Made : 65 sticks
Size : 10.3 cm
Story behind Takrut Maha Rangab Prab Hongsa :
* Maha Rangab = to stop, to curb, to suppress / 降
* Prab = subdue / 制伏
* Hongsa here refers to Hongsawadee, the old name of Hanthawaddy, Burma / 虹沙国(古名) 也称为汉达瓦底王国
What’s the story?????
In 1500s, Burma begins its invasion into Thailand. The classic story surrounds the war between King Naresuan of Ayutthaya and the invading Burmese force led by crown prince, Mingyi Swa, of Hanthawaddy (Hongsawadee).
在15世纪缅甸皇朝多次侵略与泰国交战。
约1592年在北碧府就有了这徊泰王纳黎萱决战虹沙经典故事。被虹沙千军围住，纳黎萱王只好向领军的虹沙太子直进来个生死战。在斗争中纳黎萱王被虹沙太子劈了一刀幸好被随身所戴的符管挡了住。这刹那给了纳黎萱王还击的机会，就将虹沙太子劈倒而战胜。
Heavily Outnumbered, King Naresuan took his force in a tactical bid to resist against the invaders. Riding on elephants, both leaders exchanged blades in the iconic elephant battle that took place in Nong Sarai, kanchanaburi in year 1592. Legend has it that during the combat, King Naresuan came close to suffering a fatal blow if not for the amulet blocking half of the deadly slash of his enemy, where he managed to counter and slain the Burmese crown prince in return. With the lost of their leader, the Burmese were repelled.
Credit : J.r. Hu
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Takrut Maha Rangab Prab Hongsa is regarded as a kind of talisman. That has been bound to the beliefs of the Thai people for a long time with the belief that the Takrut can protect the owner or create charm and kindness for visitors to see. Which Takruts are generally made of metal, some non-metal, such as lead, silver, gold or copper, sometimes using bamboo or animal bones. When getting the materials as needed, they will write the characters by using a stylus to write the sacred incantation or tied as a talisman as desired.
The history of Takrut Maha Rangab Prab Hongsa originated most clearly in the Ayutthaya period because it was a talisman to hang on the body of King Naresuan the Great in his war against Burma by doing a battle with the Burmese by defeating Phra Maha Uparacha (Mang Sam Kiat). The Burmese army was defeated and disbanded. For this reason, most people call it the Takrut Maha Rangab Prab Hongsa or Naresuan Takrut To Defeat Hongsa traced to this day.
Takrut Maha Rangab Prab Hongsa, there is a way to create in detail soft and must be step by step. Starting from the inscription of the numerology, also known as the walking talisman itself. Walking a talisman is not an easy matter because walking one talisman requires completing one spell. By spell most of them are tributes to the Buddha. As for the Yantra, the Takrut Maha Rangab Prab Hongsa is unique. Specifically, it is like a plan separating rooms. Overlapping, surrounded by the amulet, the amulet of 30 virtues, and the amulet of 8 directions, etc., when entering the numerology.
When finished, it will be rolled into a round bar. There is a gap in the middle for stringing. When the roll is finished, it must be covered with Nur Wahn Yaa (herbs medicine powder), namely 7 types of amaranth leaves, consisting of suspension leaves, mimosa leaves, crunching leaves, alata leaves, grass leaves under the leaves, white kae leaves, smee leaves. When all 7 items are obtained, each of them is equal. Bring to start the fire, but do not turn into ashes or bring it to dry. Then grind it thoroughly and stir it with love water. Or steep rubber boat made into a Takrut pearl.
After finishing covering the medicine, it was taken to dry. Then use the rope or the raw thread is braided over and then lacquered and gilded to maintain another layer of the Takrut. In the consecration, it must consecrate until it is certain that it is a great suppression, a great suppression by the kind that must be consecrated. Until being able to spell and suppress the area to be quiet without any sound being heard, that would be the most complete chant.
