GuMan Thong - The Thai ghost child?!

GuMan Thong is a Thai amulet created in the form of a lovely young child, but it's really a ghost !! It's was first created in the early of Ayuthaya era or some 500 years ago during Khun Paen's life period. It can be said that Khun Paen was the first who created GuMan Thong.

Story of Guman Thong originate....

The origins of the first story relating to GuMan Thong were from a 19th century work of literature "Khun Chang Khun Pean" . Khun Pean was a soldier, 400 years previous, a time when supernatural forces played an important part of traditional warfare.

Khun Pean had wanted a protective spirit to watch over him in battle. To this end he cut the unborn foetus of his son from his dead wife's womb and took it to a temple to perform an occult rite in which he created the first recorded Guman Thong.

The method of Khun Pean used to create the first Guman Thong....

Khun Pean wrapped the child's torso in sacred cloth and roasted it on a fire whilst chanting ritual mantras and dark incantations to create the supernatural being with whom he could communicate.

The equipment required by Khun Pean included three candles, a tinder box, a protective thread, and some metal yantras (metal talismans inscribed with mystic symbols). He lit the candles and laid consecrated wood as a bed for the foetus. Then he put a powerful Visnu yantra on its head, a royal yantra beneath it, a Visnu yantra on its middle, and a Dharani yantra on the ground. He then set gilded posts at the four cardinal points, together with yantras and flags, and he tied the protective thread around [to ward off interferences!. He overlaid the posts with a canopy having a yantra of Indra's golden chains, as prescribed for such occasions. He took charmed Mergui wood and lit a fire beneath the foetus in order to kindle pure life in it.

As he sat reciting mantras as he exposed the foetus to the fire and warmed it throughout, turning it now on its front, now on its back, until, just as dawn broke, it was thoroughly dried. Then, as Khun Phan still recited the mantras, up rose Golden Boy and spoke, ready to do his master's bidding. He named the entity GuMan Thong.

Archan Yaem of Wat SamNgam is the guru monk who makes the best Guman Thong statues and amulets, after the late Luang Phor Tae of Wat SamNgam

Luang Phor Yeam Wat SamNgam

Types of Guman Thong ...

Guman Thong is a little boy with a topknot, wearing Jongraben (a traditional cloth rolled between legs and brought up to the back), nothing on top, wearing a sash of gold and diamonds.

The Guman Thong is in fact a spirit of a child that has been captured in the idol by a medium or monk that understands and has knowledge of arcane spells and incantations. It is thought that these spells are preserved by the spirits in the Himpan forest (known to us from Thai literature)

There are two types of child spirit – the spirit having fate and karma from a past life and the spirit without fate and karma. If a spirit previously had bad karma then it is their karma in this life to be exploited by practitioners of magic or controlled by withayathorn. (a guru of black magic) They are susceptible to become Guman Thong.

The other type of spirit is that has no previous karma and cannot become a Guman Thong. They will be re-born according to karma.

Apart from Guman Thong, there is also the Golden Gumaree, Gumaree or Gumareethong, essentially a female form of the Guman Thong.

The age and sex of my Guman Thong....

Guman Thong are child spirits and as such are all children. All Guman Thong are male. However some Guman are female and are known in Thai as Golden Gumaree, Gumaree or Gumareethong

Mini Guman Thong Statue by Luang Phor Yeam of Wat SamNgam

My favorite Thai Movie : KUNPAN (Khun Pean) - Legend of the Warlord

KUNPAN : Legend of the Warlord (movie title in chinese: 大将军)

This is the story of Khun Pean, Khun Chang, and the fair Nang WanThong. In the year 147, the parents of these three, people of that era, were loyal subjects of the realm of His Majesty King Phanwasa.

The movie based on classical Thai literature "Khun Chang Khun Pean".

Kun Pan (Khun Pean) is a magical, tragic love story based on the life and times of a strong warrior, Kun Pan (Khun Pean) . During a time of rebellion, Kub Pan’s arch enemy and rival for Pimpilalai’s love, convinces the king to send Kun Pan off to battle. He must go off and fight, and leave his love behind. Time goes by, and Kun Pan’s rival tries to console Pimpilalai while telling her Pan must have died in battle. Eventually she believes him, and mourns. But Kun Pan is not dead, and he comes back from battle with his second wife, only to find that Pimpilalai is now with his rival. Kun Pan wants … no needs, his revenge. But when the king finds out about the rivalry, he banishes Kun Pan from the kingdom. With nowhere else to go, he ends up in the forest, and with a third wife. There, he gets magical powers both spiritual and material. Again back in the Kingdom, Kun Pan takes Pimpilalai away to live with him in the forest. From there, events continue to happen to complicate his life, that of his wives, and everyone around them in a swirl of fate and retribution, and tragedy.

