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The meaning of auspicious one, Thailand's nine pagodas

Auspicious Nine Pagodas: Nine Pagodas of Buddhist Scriptures favored by Buddha, with special protection and magical power to prevent accidents and protect life safety.

In Buddhist teachings, everyone's life is more important than Mount Tai. Through the belief of a famous nation, we can see a nation's desire for life. Buddhism is a traditional religion handed down from generation to generation in Thailand, and it is also the focus of Thai life. Of the 47 million people, more than 95% in Thailand believe in Buddhism. In the hearts of Thais, life is often above everything else. This also benefits from the inheritance of Buddhism. The belief that life is above everything else can be embodied in tattoos. Tattoos in Thailand are one of the spells of Buddhism. Mages will tattoo different scriptures and patterns for believing in goodness. This magical tattoo is called "tattoo symbol". The content of tattoos is often related to peace. Different from traditional tattoos in Europe and America, the origin and development of Thai tattoos is precisely the psychology of Thai people seeking a talisman during the Warring States Period. In order to protect themselves, the soldiers went to the temple to ask the monks for sacred objects to avoid disaster, so as to be used in the war. However, on the battlefield, they often fight with their lives. In order to defeat the enemy or save one's life, it is inevitable to run, jump, run and climb, and it is easy to lose the sacred things that protect oneself. Later, in order to overcome this problem, a monk directly stabbed the characters in the soldier's crown, and then added a spell blessing to complete the personal amulet. Later, it gradually evolved into ink that directly tattooed mantras and scriptures on the body. So it has developed to the present. Most Thais choose tattoos not to keep up with the trend, but to settle down.