Old Hippie Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 Preparing the needles... Beginning work... Praying and chanting is part of the ritual... Time for a smoke break... Some finished samples... The temple is open daily, except for holidays. I think a few different Monks do this, and the one grand Monk is most famous for it, and is highly sought after. The tattos I believe are done on a donation basis. I saw one woman there with a few on her back, which seems odd, as one of the rules for wearing these tattos is not to touch a woman's blouse or skirt, especially if she is menstrating (got that off the web sight). Hygenic standards seem basic, but I guess they do a lot of them, and have a good record of no infections... This was an interest day trip from BKK, about 1/5 hours from BKK. The temple is Wat Bang Phra, in Nakhon Pathum. There are 2 temples, the one doing the ink is further down from the first one, on the right side of the same road. Other attractions in the area are Rose Garden (close/on the way) a Royal elephant ground of some sort, and Bang Phra Stupa, which has some unique distinction, which escapes me at the moment, maybe some one can check lonely planet...? This is a very farang friendly temple, but I didn't see any other farangs there. Check out the giant fish in the river next to the temple. The fish... Fish feeding makes merit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Dog Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 Dam nice and something I am always interested in, long before Angelina Jolie dd it! I wonder if it will ever become cult like Celtic Tattoos did? DOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted September 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 I probably get one at some point...maybe after I have a tummy tuck and breast reduction, so it looks nice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 Hi, Excellent report, OH. Some cool pics as well. Thanks for posting this. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lazyphil Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 How do you do this?...I dont think easy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limbo Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 Great stuff OH, am very interested in tattoos and like the pix a lot. You think they have enough ink to cover you? Giant catfish, very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Old Hippie Posted September 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 Ok a few more... One thing I forgot to add, many Thais either really take this seriously, or point out that "real Monks" don't do this, as it is wrong...no idea on the real official position... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pharcyde Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 OH, good shots. Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limbo Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 Hi OH, Never heard that real monks don't do tatts. Thought that all 'good and protective' tatts had to be done by monks since otherwise they wouldn't have the protective power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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