{"id":9531,"date":"2018-04-06T14:35:50","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T07:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bangkokbeyond.com\/blog\/?p=9531"},"modified":"2022-03-28T09:14:43","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T02:14:43","slug":"where-to-buy-thai-charms-and-amulets-in-bangkok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bangkokbeyond.com\/blog\/where-to-buy-thai-charms-and-amulets-in-bangkok","title":{"rendered":"Where to Buy Thai Charms and Amulets in Bangkok"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good luck, good fortune, and success are just a few things we all desire in life. So whether it\u2019s a charm, amulet, or statue, humans have been using good luck charms for thousands of years for anything from bringing financial success to shooing off evil. They also use it mainly to encourage good feelings, positive energy, and renewed success in love, finance, and life in general.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bangkokbeyond.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/15900629358_7fb9e54d64_c-768x513.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bangkokbeyond.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/15900629358_7fb9e54d64_c-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bangkokbeyond.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/15900629358_7fb9e54d64_c-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bangkokbeyond.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/15900629358_7fb9e54d64_c.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some good luck charms are seen throughout many cultures while some are unique to a certain culture. Buddhist amulets were worn to protect the wearer during their travels. Part of the rich culture of Thailand is that everywhere you go in the country, you will find opportunities to purchase amulets.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the more popular areas in Bangkok, near Wat Mahathat where whole alleys of vendors have stalls set up with a variety of amulets for sale. While walking through<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bangkokbeyond.com\/blog\/chatuchak-weekend-market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong> Chatuchak (Jatujak) Weekend Market<\/strong><\/a>, many stalls are offering amulets as well.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bangkokbeyond.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/P1030291-768x513.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bangkokbeyond.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/P1030291-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bangkokbeyond.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/P1030291-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bangkokbeyond.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/P1030291-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bangkokbeyond.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/P1030291.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But remember&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The majority of Thais buy their amulets while they are visiting their local temple or at one where they have made a pilgrimage. One of the advantages of buying yours at a temple is that you can have them blessed by a monk.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thai sacred Buddhist amulets are made only at a Buddhist temple, so it makes sense that the best place you could possibly purchase one \u2013 is at a Buddhist temple somewhere in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re looking for genuine Buddhist items \u2013 <strong>&nbsp;go to the temple and get it from the monks<\/strong>. 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So whether it\u2019s a charm, amulet, or statue, humans have been using good luck charms for thousands of years for anything from bringing financial&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[615,212],"tags":[45],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangkokbeyond.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9531"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangkokbeyond.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangkokbeyond.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangkokbeyond.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangkokbeyond.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9531"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangkokbeyond.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9531\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11838,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangkokbeyond.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9531\/revisions\/11838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangkokbeyond.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangkokbeyond.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangkokbeyond.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}