Dharma Amṛta,
The rain of all the Buddhas,
For which I shower.

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Om̐ Gaṇapati
Ete Śrī Mahādevaṃ
Abhirakshanti | |

Om̐ Gaṇapati
The Auspicious Great Deva
Please give protection! | |

A Gāthā in the verse of a Haiku.
Made to Gaṇapati for protection.

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Abhirati Yakkhi (Hariti Yakshini) dated 1927 Rattanakosin Period. Currently on display at the Red Palace, Phra Nakhon National Museum. Khun Chuang Liang Chakiat graciously offered to His Majesty, King Prajadhipok when he traveled to the northern province in B.E. (Buddhist Era) 2469 (1927).

Phra Mae Baisri, Goddess of the Baisri-Su-Kwan ritual, is a revered deity of bestowing health, luck, and auspiciousness. She is the gatherer of spiritual essence that is called back through ritual, and bestows them back to the ill.
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Catumahārājikā Plaques; In the Borān tradition, it is common to have plaques instead of statues to house the deities, often put on shrines, or put around a perimeter of a Temple for protection.
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The Dhammakāya as taught and described in the Dhammakāyānussati Gāthā:

The Police Major General Sorcerer, Khun Pantharak Ratchadet:

Armed with only a sword, a police badge, and his faith in Buddhism, he pacified the southern region of Thailand, and is known to become the regions most significant historical and spiritual figure.

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Now virtue, so say those who know,
Itself as purity will show ;
And for its proximate cause they tell
The pair, conscience and shame, as well.

- Visuddhimagga, Bhadantācariya Buddhaghosa

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Don’t be attached to material objects, Tamboon already, don’t cling to the merit. Don’t keep thinking:

“‘I helped to build this chedi
With my own hands too!’ Good or not, one might have a stroke and die, right at this moment!”

To preserve knowledge in the world, The Apasmāra Mulayaka must be subdued, not killed, as to do so would disturb the necessary balance between spiritual knowledge and ignorance.

Rākṣasa/Rakkhasa Malyavan, Paragon of Justice, Destroyer and Subjugator of wrong doers, evil doers, and those who break the law.

Promoter of the Dhamma, Dhammapāla, and Equal in reputation to Mahā-Brahmā.

Phra Siam Devadhīrāja

(Noble Wisdom Devarāja of Siam)

He is the patron deity, and protector of all Siam.

Don’t expect to practice hard & not experience the weird.

Hard practice that evades the unknown makes for a weak commitment.

So an ancient once said, 'Help hard practice by befriending every demon.'

—Kyong Ho

Sadāśiva Deva, With Mahābrahmā to the left, and Viṣṇu to the right. 10th Century, C.E relief located at Wat Phou, Champasak, Laos.

Hello, My name is Gavin Symahanou, and I am a Dhamma Lineage Holder of Esoteric Theravāda Buddhist tradition. I am of Laotian descent, and third generation refugee. My teacher is Khruba Peng of Wat Lue Buddhapunyaraṁ, of Denver, Colorado.