Chuchok (徐祝老人) 1st batch, Nur Alpaka, Luang Phor Sawai, Wat Preedararm, Nakhon Pathom Province (B.E.2540).

No. : 1915

*Brand new, unworn. Come with temple box.

徐祝老人(Chuchok)，又称储蓄老人，相传徐祝是一位拥有很大福报，带有非常多财富，也拥有漂亮妻子的一个人，徐祝在泰国人心目中是有财神的一种象征的，佩带或供奉徐祝圣物会拥有财富和好人缘，以及好运。因此一直以来都是非常受欢迎的圣物之一。

徐祝的故事是从一本叫Wetsandon的书中传出的，泰国南传佛教中，Maha Wetsandon Chadok是十个佛陀前世故事的最末世故事，而徐祝老人是此故事中的主要角色之一。书中写到如果这辈子布施给徐祝，下辈子会出生在非常好的家庭，男布施者会娶到漂亮的老婆女的布施者会嫁给英俊的老公，并且会有非常好的福报与财富，生下的子女也会非常可爱听话。

传说中，徐祝老人其中某一世的传说是，他是一位婆罗门教徒，生于Kalingkarat，当时他是一位其貌不扬的行乞者，人说他是一位极具福德的人，降世是为了更进一步的修行。他非常擅于乞讨,总是让人不忍心拒绝他的请求,因此总是会乞讨到满满的一袋钱或是有价值的东西。而且徐祝老人非常会节省，他会将钱存到一个程度后就交给一位朋友保管，然后徐祝就再继续去行乞。但是这位朋友因为非常爱花钱又不擅于管钱，有一天他偷偷将徐祝老人寄放在他那里的所有钱都花光了。直到有一天徐祝老人又从别的地方行乞回来，想跟朋友拿回之前寄放的钱时，才知道朋友已经将钱全部花光光，在没有法偿还的状况，这位朋友就只好将自己的女儿Amittada许配给徐祝老人，当作是偿还那笔钱。Amittada告诉徐祝老人说: “我可以当您的婢女奴隶,您愿意的话,我会是您贤淑的妻子。”最后徐祝老人就娶了她当老婆，然后回到自己的家乡。

当他一回到家乡，因为Amittda又年轻又长得美若天仙，而且非常努力贤淑，是位很尽本分的好妻子，所以村里的男人都非常羡慕徐祝老人，加上徐祝老人非常有钱，更加让人羡慕。然而这也殃及到了Amittda，正因为Amittda的贤惠,使得这些村内的男人都抱怨自己的老婆不够贤惠,要求向Amittda学习。使得这些太太们被激怒了，每天都有人去骂Amittda。而Amittda将被骂的事告诉了徐祝老人后，徐祝老人便叫她别再做家务了，以后任何事交给他自己做就好了。可是Amittda说，身为妻子，以及一个有教养的女性，怎能让家事落在先生身上，她实在做不到。如果徐祝老人真的不想她做家务，请找帮佣替她做家务吧。

徐祝老人觉得很好，但不知道要去哪里找佣人。Amittda说，目前Phra Wetsandon从皇宫出来到森林修行，他位性乐善好施的人，不妨请求他的两个子女来当帮佣(在转世成为佛祖之前，佛祖共轮回了499次，最后一次转世为一位城邦主的儿子，叫Phra Wetsandon) 。徐祝老人依言照办，而Phra Wetsandon也真的愿意让自己的子女给徐祝老人做为帮佣。

回程时，徐祝老人带两个孩子经过Phra Wetsandon的皇宫，其父王看到两个孩子，认得是自己的孙儿，徐祝老人告诉Phra Wetsandon的父王说，Phra Wetsandon让他的两个孩子徐祝老人当帮佣。Phra Wetsandon的父王听后，决定付钱向徐祝老人买回两个孙儿，并宴请徐
祝老人。徐祝老人见美食大为心动，狂饮暴食，最后却因此撑死了。

传说在另一世徐祝转世为一位据有非常大福报的人，身上的那一个背包，传说是有非常强的法力的。这一世他化身为非常丑陋的一位老人，不穿上衣、手拿拐杖、驼背等等。传说徐祝有十八种不雅的外貌，脚非常大而且畸形、所有的手脚指都受伤变形、双脚0型弯腿上嘴唇肥厚大于下嘴唇、永远是在流口水、牙齿非常长像猪牙一样、扁平的鼻子、大肚子驼背、凸眼、而且左右眼大小不一样、大胡子、稀疏的黄发、全身关节肿胀、全身皮肤斑点
溃疡、黄瞳孔、歪脖子、非常粗糙的皮肤等等,但就算他是这种外表,也可以让被行乞的人不忍心不拿出东西送给徐祝。

从以上故事中我们可以知道，徐祝老人虽然面貌丑陋，但是不管跟谁开口要求，都不会被拒绝，甚至要求别人的孩子做为帮佣，父母都还肯答应。徐祝老人光凭一张嘴，成功唾手可得。加上徐祝老人又拥有美丽贤慧的妻子，令其他男性羡慕不已。具有如此背景与特性泰国大师将徐祝老人制为圣物，十分灵验，信众极欲请供。

徐祝老人圣物的外形打扮像一般婆罗门教徒，绑发、蓄胡、驼背、赤膊，手持拐杖，身背布袋。那一个袋子就像百宝袋，将行乞的东西都全部装进去。而当捐赠者拿出徐祝要的东西，徐祝感念于他的善心，都将用更大的福报回报给捐赠者。

