Pravit Boonmee, the CEO of Doi Tung Development Project, a unit under Royal Forest Department of Thailand, is a guru of park design, whose masterpieces have won him several world championships and remarkable awards.
Pravit Boonmee
Pravit said that he's wearing a "Phra Somdej Pim Song Chedi Wat Rakang" amulet, which was inherited from his grandfather and father, for over 20 years. The elderly said that the front side of an Buddha amulet shouldn't be covered in case that the efficacy of protection might be obstructed. As a result, the front side of this Phra Somdej amulet got severely worn out, which made it difficult at first to distinguish the type of this amulet.
Phra Somdej Pim Song Chedi Wat Rakang
"Attending college in Chiang Mai," Pravit said, "I had asked some Buddha amulet experts to identify the type of this amulet, but no one had any idea. Having said that, I still consider this amulet invaluable."
Efficacious Stories
Pravit remembered well that in his 20s, "one day when I rode a motorcycle to Mae Hong Son Province, suddenly I became faint and slid and bumped to the bamboo fence on the roadside. Fortunately I only got some slight wounds instead of falling into the valley. I believe it is the Phra Somdej amulet that blessed me and kept me safe from this accident."
"Another time, I drove between Bangkok and Chiang Mai for two to three times without sufficient rests. When passing through Lampang Province, I, feeling tired, didn't notice a truck driving against me. At the very moment that a head-on collision was about to happen, an incredible power controled my steering wheel and again I escaped a severe traffic accident and the call of death."
"I was mercifully blessed for the third time in Chiang Rai that while my car flipped into a ditch because I was sleepy and speeding. The car got fully damaged, my friend riding the shotgun had his face hurt, but I was again kept safe from the accident."
"I think I should also be grateful for the protection of a Luang Phor Thuad amulet in memory of the building of Wat Huay Mongkol, which was given by one of my customers of park design."
Luang Phor Thuad
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Pravit's Buddha Amulets and Sacred Objects
Pravit's attemps of looking for the "Khiao Seua" (tiger tooth) made by Luang Phor Parn, Wat Khlong Dan, Samut Prakan Province had failed for many times. One day, Pravit was given a Khiao Seua Luang Phor Parn by his friend who felt uncomfortable when wearing together the Khiao Seua Luang Phor Parn and Parakit Luang Phor Yi. Three days later, another friend gave him another Khiao Seua Luang Phor Parn. Pravit was so lucky that he obtained the originally hard-to-find Khiao Seua without striking a blow.
Khiao Seua Luang Phor Parn
Pravit also owns a one-inch-high metal statuette of King Naresuan.
Statuette of King Naresuan
Cultivation from Buddha Amulets
Pravit considers himself more a Buddha-amulet connoisseur than a Buddha-amulet collector. "It's an enjoyment to appreciate every element of a Buddha amulet—style, pattern, material, history, and its rich and profound content."
Buddha amulets have influences on Pravit's attitude toward life as well. "Whenever and wherever I go, I am always accompanied by Buddha amulets. The statuette of King Naresuan, for example, reminds me of the contribution to the nation. To repay the mercy of nation, I should do my best to dedicate my life to serve the society."
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