【Dimensions】Width 2.9m, Length 4.9m, Thickness 1.4m
[Efficacy of Sacred Objects]
May everything go smoothly, may you be safe and sound, may you attract wealth, may your business prosper, may you gain power, and may you enjoy good health.
Besides ensuring safety, it is also believed that wearing a Buddha amulet can help with career advancement and power, making it suitable for government officials, police officers, and those in management positions.
[Introduction to the Sacred Relic]
In Thailand, people pay special attention to the day of the week they are born because they believe that there is a different guardian deity for each of the seven days of the week. Therefore, you can see the Buddha statues for each day of the week in various temples in Thailand. When ordinary Thais visit temples to worship, they make offerings, and they will choose the alms bowl or box in front of the guardian deity of their birth day.
Four years after attaining enlightenment, the Buddha left his homeland, Kapilavastu, and returned to his hometown fifteen or sixteen years later to see his father (King Suddhodana), his brother, and his son. The king was astonished to see the Buddha leading a group of people begging for alms. The Buddha explained that begging for alms is a form of alms-giving (pindabat), that giving removes greed, that patience suppresses anger, and that wisdom distances one from ignorance. Giving, patience, and wisdom are the three paths to Nirvana. Giving is not necessarily about material possessions; seeing others give and rejoicing in it brings the same future rewards as the giver. Some are able to give because they know their own inadequacy. Others, though aware of their own inadequacy, can still receive the same blessings and merits simply by rejoicing in the giving of others. In other words, sincere offerings to believers can also lead to enlightenment. Even today, the virtue of giving is still practiced by Buddhists.
The Wednesday alms-begging Buddha has two types of Buddha statues, one for daytime and one for evening. To be precise, different guardian deities protect the Buddha in the morning and afternoon.
The Buddha in the morning is depicted standing with his alms bowl. Four years after attaining enlightenment, the Buddha returned to his homeland after fifteen or sixteen years, to see his father (King Suddhodana), his brother, and his son. The king was astonished to see the Buddha leading a group of people begging for alms. The Buddha explained that begging for alms is a form of alms-seeking (pindabat), that giving removes greed, that patience suppresses anger, and that wisdom distances one from ignorance. Giving, patience, and wisdom—these three are the path to Nirvana.
Giving alms is not necessarily about material possessions. Seeing others give alms and rejoicing in that act will bring the same karmic reward as the giver. Some are able to give because they know their own inadequacy. Others, though aware of their own inadequacy, lack the means to give, but simply experiencing joy upon seeing a giver is the same as giving alms themselves, bringing the same blessings and merit. In other words, sincere and dedicated giving can also lead to enlightenment. Even today, the virtue of giving alms is practiced among Buddhists.
