Maha Thewa Borommakhru Medal — Wat Chulamanee, B.E. 2541 (1998)

The Maha Thewa Borommakhru Medal of Wat Chulamanee is a deity-lineage medal designed with exquisite refinement in both science and art, gathering the supreme great deities into a single medal. It was stamped by the Royal Thai Mint, Treasury Department, created in the Buddhist year B.E. 2541, and empowered over many years before being released for veneration. It is a medal that those who revere the deity lineage and the lineage of Ganesha should not miss.

The Sacred Features of the Medal

The front of the medal bears at its center the figure of Ganesha, the great deity of wisdom and success, surrounded by the supreme great deities, namely Narayana riding Garuda, Shiva riding the bull, and Brahma riding the swan.

The reverse of the medal bears the figure of Tao Wessuwan (Thewasuwan Phrommasutithep), together with yantra encircling the medal in two further rings.

The Great Deities on the Medal

• Ganesha — the great deity endowed with wisdom, who removes obstacles and grants success in all things, a deity revered by people throughout the world. At the start of any undertaking or auspicious ceremony, it is customary to worship Ganesha first of all, for the sake of auspiciousness.

• Narayana riding Garuda — Vishnu, the deity who governs and protects the world, who uses the king of Garudas as his mount. Thai people hold that the monarch is one of the incarnations of Narayana.

• Shiva riding the bull — the great deity supreme over the universe, who uses the white bull Ushuparat (Nandi) as his mount, bestowing blessings upon those diligent in doing good and steadfast in morality.

• Brahma riding the swan — the Creator, who ordains the destinies of life according to the law of karma, protecting good people and granting blessings to those who sacrifice for the common good, with the swan as his mount.

• Tao Wessuwan — the deity of treasure, the great deity of wealth and abundance, one of the Four Guardians of the World, the protector of Buddhism and of those who practice meditation.

The Number Produced

• Gold material — 40 medals

• Silver material — 1,000 medals

• Brass material (aluminium bronze, coinage metal) — 10,000 medals

Note: This content has been compiled from an article recording the history of the creation of Wat Chulamanee's medal, in order to record the origin and the auspicious meaning of this edition. It is in no way intended for any purpose of buying or selling.