Phra Pidta Pim Jumbo (Pidta Khot Phong) Phong Prai Kuman BE2518 Luang Pu Tim (Lp Tim) Wat Lahanrai

Created in BE 2518 (1975) at Wat Lahanrai in Rayong Province, this Phra Pidta belongs to the Pim Jumbo series — also known as Pidta Khot Phong — characterised by the large, rounded figure of the Pidta Buddha covering both eyes with his hands. This iconography symbolises the deliberate closing off of worldly distractions as a path toward inner spiritual protection.

Luang Pu Tim (Lp Tim) Wat Lahanrai Biography — formally known as Luang Pu Tim Isarigo — was a monk of exceptional standing, recognised throughout Thailand for his deep meditation practice and mastery of sacred powder amulet creation. His spiritual authority is inseparable from the potency attributed to every amulet produced under his guidance.

The consecration ceremony for this Phra Pidta Luang Pu Tim BE 2518 was held at Wat Lahanrai and attended by monks and laypeople from across Thailand. During the rites, Luang Pu Tim performed wicha — ancient Buddhist and esoteric formulas — over multiple days of continuous meditation and chanting to invest each piece with his accumulated spiritual energy.

Phra Pidta and Wat Lahanrai Heritage

Wat Lahanrai, situated in Rayong Province on Thailand’s eastern seaboard, occupies a distinctive position in the Thai amulet tradition as the home temple of Luang Pu Tim Isarigo. The temple became a centre of sacred powder craftsmanship under his residency, drawing pilgrims and scholars of Buddhist esoterica from across the country.

Amulets produced within the walls of Wat Lahanrai during Luang Pu Tim’s tenure — particularly those from BE 2518 — are considered benchmark pieces against which other Phra Pidta examples are measured by serious collectors. The temple’s heritage is closely and inseparably bound to the reputation of its most celebrated abbot.

The role of temple-sanctioned amulets in Thai devotional life has been extensively documented as part of the broader Thai Buddhist amulet tradition, in which sacred objects serve as tangible expressions of a monk’s spiritual attainment and a layperson’s faith. Wat Lahanrai’s output from this period represents one of the most studied chapters of that tradition.

Nur Phong Prai Kuman Phra Pidta — Composition and Craftsmanship

Nur Phong Prai Kuman — the material from which this Phra Pidta is formed — is among the most potent and carefully prepared of all sacred powders used in Thai amulet craftsmanship. At its core is consecrated ash derived from a stillborn child, ritually processed through strict esoteric protocols known only to monks of the highest attainment.

Luang Pu Tim blended the Phong Prai Kuman with additional holy powders, fragments of previously consecrated amulets, sacred relics, and blessed herbs accumulated through years of ceremonial use. This layered composition was designed to concentrate multiple streams of spiritual power within a single material matrix.

The resulting Nur Phong Prai Kuman paste was pressed into the Pim Jumbo mould and subjected to the full consecration ceremony at Wat Lahanrai in BE 2518. The multi-day ritual involved sustained jhana-level meditation by Luang Pu Tim, during which protective spirits and deities were invoked to permanently empower each piece.

Spiritual Benefits of Phra Pidta by Luang Pu Tim (Lp Tim) Wat Lahanrai

The Phra Pidta Pim Jumbo Phong Prai Kuman BE 2518 by Luang Pu Tim of Wat Lahanrai is understood by devotees to operate across three principal domains of spiritual benefit. The Phong Prai Kuman composition is considered particularly potent in amplifying each of these qualities beyond what standard sacred powder amulets can offer.

• Protection and invulnerability: The amulet is held to create a strong field of spiritual protection around the wearer, guarding against physical danger, accidents, and malevolent forces — a quality directly linked to the Pidta iconography of closed eyes shutting out worldly harm.
• Wealth attraction and financial improvement: Many devotees of Luang Pu Tim have attributed notable improvements in their financial circumstances to sustained wearing of this Phra Pidta, crediting the Phong Prai Kuman’s capacity to draw prosperity toward the bearer.
• Metta (loving-kindness) and social harmony: The amulet carries strong metta energy, said to increase the wearer’s personal charisma, attract compassion from others, and foster peace and harmonious relationships in both personal and professional life.

Phra Pidta BE 2518 — Authentication and Collector Value

This Phra Pidta Pim Jumbo Phong Prai Kuman BE 2518 by Luang Pu Tim of Wat Lahanrai carries a Samakom certificate — issued by the Thai Amulet Association — which represents the established standard of authentication for high-value Thai amulets. Samakom certification confirms that the piece has been examined and verified as genuine by a panel of recognised experts within the association.

Authentic examples from the BE 2518 Pim Jumbo series are genuinely rare. Decades of sustained collector demand, combined with the finite number of pieces consecrated during that single ceremony at Wat Lahanrai, has steadily reduced the availability of certified specimens in the open market.

Within the collector community spanning Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, Phra Pidta pieces bearing Luang Pu Tim’s lineage and Samakom certification consistently attract serious attention at auction and in private sales, reflecting both their spiritual prestige and their scarcity as material artefacts of a specific, unrepeatable consecration event.