a hot dry season while edge cracks are still linear pattern. Please see above pic's pointing arrows:
1. SomdejBKP-like chalky texture
2. Linear crack at the edge
3. Paddyfield-like cracks
Conclusion
From the first start to this end page of 7-tiered Somdej Keschaiyo, Phim Niyom series have told you something -- especially on how complicated it is in an amulet authentication. Not only the Somdejs carry such complicated nature but also do many and many rather old amulets. Real veteran experts and real qualified who know amulets thoroughly and deeply have NOT a lot. Their expertise is based on a long year experiences of having seen real pieces and endeavoring researches. Meanwhile, so many QUACK experts have also been seen in amulet circle of today. They have often judged amulets erroneously and reversingly due to their lacking of real profound knowledge.





马来西亚吉兰丹佛庙(WAT UTTAMARAM) TOK RAJA

马来西亚吉兰丹佛庙(WAT UTTAMARAM)


 (巴西馬三日訊)「九五之尊」的氣派,未必便是堂皇炫目,而是來自那份就算沉積內歛,也讓人深深感受到的超凡脫俗;就像雄獅隨意躺、臥或坐,都那麼有力的展現王者風範!

在偏遠的吉蘭丹,歷代來皆出產過無數高僧及奇僧,他們這種「入地獄」式的存在,照耀了丹州這個被外人視為「蠻荒」之地,也因為他們努力不懈帶動,丹州建立了無數富有傳奇色彩的巍峨佛寺。

著如早期著名的臥佛寺及站佛寺(其實是行佛寺),及後期崛起的坐佛寺、雙龍寺及龍船寺,往往教首次膜拜的善信,對其龐然堂皇的建築咋舌不已,嘆為觀止!

但有言道,山不在高、水不在深,有仙則靈;原來威望駕臨丹州大小佛寺的,並非來自上述「五指佛寺」中任何一間,而是知名度遠遜的「僧王寺」!

僧王寺名氣不夠上述佛寺響亮,主要是該寺並沒被刻意發展成為著名的旅遊勝地,加上低調作風及長期來沒甚獲傳媒及當局關注,僧王寺對外州人而言,可說是「默默無聞」。

但這種說法,肯定不包括對本地佛寺有認識者及泰國的善信,對他們而言,僧王寺才擁有至高無上地位,以及威名赫赫代表性佛寺。

其中奠定該佛寺地位的便是一代神僧--朝坤克隆(CHAOKHUN KHRON)。朝坤意為眾僧之首,克隆是人名;大馬歷史上,首位獲得泰王賜封為一州僧首的神僧,他也是當時並非泰國本土和尚的泰國十大神僧之一!

賜封他的是拉瑪五世泰王,即續襲後來被拍攝成電影「國王與我」拉瑪四世泰王蒙谷的王位者;僧王寺之名就由他而起。

受封後,上世紀初可說是僧王克隆的「神話」時代,威望如日中天,聲名遠播海外,無人不知;甚至丹州境內的友族,也尊稱朝坤克隆為「Tok Raja」。

朝坤克隆後,續承其位的分別是朝坤張及朝坤密,他們也各別獲得泰王賜封,成為統領丹州境內眾佛寺及僧侶的僧王。

三代各富神奇色彩的僧王,已使得僧王寺奠定王者地位,牢不可動,也使善信心中,永遠緬懷僧王時代。

住持:法力非正信之道冀注意佛法精微

在遠古荒蠻的時代,村人更在意的是神僧的法力,但實際上,神僧們雖都「身懷絕技」,甚至擁有通靈力量,但這始終並非我佛的正信之道。

因此,目前掌寺的年輕住持曇文,瞭解到時代進步,正是時候擺脫善信們對高僧必須擁有神奇力量要求,他以身作則,努力擺脫這種非份要求及期望。

他說,神怪力量始終不是佛法中所著重之處,儘管必然會有許多善信會對他沒懷神力而感失望,但他更希望,善信注意的是佛法精微。

本身受過高等教育,甚至曾經隻身遠赴斯里蘭卡修讀佛經,而且早前若非師父朝坤密要求,他早已到印度深造更高境界佛法。

曇文是本地泰裔;為人隨和,說得一口流利英語、國語及福建話,與他談天,往往可查覺到他那不經意流露出來的智慧及抱負,記者有感於如此人中之龍,何 以淺擱鄉野?針對記者所問,他直指在這裡並不快樂,他的理想仍舊是到印度修習佛法,但持著師父去世前的要求,他只好留下當僧王寺住持。