Production company of this great thai movie : Five Star Production
Year produce : 1992

Luang Phor Tim of Wat LahanLai

Luang Phor Tim (LP Tim) was born in Ban Hua Tunnttabuon, Tambon Laharn, Ampher Bannkaii, Chengwat Rayong. His name is Tim, family name is Ngamsii and he was born in the year of the Rabbit, on 16 June BE2422.

At the age of 17, his father sent him to Tan Phor Singh and he studied for one year. After his studies, his father brought him home. In BE2449, he returned to his hometown and was ordained as a monk in Wat Thatkaow on 7 June. He was ordained by Phrakru Kaow, Archan Singh and Archan Kehh and was given the religious name of Issaliko. After spending a year in Wat Thatkaow, he went into forest retreats for a period of three years and he went to Wat Narmathom in Chengwat Chonburi for two years. Luang Phor Tim learned Wijja (magics) with Archan Lod, Archan Lem and Archan Saii. Luang Phor Tim also went to study under Luang Pu Song Thao of Wat Kongchin, whom was also his uncle. Before Luang Pu Song Thao passed away, he left behind a book of Wijja and Ar Kom in Wat Wat LahanLai for Luang Phor Tim and master Tim became the abbot of Wat LahanLai.

Luang Pu Tim was a strict practitioner of the Dhamma. For 50 years Luang Phor Tim would always take his meal at 7 am and his afternoon tea at 4 pm and he was also a vegetarian. Luang Phor Tim passes away on 18 October BE2518 and he was in the Sangha for 72 years.

What is Prai Guman???

Luang Phor Tim of Wat LahanLai used to create Prai Guman powder followed very ancient ways, which only a few monks had the knowledge to create successfully.

Kon Kulahp (the disciple of Luang Phor Tim) was instructed by Luang Phor Tim to find the corpse of a woman that died during pregnancy and the woman should have died on a Saturday and cremated on a Tuesday. He was further told that once such a cadaver was located that he should remove parts of the child's skull, from the unborn foetus and not look back once the sacred material had been secured. This was carried out in accordance with the wishes of Luang Phor Tim.

Khun Pean Prai Guman Pim Yai (B.E 2517) by Luang Phor Tim of Wat LahanLai

Luang Phor Tim chanted a special Katha for one week in order to prevent the spirit departing from the Prai Guman. Once completed, Kon Kulahp was instructed to pound and grind the material into a fine powder, which he commenced to do, before becoming somewhat disturbed by sparks emanating from the mortar. He had to burn incense and ask for forgiveness before this phenomena abated.

Luang Phor Tim took the Prai Guman powder and mixed it with a number of other sacred powders including, Itije powder, Patamang powder, Jindahmanee powder and 108 different herbs and sedges. The mixture was chanted for days on end.

Back view of Khun Paen Prai Guman Pim Yai - B.E 2517

The Pri Guman was also added to a few other batches of amulets including this Khun Paen , Phra Somdej, Phra Pitda and Phra Kring Chinabahnchorn. In the case of the Phra Kring amulet the material was added to the base.

The Reason why Luang Phor Tim chose to use the skull of a dead child in the process was because the amulet made by Prai Guman will provide merit from Lord Buddha and the power and protection will come from Guman Plaai.

** Special Thanks to Brother Steven allowed me to post the photo of his Khun Pean Prai Guman (Pim Yai)

Archan SarKon - Wat NongKrub

Archan Sarkon (AC sarkon) of Wat Nong Krub, the Tim Isariko's ( Luang Phor Tim of Wat LahanLai) number one pupil who receiving every one of his teachings. B.E 2530 Archan Sarkon, Wat NongKrub started to make his first Khun Pean amulet by using Prai GuMan powder by Luang Phor Tim and B.E 2551 batch of KhunPean will be his final batch of Khun Pean Prai Guman.

Khun Pean amulet by Archan Sarkon, Wat NongKrub
B.E 2530 Fist batch Khun Pean Prai Guman Pim Lek (small mould) Tong Deng Tarkut (copper tarkut)

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