因此到现在不论是任何人都非常喜欢并且
适合佩带或供奉徐祝圣物，他可以帮助善信去要想要的东西，当然要心存善念的去祈求。许多人在佩带徐祝后可以感觉到人缘会变的非常好，原本对你有成见的人都变的对你另眼相看，做生意的人渐渐开始门庭若市、应接不暇，这就是佩带徐祝的魅力。

佩带徐祝老人者有招人缘、财运及不愁衣食，而且对于追讨债务也是很有帮助的。徐祝老人圣物对公关业务族非常适用，可保每月完成指标任务，也在生意经商上非常有帮助，令佩带者成为受欢饮的人，衣食无忧。

即使徐祝老人的样子难看，但不要忘记，他也是婆罗门出身，而且他也是过去佛陀修行过程中的其中一个助缘。因为这个缘故，才有这个Chuchok的法门，以带来人缘，财富，与幸运。

徐祝老人当单挂时可以挂脖子或夹衣领，但如果和佛祖牌一起佩戴的话，就必须挂腰，脖子后面或挂裤头。

(Information about Chuchok (徐祝老人) is from others website. Just used for reference.)

Chuchok (2nd batch), Copper, Luang Phor Sompong, Wat Mai Pin Kliaw, Nakhon Pathom Province (B.E.2549).

Come with waterproof arcylic plastic casing ready-to-wear.

Biography of LP Sompong:
LP Sompong of Wat Mai Pin Kliaw is the most famous guru monk who makes the Chuchok amulet in Thailand. He is knowledge of Wiccha (Magic) and has been studied the art of making efficacious Chuchok statues and amulets from many of famous geji ajahn (old monks) in Thailand. Which are LP SangNgah of Wat Bahn Mor, LP saw of PreeDaRarm and LP LumYai of Wat ToongLahtYah. His amulet is well known among amulet collectors in present era. Every day, a lots of devotees go to meet LP Sompong for his help.


Chuchok 
You can ask for fortune, wealth, a beautiful wife, and unexpected richness from the amulet known as Chuchok’s idol.

Chuchok is thought by many Thais to be one of the very best amulets for bringing wealth and granting wishes. the amulet takes the form of an old beggar named “Chuchok”.

He was an old barman from Kalingkarat Province and was born to be a merit partner of Wesandorn Bhodhisat as “the taker” and “the giver” he was the one who fulfilled the merit power of Wesandorn Bhodhisat.

Chuchok became very rich from being a beggar. Among amulets listed on board of magic and mysterious objects, Chuchok is recognized as excellent in fortune and favour. Senior monks and magicians like to create this idol for their disciples because it brings about good luck to business.

The most popular Chuchok’s idol in Thailand belongs to Luang Phor Rod Buddhasanto of Wangnamwon Temple in Samutsakorn. He is a senior monk originated from Raman and recognized for his skill in magic. He is the master of Luang Poo Tien of Wat Boat and always adored by the Reverend Thep Sarikabutra.

Chuchok’s idol of Luang Phor Rod is made from carved ivory or carved jackfruit wood both considered auspicious and represent “favour and support”, now scarce and priceless.


Chuchok Background 
Chuchok’s story comes from Wesandorn Jatarka, the last life of great worthiness or so-called Poramat Barami (the ultimate worthiness) of the Buddha. At that time, he was born as Prince Wesandorn. It was a preparation for his enlightenment in the future. Wesandorn is one of the stories of the former incarnations of the Lord Buddha. There are 13 chapters. It is believed that listening to all 13 chapters in one day brings about great merit.

Chuchok’s story is mentioned in chapter 5 onwards. Those who make a donation for the sermon of Chuchok’s story will be born in a high-class family, own many assets and have rhetoric. They will have a handsome husband and a beautiful wife. Also their children will be cute and obedient.

According to the sermon, Chuchok was a Brahmin living in Kalingkarat Province. He went about begging donations and was able to collect a small fortune. He was very stingy and knew how to save and gradually saved his money until he had 100 Kasap. At that time, he was considered as a rich man. He took all money to entrust to a friend who was also a Brahmin, and departed once again to travel the country begging.

As for his friend who was looking after the money, he grew poorer, so he took Chuchok's money which he had entrusted to him, and spent it all. When Chuchok remembered, he returned to claim his money. The Brahmin couple did not have any money to repay him so they offered their daughter, Amittada, to be Chuchok's wife. 

Amittada was a young beautiful girl. She told Chuchok that “My life belongs to you. From now on, you can keep me as a maid at home or as a wife. I can sleep at your feet and do everything for you.” 

It is said that Chuchok had a very beautiful wife, in that life, because he had offered a cloth with a bunch of lotus flowers to the Lord Buddha in a previous life. 

Whereas Amittada had offered a blooming lotus that she had smelt with her own nose before giving to to the Lord Buddha. As a consequence she had an old husband, Chuchok.

Chuchok was a very old and ugly man. When he took Amittada to his village named Tunawit, Amittada cared for Chuchok her husband in the proper manner. Many Brahmin men in that district became dissatisfied with their own wives because their behaviour did not match that of Amittada. 

All the Brahmin women were cursed because of Amittada. As a result the women went to curse her in return. When Amittada had gone down to the waters edge she was cursed and repelled. 

The Brahmin women cursed and mocked her, saying that her husband was ugly. She felt ashamed and heartbroken, and returned home. She told her husband Chuchok the events of that day and said that from now on she was not going to work; Chuchok said he would have to do the work himself, but Amittada would not accept that because her family had never used a husband as a slave. 

Finally, she asked Chuchok to find a slave for her otherwise she would not live with him.