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Laughing Buddha (Hotei, Pu Tai)

Who is the Laughing Buddha? Originally known as Pu Tai or Hotei, the chubby (fat) laughing Buddha is a Chinese monk, Chan – a zen monk that lived over a millenium. The laughing Buddha is not part of Thai Buddhism, or Theravada Buddhism, but is a part of Maitreya Buddhism. In China they refer to … Read more

Thai Amulets at Riverside Market in Bangkok, Thailand

Thailand Buddhists have a healthy obsession with Thai pendants – and there is a pendant for almost any occasion. The highest level amulets are the Somdej Toh pendants featuring Buddha sitting in a meditative posture on a coiled stack of naga (serpent, cobra) coils. His face is not discernible and the pendant is very basic … Read more

New Styles – Thai Amulets, Necklaces, Bracelets!

We just returned from a big shopping trip and will have some new styles of Thailand pendants and necklaces and bracelets. This trip was to focus on getting more silver colored pendants in silver cases, white pendants in silver cases, and some unique shapes and styles of pendants we have never sold before. Stay tuned, … Read more

New Thai Amulet Buyer Testimonials

We get some great testimonials from happy customers that bought some of our Buddhist jewelry – and we just don’t update the testimonials page often. We’ll start posting some here so you can see that we get MANY of these! **** Hi, hope you are fine. Today is the Buddha Birthday Amulet income.It is very … Read more