Amulet Market

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    bus: ordinary 47, 53
ferry: Tha Chang or Tha Maharat

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Thais wear phrá khrêuang (amulets) for protection, usually from evil spirits or bad fortune. The amulet market across from Wat Mahathat is one of the most famous places in Bangkok to buy amulets, which are usually of Buddha images but can be of Hindu deities, Thai monks and even phalluses. The latter is said to protect the wearer from infertility.

When the serious collectors aren't perusing the market, they are flipping through glossy amulet magazines that discuss noteworthy specimens. While money changes hands between vendor and customer, both use the euphemism of 'renting' to get around the prohibition of selling Buddhas.

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