詢及在他之前的三代僧王都擁有深厚法力,他笑說,先修習佛法吧,等以後老了看看有沒有時間,也許會學一些。

其實,佛法並沒要求僧人必須修習蠱術或解降術,但鑒於早期的丹州及泰南,充滿蠱毒降害事件,因此德高望重的僧人往往出於慈悲之心,才會通過神力救人,但也無意顯露奇異力量,久而眾人推崇。

他指出,早期的僧侶因「市場需求」而必須修習天文地理、蠱術降頭及各類草藥的運用,這叫做「方便法」,只是藉此在醫藥設備落後,甚至於近乎零的村落裡行醫救人,吸引善信接受教化。

他說,目前醫學昌明,僧侶無需再扮演解降及土醫的角色,而他本身也樂得如此,集中精神修讀佛經及到處講解佛經,他曾到過台灣、香港及新加坡等地舉行佛法講座。

「我努力修習英文,不是為了要做『西方和尚』,而是要方便通過英文,與世界各地善信溝通及藉此讀取英文版佛經,目前我也通過電腦網絡來學習。」

逾十村落居民 分批建誡律院

王寺本身並沒號召眾佛寺的權力,卻因為三代僧王都住在該寺,加上目前主持也是位甚具威望的高學問僧侶,無形中使該寺有超然地位。

更多時候,僧王寺在丹州被當地人習慣叫作「僧王廟」,也許這比較順口,事實上泰式佛寺叫做樾(WAT),泰式名稱為 WAT UTTAMARAM,佔地約十英畝,範疇甚廣及建有多座建築,包括大雄寶殿、誡律院、主持院、僧侶院及骨灰塔等。

相信早在十九世紀前(丹州曾是泰屬地)的僧王寺原寺並非在現址,而是魯伯仲(LUBOK JONG),後來當時的僧首曇范喇阿巴查叔於一九二五年遷寺至目前村落甘榜克默昔(KG KEMESEK)。

在僧王制由泰王拉瑪五世開始前,統領眾僧侶者僅叫做僧首,後來才改用更完善的僧王制,僧王受泰王承認及賜封代表權威的扇子。

第一代僧王朝坤克隆是從一九二五年始擔任至一九六二年去世,他之前的紀錄大多不詳。

據知,該寺是由遠近十餘個村落(該區村民多達八十巴仙是泰裔)村民,分批輪流為該寺建上最有代表性的誡律院。

據知,該院是繪圖師遠到泰國曼谷根據泰皇某座建築設計而建,深具泰國傳統建築的精緻及典雅,並有龍、虎、象等吉祥物圍寺,以示護佑。

僧王職權如同州務大臣,處理及決定州內各佛寺諸類事件,包括擇日為高僧遺體火化。

僧王遺體留寺內

第二代僧王為朝坤張(CHAOKHUN CHAN)及第三代為朝坤密(CHAOKHUN MIT )。

朝坤密於五年前去世,遺體經過防腐留存在寺內供善信膜拜敬仰。

目前該寺住持是巴拉克魯文曇(PHRA KHRU BOON THAM),巴拉克魯是職位,低於僧王,文為人名,曇在泰文是和尚之意,簡叫曇文。

曇文也是丹州僧團理事會秘書及僧王秘書。他說,僧王的封賜來自兩方面,即丹州蘇丹封為「和尚首領」(ketua sami);而另一則來自泰王的封賜。

因此,僧王通常必須獲泰王及丹州蘇丹封賜後,才名正言順成為僧王,僧王是由僧團理事會所推薦。

現任僧王曇裕並沒住在僧王寺(他將於今年杪獲泰王封賜正式僧王號),而是在道北縣另一佛寺;但每當重大會議,仍習慣性選擇在僧王寺進行,偶爾才到其他佛寺進行。

 
  
 
    
