As part of this movement, many modern-day Thais view yantra tattoos as nothing more than good-luck symbols that are stylish. However a modern movement in Thailand seeks to progress away from their animistic past.
Angelina Jolie got a yantra tattoo of a Bengal tiger in 2004 to celebrate acquiring Cambodian citizenship. In recent years Hollywood celebrities such as Angelina Jolie, whose tattoos were inked by Arjan Noo Ganpai with Khmer script Sak yant in Thailand, have made them popular among women. Sak yan designs are also applied to many other media, such as cloth or metal, and placed in one's house, place of worship, or vehicle as a means of protection from danger or illness, to increase wealth, and to attract lovers. The yantra is only as powerful as the Arjun that applies it, and only confers its powers so long as the bearer observes Buddhist rules and taboos. Another type is that which affects people around the wearer, such as invoking fear. This is commonly used by military personnel, police, taxi drivers, gangsters and others in perceived dangerous professions. Another is that of protection and to ward off evil and hardship. One is that which benefits the wearer, such as making them more eloquent. There are three main effects of a yantra tattoo. Yantra tattoos are believed to be magic and bestow mystical powers, protection, or good luck. Some yantra designs have been adapted from pre-Buddhist shamanism and the belief in animal spirits that was found in Southeast Asia and incorporated into Thai tradition and culture. Different Arjans (masters) have added to these designs over the centuries through visions received in their meditations. The script spells out abbreviated syllables from Pali incantations.
While in northern Thailand yantra tattoos may use Shan, northern Thai, or Tai Lu scripts, and in Laos the Lao Tham script is employed. In Cambodia and central Thailand, the Old Khmer script (Cambodian language) of the Khmer Empire is used. The script used for yantra designs varies according to culture and geography. For these people, religion is closely tied to the notion of magic, health, and good fortune. Tattoos of yantra designs were believed to hold magic power, and were used much like the kolam tattoos of India. While the tradition itself originates with indigenous tribal animism, it became closely tied to the Hindu- Buddhist concept of yantra or mystical geometric patterns used during meditation. Over the centuries the tradition spread to what is now Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and parts of Myanmar. Tattoos believed to offer protection and other benefits have been recorded everywhere throughout both mainland Southeast Asia and as far south as Indonesia and the Philippines. It consists of sacred geometrical, animal and deity designs accompanied by Pali phrases that are said to offer power, protection, fortune, charisma and other benefits for the bearer. Yantra tattooing or Sak Yant is a form of tattooing using Indian yantra designs. Heres another old fav #blackwork #tattoo of the 4 elements my design his idea earth win water fire wasn’t an easy one to figure out haha done in #Edinburgh #scotland.
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