Rare amulet of the ascetic Buddha Phra Pang Took Gon Kiriya
consecrated by Venerable LP Paksra of Wat Tanod Lai (Samut Songkran).
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Beautiful bronze amulet of the ascetic Buddha, recalling the period during which the historical Buddha practiced asceticism and mortifications of the body before abandoning them upon realizing that these extreme practices do not lead to Enlightenment.
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The means of Dhutanga purification accepted in the Buddha's teachings are enumerated in the sutras of the Pali canon
as well as in the Visuddhimagga "the Path of Purity":
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Wearing only monastic clothes made from collected rags ( paṃsukūlik'aṅga )
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Wearing only three pieces of clothing ( te-cīvar'aṅga )
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Begging for alms in food ( piṇḍa-pātik'aṅga )
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Do not omit any house when going to collect ( sapadānik'aṅga )
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Sitting down only once to eat ( ekāsanik'aṅga )
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Eat only from the alms bowl ( patta-piṇḍik'aṅga )
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Refusing all other food ( khalu-pacchā-bhattik'aṅga )
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Living in the forest ( āraññik'aṅga )
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Living under a tree ( rukkha-mūlik'aṅga )
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Living in the open air ( abbhokāsik'aṅga )
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Living in a cemetery ( sosānik'aṅga )
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Being content with any abode ( yathā-santhatik'aṅga )
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Sleeping sitting up (and never lying down) ( nesajjik'aṅga )
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This amulet is beneficial for anyone wishing to dedicate themselves
to practice Dharma intensively
without falling into extremes that lead nowhere.
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UNIQUE PIECE.
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Height: mm.
Width: mm.
Weight: approximately grams.
Diameter: mm.
New custom-made reliquary: Yes.
Original temple box: Yes.
Khata (activation prayer): Yes.
Photo of the Venerable offered.