Thai amulets of the Most Venerable LP Waen Sujinno.

Biography of the Most Venerable Luang Phor Waen Sujinno
(หลวงปู่แหวน สุจิณฺโณ)

The Most Venerable Luang Phor Waen Sujinno is one of the most revered figures in the Thai forest tradition. Born on February 16, 1887 in Loei Province,
From childhood, he showed a deep inclination for the spiritual life. In accordance with the wishes of his mother and grandmother, he was ordained a samanera (novice) at the age of 9.

Coming from a rural background, he had no access to a classical formal education,
but he devoted himself to the study of basic Buddhist texts (such as the Mūla-kaccāyana ) from a very young age. After the departure of his first teachers,
He embarked on a spiritual quest that would transform his life.

Around 1918 , he met Ajahn Mun Bhuridatta Thera , the founder of the modern school of forest meditation (Dhutanga), who became his mentor and with whom he deepened the practice of meditation and monastic discipline.
Three years later, in 1921, he met Venerable Chao Khun Phra Upali Gunupamacariya of Wat Bovoranives, who guided him to Wat Chedi Luang in Chiang Mai. It was there that he decided to embrace the strict Dhammayutika Nikaya lineage,
renowned for its rigorous attachment to monastic discipline (Vinaya).

For many years, Luang Phor Waen led a life of itinerant asceticism ( tudong ): he traveled through jungles, forests and mountains, both in Thailand and in Myanmar and India, where he visited several holy Buddhist sites.

In 1955 , suffering from a foot injury, he accepted an invitation from a disciple to move to Wat Doi Mae Pang in Phrao District, Chiang Mai Province.
He resided there until his death and made it a renowned spiritual center.

His reputation took on national proportions when an Air Force pilot reported seeing him levitating, meditating in the air. This widely reported episode established him in the popular imagination as a monk with mystical powers,
although he always remained modest, discreet and detached from honors.

During his years at Wat Doi Mae Pang, he began blessing amulets and sacred images to raise funds for charities and hospitals.
These spiritual objects were also given to members of the armed forces for their protection.

Seriously ill, Luang Phor Waen was hospitalized on April 15, 1985 , and died on July 2, 1985 , at Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital. His royal funeral took place on January 16, 1986 , in the presence of the king, queen, and hundreds of thousands of worshippers. After cremation, his ashes transformed into smooth, translucent sarira relic beads, similar to crystals or fine sand—a miraculous phenomenon interpreted as a sign of complete spiritual awakening (Arahant).

Today, Wat Doi Mae Pang is a major pilgrimage site.
The faithful discover the hut where he meditated , a museum dedicated to his memory,
a life-size wax statue, and of course its relics will be preciously preserved.