Phra Tamsua Amulet (TS-01) "Tiger Cave"
Name: Phra Tamsua
Period: Tavaravadi
Origin: Supanburi, Thailand
Age: 7th to 13th century
Dimensions (in mm): Width - 25, Height - 51, Depth - 15
Renown for: Charisma, Popularity, Respect
Background: Another important amulet in the Tavaravadi Period is the Phra Tamsua or “The Amulets of Tiger Cave” of Supanburi. Phra Tumsua is an unbaked clay amulet mainly found in the cave of Khao Kog mountain in the U-Thong District of Thailand. This cave used to be a tiger domain, that’s why they call it “Phra Tamsua” as for the name of the amulets. The finding occurred in 2487 BE (1943 AD) and later found the same type of Amulets in different sizes in the cave on the mountain ridge spreading south to the north of U-Thong District.
Phra Tamsua Amulets
Phra Tumsua were most likely created in the early or slightly before the Tavaravadi Era, approx 1,200 – 1,800yrs ago. The communities during that period worshiped both Mahayan Buddhism and Hinduism. Priests and holy hermits were the ones who created the Phra Tamsua to represent the holy images for boosting charisma for leaders or kings in appropriate occasions by various ceremonies seeking blessing from respectful holy gods, Buddha, angels and hermits to stay within these amulets and keeping them in many caves for those who later found them for veneration, thus enhancing charisma and blessing the wearer.
Name: Phra Tamsua
Period: Tavaravadi
Origin: Supanburi, Thailand
Age: 7th to 13th century
Dimensions (in mm): Width - 25, Height - 51, Depth - 15
Renown for: Charisma, Popularity, Respect
Background: Another important amulet in the Tavaravadi Period is the Phra Tamsua or “The Amulets of Tiger Cave” of Supanburi. Phra Tumsua is an unbaked clay amulet mainly found in the cave of Khao Kog mountain in the U-Thong District of Thailand. This cave used to be a tiger domain, that’s why they call it “Phra Tamsua” as for the name of the amulets. The finding occurred in 2487 BE (1943 AD) and later found the same type of Amulets in different sizes in the cave on the mountain ridge spreading south to the north of U-Thong District.
Phra Tamsua Amulets
Phra Tumsua were most likely created in the early or slightly before the Tavaravadi Era, approx 1,200 – 1,800yrs ago. The communities during that period worshiped both Mahayan Buddhism and Hinduism. Priests and holy hermits were the ones who created the Phra Tamsua to represent the holy images for boosting charisma for leaders or kings in appropriate occasions by various ceremonies seeking blessing from respectful holy gods, Buddha, angels and hermits to stay within these amulets and keeping them in many caves for those who later found them for veneration, thus enhancing charisma and blessing the wearer.
Name: Phra Tamsua
Period: Tavaravadi
Origin: Supanburi, Thailand
Age: 7th to 13th century
Dimensions (in mm): Width - 25, Height - 51, Depth - 15
Renown for: Charisma, Popularity, Respect
Background: Another important amulet in the Tavaravadi Period is the Phra Tamsua or “The Amulets of Tiger Cave” of Supanburi. Phra Tumsua is an unbaked clay amulet mainly found in the cave of Khao Kog mountain in the U-Thong District of Thailand. This cave used to be a tiger domain, that’s why they call it “Phra Tamsua” as for the name of the amulets. The finding occurred in 2487 BE (1943 AD) and later found the same type of Amulets in different sizes in the cave on the mountain ridge spreading south to the north of U-Thong District.
Phra Tamsua Amulets
Phra Tumsua were most likely created in the early or slightly before the Tavaravadi Era, approx 1,200 – 1,800yrs ago. The communities during that period worshiped both Mahayan Buddhism and Hinduism. Priests and holy hermits were the ones who created the Phra Tamsua to represent the holy images for boosting charisma for leaders or kings in appropriate occasions by various ceremonies seeking blessing from respectful holy gods, Buddha, angels and hermits to stay within these amulets and keeping them in many caves for those who later found them for veneration, thus enhancing charisma and blessing the wearer.