first off, don't get me wrong. i'm not trying to steal anyone's culture or intending in any way to offend anyone with this thread. i also apologize if what i'm about to post is not khmer script.

so, i'm going to thailand on jan 27th and i'm planning on getting a tattoo there. and i know every tattoo should be personal and everything, specially with khmer yantra (spell?) that seems to be sacred in someway.

anyhow, i found this picture online, allegedly the same tattoo angelina jolie got on her back and i'd like to know, out of curiosity, its translation. i've been trying to read a lot about khmer script online but it's way too difficult and complicated (but i'm trying! hehe)

anyway, here's the pic:


i thank you all beforehand. ( :

cheers.

Um why don't you just get that done in cambodia. It is khmer script ya know

I heard they ban these kind of culture tattoo in Thailand since most foreigner seem to not understand the background of this ancient art symbol writing.

They should ban it. There sacred tattoos, like white magic....to protect, and they shouldn't have it on there bodies. It only wrks if ur a buddhist and if you believe in it.

What's your point of creating the thread? You just want people, esp in Khmers, to know that you're going to Thailand to get a tattoo written in Khmer? Do you want our opinion of it? Tell us.

We Khmer can read it... And it is a Pali way of reading.. and they got a little bit difference from the normal reading if any Khmer do not learn how to read the Dhama but anyways we still can read it but not perfect... It is the secret word of Buddhist and it is in Pali language. I should ask the monk in order to understand it!!

i just want the translation of what's written in that picture i posted, out of curiosity.

i'd go to cambodja to get a tattoo there but i don't think i'll be able to.

i suppose i should go to cambodja to get it done then?
i would really really love to (my plans are to go to thailand and malasya) but i'm not sure i'll be able to. :T

That's Ajarn Noo's yantra...He wrote them with "BudhaKhun" of Theravada Budhism ...called "Yan Har Tal"

1) creat better "fengSui" or location.

2) support your life from being down and out

3) protection from black magic.

4) prosperous or being lucky

5) charming

ADD: let me remind you...there're rules for this Yantra for you to follow,too...

This is a topic about khmer language. Even khmer folks here can't read it.

How dare you?

thank you! (:
and could i get this done anywhere in cambodja? i mean, any regular tattoo parlour? which rules should i follow?

the rules you must follow to keep the yantra sacred are:

1) believe and protect Budhism

2)Never useobscene words with your parrent

3)never insult your parent or teacher while they teaching you

4) do not commit adultary

5) No addictional drugs or any related crime


Sorry... I'm Thai , so I have no idea where can you get them in other country...

The Khmer Tattoo in pali by KhmerBoiken, on Flickr

To proved who Thai's thief!

what do you mean thief??? LOLz

The person who "Karaoke" the writing obviously not the one who wrote them...As you can see they're in Pali "language" with "BuddhaKhun" You ever see this exact 5 row yantras written exactly this way before Ajarn Nhoo ever published them???

You whats ironic. They say Sak Yantra is their culture, yet they don't have a clue about it lol what exactly do they know about the culture they claim to be theirs?

PeaceMan, you are not Thai thief okay?? I point to someone who talk to me!!! You was helpfull here.. Whatever, I am not that people who learn about this.. there is ton of Yantra in Cambodia... and I even don't care about them much. I just want to proved to some Thai that we can't read them here. those senten I just rewrite in Microsoft Word.. And I don't know the meaning of it because it is in Pali.. Like I mention before I need a monk for assistance.

KhmerBoi, I C...you're right, they're in Pali

Well...I'm not a real expert,neither...but the meaning and effection of each Yantra's line can't be translate literally though, coz it more of the chanting for Praising the Lord Buddha...but the effectiveness came from the "Bhuddhakhun"...like "Gatavetita" or "gratitude" give you the power of "charm" or being "attractive"...and so on...

Yes, Whatever Yantra is Yantra I am not really interesting much!!! by the way I am not believe in it. I don't know wether this sentence is from who.. anyone can breakdown anything whenever they understand it well. I don't claim it Khmer neither Thai. what I am claiming here is I can read it.. and it is in Khmer Script that it!!