 馬來亞僧王 督拉惹 TOK RAJA
鑾波昆榜錫 หลวงพ่อครน บางแซะ Luang Por Kron Bang Sae

在馬來亞佛教界裏,曾被泰國覲選一百零八位頂尖兒高僧裡,唯一不屬於泰國境內的高僧,就是是信徒尊稱為“督拉惹”的高僧,也是唯一被回教蘇丹王室御封為“督拉惹”的高僧。

“督拉惹” (Tok Raja),意譯為“督,馬來語是公公、法師、村長及長輩等的意思。“拉惹” 意譯為蘇丹王室,結合起來“督拉惹”應該是,王室僧簡稱為“僧王”

更有人稱鑾波為馬來亞“必打王”ปิดตา(Pitta),可想而知,他所鑄造的“必打”是多麼出名的。但簡稱鑾波為“阿祖”或“阿公”,較為有親切感。泰族人稱鑾波為鑾波昆榜錫หลวงพ่อครน บางแซะ (Luangpo Kron Bangsae)。

鑾波昆出生於1876年(佛曆2419)11月2日,星期四屬鼠年,當時還是暹羅管轄時代的吉蘭丹,父親名叫乃村,母親叫喃喬,姓氏為叻乍倫(Rajcharuen)。

鑾波昆十二歲時,父親才帶他去越烏塔瑪喃 วัดอุตตมาราม(Watutamaram),也稱越榜錫วัดบางแซะ(Wat Bangsae),隨寺院主持學習泰文,過後又學會了巴利文,而能朗誦經文。鑾波自從進入寺院,學習語文後,就非常喜愛研讀經書,甚少遊樂,與其他孩童性格絕然不同。住持在觀察下,就覺得此孩童,似乎前世曾修過梵行,看他的一舉一動皆有僧侶的風範,他日必為僧中之尊呀!

鑾波讀完寺院裏的經書後,他也不願回家,繼續留在那裡,幫忙做個方面之事,同時也教村中的小孩們學習泰語。

到年齡二十一歲時,鑾波要求父母給他籌備出家之事,父母也和親友們為他剃度受戒為僧人。於1895年(佛曆2438)6月15日,為受戒的是柏巴叻差法師,鑾波的法名柏昆普納蘇瓦若(Pra Kron punasuwano)。

起先鑾波昆用兩年的時間深入的研習大藏經,過後他覺得自己應該出外走走,尋求更高一層的佛學知識。就毅然此外了住持,步行出發去修苦行戒律。但是當時沒有良好的道路,只好翻山越嶺,當然得徒步行走。整個月後來到了一個村莊,有間寺院越蓮乍(Wat Leamchak),得知有位法力高強的高僧,叫做鑾波瑪哈蕾(Luangpo Mahaloi)。

起初鑾波瑪哈蕾將一本法術秘笈交與督拉惹,他得花上兩年時間方能背誦通笈交裏的經文,接着更深的修禪定法門。其後他也各地去尋訪名師讚研各門法術,而且還在泰南各府,當了多間佛寺的主持。督拉惹多住在宋卡府和高頭廊府一帶,也曾在越考烏(Wat Kao-or)修習多種信物的獨特法門。

在1925年(佛曆2468)督拉惹辭去越邁考嶺的主持職位,決定回到家鄉,接任越烏塔瑪喃的住持方丈。

他準備大肆修葺寺院。當時周圍都被膠園團團圍住,寺院的地大約二十多英畝。居民多是以割膠為生,過的生活的相當辛苦,不過每逢節日卻都非常誠心的前來獻僧供佛,有者今天看他們歡天喜地的來獻僧,明天卻穿來他的惡訊,說是被蛇咬死了!因為樹膠園裏毒蛇叢生,尤其是眼鏡蛇,在攻擊人的時候,豎起起來像人一般高。

鑾波看到這種情景,非常難過,就將以前修苦行戒時所收集的聖土,用來製造避險的信物,這就是初期鑾波製造掩面佛的心意,製成後派發給信徒,信徒佩帶後果真一路平安無事,更奇怪的是毒蛇遇上有佩帶必打佛牌的村民,都會掉頭而逃,不敢接近,甚至碰上老虎、熊也會出現相同的情況,信徒們一傳十,十傳百,鑾波的必打佛像就慢慢的火紅起來。

從前要去寺院很艱難,因為交通很不方便,只有從水路和火車才能達到寺院,有些信徒甚至跟隨火車鐵軌走了十多哩才到達寺院,因為哥打峇魯到蘭斗班讓間是沒有火車站的,有些信徒都是去到蘭斗班讓在走回頭,但路程也要數哩之遙。

