Luang Poh Pan, Wat Bang Kho Nom

Luang Poh Pan was born in 1875 (2418 B.E) in Ayuthaya Province. At the age of 20, he ordained as a Buddhist monk by Luang Poh Soon of Wat Bang Pla Mo. Luang Poh Soon taught him vippassana meditation and traditional medicine. Luang Poh Pan was very well known in traditional medicine and gain respect by the villages as a medicine man.
Later, he travelled to Bangkok to further his Pali studies in Wat Saket (Golden Mountain) and also traditional medicine in Wat Sakwaek.
When he had finished his studies in Bangkok, he returned to Ayuthaya, but he stayed in Wat Bang Nom Kho where he taught Pali and Buddhist studies to the monks and villages. While in Wat Bang Nom Kho, Luang Poh Pan help in renovating the premises and temples around the area. One day, while he was meditating, Luang Poh Pan had an omen. The omen was the 6 auspicious animals.
In 1907 (2450 B.E), he decided to make the amulets that has Lord Buddha riding on top of an auspicious animal (just like the omen he had). There are 6 types of auspicious animals, chicken, garuda, hanuman (monkey), fish, porcupine and bird. With the help of the villages, they carved the mold for the amulets and gathered the herbs, sacred powder and dried flowers to make the amulets. But it turn out that the amulets were rough and ugly looking because the mold were carved by the local villages.



In 1917 (2460 B.E.) Luang Poh Pan took a major project in restoring the giant Jedi in Wat Bang Nom Kho. He hired expert carvers to make another set of molds for the amulets. The amulets are those that are traded today in the amulet market. There were altogether 880 tin can, each tin can were full with Luang Poh Pan amulets. 440 tin cans were kept in the giant Jedi. Luang Poh Pan gave the rest away to villages and who ever that came to visit or consulted him.

*tin cans were use to store cooking oil, kerosene or soya sauce in the old days. Today, they are use to keep biscuits.



Luang Poh Pan amulets are made from baked clay. They were pressed into the mold by the villages and then taken to be baked until it is red hot. The important part of Luang Poh Pan's
amulets is the magic powder stuffed on top of the amulet. They are mixed and blessed by Luang Poh Pan himself. Luang Poh Pan spend months during the rain retreat season to bless or consecrate the magic powder in the ordination hall by himself. He would use chalk and write the diamond sutra on a board, after that he gather the chalk powder and mixed it with the ground dried flowers and herbs, old broken amulets and cement. Luang Poh Pan would personally insert the magic powder into the hole on top of the amulets. The amulets are then taken back to his quarters and there he would consecrate the amulet once again.

The qualities of Luang Poh Pan is making holy water and curing poisonous insect or snake bites.
Holy water are made by putting the amulet in a bowl of water.
Pay homage to the Lord Buddha
Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Samma Samphut Tassa (3 times)
Then chant the Diamond Sutra:
Itipiso Bhagava Arahang Samma Samphuto Vichajarana Samphano Sughato Loghavito Anutakro Puritsatthamma Sarathi Satha Tae Wakmanoo Sanang Phuto Baghavati.

For insect bites, hold the amulets in a praying position and pay homage to the Lord Buddha.
Put the amulet on the wound where you were bitten with the Lord Buddha facing out. The amulet will stick on the wound until all the poison is withdrawn.

Besides these, Luang Poh Pan amulets brings good fortune and loving kindness to you and your family.