Meaning of Thai amulets and lucky charms

On Mar 1, 8:03 pm, "
wrote:
300 baht ain't nothing. I talked to this taxi driver last December,
he said the Buddha called "SOMDET"
can easily fetch for 40 thousand dollars. Among Thais, they said
there are only 4 sacred Somdet Buddha were made.
And even the Thai crown prince is looking for one. He is willing to
give away a brand new mercedez benz for one
Somdet.

Smooth D

There is a huge industry in fake antiques in thailand.

one way to tell a fake one is by the scratch marks. If it appears
rough, it is not old enough to have been worn down smooth by time and
handling.

Of course, even this can be faked.

There is an antique market every saturday or sunday near sanaam luang,
where they trade the buddha amulets they keep in pendant cases.

sarp