曾經有比較熟的信徒,要到鑾波昆寺院之前,就會先買了煙。然後才上火車;在火車上,就會走到車頭,找駕駛員打交道,順便送上煙給他,要求火車經過寺院時,儘量放慢車速,好讓他們有機會從火車上跳下去,如此一來就節省了很多時間和精力。

信徒一到寺院,一般先回和鑾波閒談,鑾波是一位很健談的僧人,不會難以相處,而當信徒要求必打佛時,鑾波就會記錄下他個人的行業和需要,如果是做生意者,鑾波就會多下人緣咒。然後才然後再擇日鋳造制模,集會聖土、經水和石灰等,放進模型裏印出了一枚必打佛牌。

鑾波才利用小刀片,慢慢的雕出完美的曲線,然後以畫圖的鐵筆,一邊唸經,一邊將符咒寫在必打的身上,再放入法壇上,日夜誦經,直至兩三個月後,信徒才可以奉請佩戴。

所以每一枚必打佛牌,都是鑾波要每枚佛牌都呈現最完美的形象,讓人看上去,就非常渴望將之擁有。這就是督拉惹必打佛牌最獨特之處。

關於督拉惹的必打佛牌威力,是不可置疑的,而且為信徒們所公認的,就連暹羅的佛牌收藏家們都會來尋找這塊寶物,現在此必打佛牌,在市場價值大約處於五十萬株左右。即使鑾波昆生前鋳造的銅佛牌市價都值越十萬銖左右呢!

鑾波昆所住的吉蘭丹州,鑾波在這裡卻沒有受到回教徒的排擠,鑾波有高深的法力,時常幫忙這些馬來同胞解決一些玄難雜症,如中邪、中降、小孩子哭個不停等的問題。

鑾波昆也常常唸一些經水讓他們帶回去飲用或洗澡,一般可以解決一些玄妙的問題。甚至連吉蘭丹蘇丹也親自覲見鑾波,並向鑾波談起說:他每次去舉行王室儀式時,都會感到頭頂有撕裂頭痛的感覺,因為其中有一點血統奧妙的差距。鑾波就說沒有問題,走入佛舍裏,拿出長約一尺多的手杖。

此手杖泰語成為“邁古魯”ไม้คูรู(Mai Kru),意譯是師父杖或權杖。此杖的功能是增加權威,避一切的邪惡。鑾波昆就把它交給吉蘭丹蘇丹王。而蘇丹王從此每次開王室大會時,再也不會發生頭痛的問題。而蘇丹永遠手不離此權杖,時常緊隨於身。

蘇丹為了感謝鑾波昆的恩典,就第一次封泰族高僧為僧王,馬來語就是“督拉惹”(Tok Raya)。

據說鑾波昆在修苦行戒律時,去到一座山洞,見到一位修行老僧在裡頭居住,鑾波就朝拜此老僧,並向他學習禪定法門。

過了三個月的守夏節。

有一天老僧叫鑾波昆來到床前,這時候老僧已病倒再創了,老僧將一支拐杖狀的木棍交給鑾波,說是當年他年輕時候有位高僧交給他的,並吩咐他說他日得遇見有慧根者才傳交於他,並傳授口訣以及製造邁古魯的秘訣,鑾波昆就是從此處學來的。

鑾波得到邁古魯後,就日夜擁帶在身旁,連睡覺也相隨,覺得得到邁古魯後,自己的法力也隋着增長。不久之後傳邁古魯於他的老僧也圓寂了。

後來鑾波昆製造了數支邁古魯給有需要的人士,吉蘭丹蘇丹的就是其中一支。這隻邁古魯現在還供奉在蘇丹宮裏哪!

