I have two tattoos that were done by monks at Wat Bang Phra. It's not "a spiritual touch no tattoo shop elsewhere can match." It's easy enough to go there yourself and have the tattoo done by monks and blessed in the temple. Tattooist extraordinaire Jimmy Wong brought me there the first time and translated for me. This was more than 20 years ago and I'm told the monk who did my tattoo was quite famous and that it was then blessed by the head monk of the temple. It was supposed to give me luck with women - how that turned out is debatable. There were a lot of people waiting for tattoos themselves - women in the morning, men in the afternoon, if I remember correctly. The second time I went there with my then-girlfriend, who translated for me. I had to give the monk 300 baht, a pack of cigarettes, and some incense sticks. This one meant I couldn't be shot or stabbed and so far it has worked.
Forgot to mention, the wife and the Bad Seed both got tattoos from Apo Whang-Od. I told them I was super jealous and they said I never would survive the hike to and from her village and I said normally no but maybe for something so special maybe I'd make it.
Very well explained the tatoo tradition in Thailand
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I have two tattoos that were done by monks at Wat Bang Phra. It's not "a spiritual touch no tattoo shop elsewhere can match." It's easy enough to go there yourself and have the tattoo done by monks and blessed in the temple. Tattooist extraordinaire Jimmy Wong brought me there the first time and translated for me. This was more than 20 years ago and I'm told the monk who did my tattoo was quite famous and that it was then blessed by the head monk of the temple. It was supposed to give me luck with women - how that turned out is debatable. There were a lot of people waiting for tattoos themselves - women in the morning, men in the afternoon, if I remember correctly. The second time I went there with my then-girlfriend, who translated for me. I had to give the monk 300 baht, a pack of cigarettes, and some incense sticks. This one meant I couldn't be shot or stabbed and so far it has worked.
Sounds to me like a spiritual touch no tattoo shop elsewhere can match…
Forgot to mention, the wife and the Bad Seed both got tattoos from Apo Whang-Od. I told them I was super jealous and they said I never would survive the hike to and from her village and I said normally no but maybe for something so special maybe I'd make it.
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