自從鑾波昆回到家鄉主持寺院,首先就是着手發展教育、建設校舍,並由柏嗎哈曾當老師。接着還籌建了一間全馬甚至暹羅所無悟的,與眾不同的是和大雄寶殿。四方有門進出,前門的十二支大柱子有祥龍盤捲的雕刻,更有許多奇珍異獸的雕像團團圍繞,計有龍、象、獅、虎、鹿、鷹及牛等等。進口處兩旁築了兩座神龕,分別供奉大伯公與觀音大士的聖像,蔚為奇觀。

從此這裡就變成好像少林寺一樣,有許多僧侶和法師紛紛前來拜在鑾波昆的門下,不是學武術,而是學法術。學成之後可以籍着法術救人於苦難中,這也是鑾波教授法術的宗旨。

在1962年(佛曆2505年),鑾波昆剛由新加坡回來之後,就不舒服臥病在床,吉蘭丹蘇丹也親自前來探病。鑾波年事已高,終於在11月19日圓寂,享年88歲,入戒68年,一代聖僧從此沉寂了 .....
吉兰丹州吧西吗 呼达吗兰佛寺(僧王庙)昙召坤僧王(阿公)
PHRA MAHA CHAN KESARO (昙召坤)出生 1909 年 4 月 5 日 (星期一)在 Pasir Mas, Kampung Teresek 的一个泰裔农村里。父亲名乃叔(Nai Su), 母亲为南娟(Nan Thiak)。兄弟姐妹共七位,排行第三。


年方十五岁跟随已故第一任僧王銮婆坤(呼达吗兰佛寺第五任方丈)研习佛理。於1931年年方22出家。拜师三位老銮婆(僧王及另两位高僧)学习佛理,法号为昙真勒沙喏(Phra Chan Kesaro)。

1933年北上泰南北大年(Pattani)修行佛法数年,后再回呼达吗兰佛寺协助僧王銮婆坤处理一切寺务。

1962年任僧王銮婆坤(呼达吗兰佛寺第五代主持)圆寂,昙真被委任为呼达吗兰佛寺第6任主持。同年再受吉兰丹苏丹殿下及泰国僧王封为丹州第二任僧王(召 坤),据知行愿未圆,竟於1992年11月30日(星期一)早上6.05分入寂归西,享年83岁。兹定於1995年3月9日至12日一连四天举办茶毗仪式。

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帕必達
พระปิดตา(譯音)帕必達,其中ปิดตา泰文的意思是閉眼或遮眼的意思因此可以稱之為閉眼佛或是遮眼佛,而泰國的遮眼佛有很多種類型有雙手遮眼的法相,也有四臂、六臂、或是佈滿經咒文如同皺紋般的法相都是屬於遮眼佛(必達佛),不同的譯音只是外在的法相特徵不同而已而必達佛的佛牌,是泰國民眾普遍喜愛佩帶的佛牌之一,據說佩帶遮眼佛可以幫信眾擋掉很多不好的事情、麻煩、避災擋險,能夠保信眾的平安也能夠幫信眾招來很多很好的財運,因此必達佛也是泰國的致富佛像之一書中寫著,當帕必達在世時,幾世之前就已經不斷累積很多的福德資糧在其中一世,有許多僧侶與帕必達一起修行,結果沒想到在某天夜晚時,發生了洪水,眼看就要將他們滅頂。此時,佛陀趕緊命令帕必達前去將水阻止不動,以免這些僧侶滅頂。因此當時有許多的天人和凡人們,都因此信服他的能力,並對他非常敬仰。此外,在帕必達之前的一世中,他常常用鮮花供養佛陀及許多的高僧。接著帕必達轉世在另一世之後,則生為一戶養牛人家的孩子。早晨的時候,他常常看到高僧沿街托缽化緣後,會在一個空地修行打坐。由於他看到高僧總在烈日下修行,想到這必然非常辛苦,因此趁高僧不在時,為高僧搭起簡單的棚子,讓高僧在打坐時可以遮陽避雨,他也因此累積很大的福德。因此在臨命終時,得升天道;但他在生為天人後,並未耽溺於天道的逸樂,反而常常廣行佛事,不斷地累積福德資糧。此後,帕必達的法像就被製作為如今所看到的樣子,象徵祂用手將六根遮住,即眼、耳、鼻、舌、身、意皆被遮止;以免受到這六根所對應到的六塵所擾,此六塵則為外界的色、聲、香、味、觸、法,讓人能謹記佛陀的教誨因此佛子佩帶必達佛牌的時候,無論是在修行佛法或是行事思考之時,都能夠讓心念更加全心專注,提昇自己的思考層面;此外,在世俗上,帕必達的法像亦被一般大眾認為是擋災避險的姿勢,讓人可以免於危難.