Sharing Some Info on Kelantan Sacred Tongkat - Mai Thaw Mahathera.

The very first batch of Mai Thaw Mahathera.

Pictures showing my grandapa aka Phor Luang Keaw is  holding the 1st batch of Mai Thaw Mahathera by Than Thit of Wat Utamaram. This mai thaw was made in year 1997/98. Thamboon for renting this mai thaw is only RM100. I had obtained 2pcs of this mai thaw, one given to my grandpa and one to be kept for myself. Then it was given away to my brother in law. It was a superb power mai thaw. Comes with certificate of authentification. Made of Mai Rakh, inserted with needles, white kradat wau jant, a piece of buluh tumpat and path nar thang.

 

The feature tongkat was named Mai Thaw Mahathera. The official name of Tok Raja’s tongkat. The word Mahathera was adopted from the Tok Raja’s Buddhist name;

PHRA VICARANAYANAMUNI, KHRON PUNNASUVANNA MAHATHERA.

The name of the building, on top of the main entrance to the Tok Raja’s main hall .....

According to Pali Buddhist Buddhism Dictionary, MAHATHERA (mahaathera) means "Great Elder". Mai Thaw Mahathera can be defined as The Great Mai Thaw. As for some Kelantanese the word MAHATHERA brings the differs connotation. As for us, the name Mai Thaw MAHATHERA was given to the tongkat as the substitution of ..... or to associate with.....the sacred Tok Raja Tongkat !

This Mai Thaw Mahathera was made around year 2002/2003 ( BE. 2546/47 ). The creation were associated with chief monk 71st birthday. The number of this Mai Thaw Mahathera created was unknown. It was a superb new creation of small and tiny tongkat. By donating ( Thamboon )RM100, devotees will get this superb Mai Thaw Mahathera. The specific and special khatas paper was given along to the devotees.

Due to its popularity, the Mai Thaw Mahathera was out of stock and then the fake n imitation of this Mai Thaw Mahathera were produced by wat committees and the number of this imitated Mai Thaw Mahathera was huge and almost out of control. The materials and ingredients used were beyond devotees expectation ! Later on the imitate tongkat prices flung from Thamboon of RM 100 to RM 200 per piece.

The authentic batch Mai Thaw Mahathera materials used;



( Special / Committee batch )

• 3 needles - Gold, Silver and Bronze
• 3 Copper takruts
• A piece of buluh tumpat



( Normal batch )

• 1 Silver needle
• 2 copper takrut

The authentic batch of Mai Thaw Mahathera, normal Mai Rakh and Mai Rakh coated with Janrakh……..



The imitate batch of Mai Thaw Mahathera materials used;

• Silver needle
• 3 pieces of photocopy of original copper takruts.
. Hand written yants at the reverse side of the photocopy yants.

The early batch of imitates Mai Thaw Mahathera……..

Few years back, due to the poor distribution of this imitated tongkat. Some of the wat committee decided to combine the tongkat with phra pidta amulet which is also deteriorate in sales. Phra pidta was attached to the top of the tongkat and being sold as the new creation of the chief monk. The imitate tongkats were still using the same tiny original tongkat from wat. I called / named it as imitattion tongkat because of the material used / inserted. The funny thing about this new creation is…..phra pidta was GLUED on top of the tongkat by using Elephant Super Glue !
 

Phra pidta amulet……..


The later batch of imitates Mai Thaw Mahathera……..

The sales of this tongkat was marvelous. Display and snap ……cash and carry ! The thamboon roses from RM200 to RM300 per piece. For the naïve tongkat die hard, it was worth to buy tongkat. As the thamboon of phra pidta per se was already RM130 plus RM200 for the tongkat. That means…..they saved RM30 per piece. So, why not ?

There’s a friend of mine….came straight away from Penang just to own this superb Mai Thaw Mahathera. He went to the wat and collected two pieces of this Mai Thaw Mahathera ( one phim each ). He put these 2 tongkats on his car dashboard while browsing around Tumpat to visit other wats. Upon reaching my home, he was hailing and yelling non stop upon reaching my doorstep. Yelled and shouted because the one of phra pidta attached to the tongkat was separated from the tongkat due to the hot/  high temperature while parking his car when visited other wats. I had shared with him some information regarding the tongkat. In his disbelieved, he disassembled both the top and bottom of the tongkat and shocked to see the materials inserted !

If u were one of the unlucky guy who had already rented this imitate Mai Thaw Mahathera, stop hailing…. yelling ….and shouting…... BEAR IN MIND that, chief monk nothing to do with this imitate version of Mai Thaw Mahathera, he doesn’t know and absolute innocent ! Jus consider that your RM 200 or RM 300 were a kind hearted thamboon to the wat. Shadu ! Shadu !

Why we need to be more sensitive and selective about the tongkat….

FYI, the real great sacred tongkat; Can be used as…….

• Superb tool for Phor Mor / Achan
- To dispel / discard ghost and evil forces.
- To cure exorcism.
- To make nambun ( holy water ).

• Tool to protect the wearer / owner.
- General safety from bad luck and unlucky star
- Avoiding mishap / fatal occurrences
- Possess of Amnaj power

• Safe guard your house from;
- Break-in / thief
- Fire / danger
- Evil spirit – evil forces

In a nutshell, the real sacred tongkat power is absolute and no suitable words to describe its. As my grandpa said………

“Absolute 108 purposes and you don’t know the power of the tongkat, unless you own it”.
FYI, imitate tongkat …….

• Cannot protect the wearer.
• No absolute powers as the real sacred tongkat
• It’s just a piece of wood that means nothing to the wearer / owner
or more specifically, a piece of decorative wood !


“ Beautiful to see, nice to hold.once you used, you will know ! “
Shadu ! Shadu !
sabbe satta sukhita hontuk !

Wie.sukhihotu09 !

The Sacred Tongkat Secrets Finally Revealed 02

COMBINATION of SACRED MATERIALS ALONE doesn't GUARANTEE n ENSURE YOUR TONGKAT will be as SACRED as TOK RAJA'S. EVERY POWERFUL TONGKAT must be MADE / FINISHED by a QUALIFIED GURU MONK / PHOR MOR. WITHOUT TONGKAT SACRED KHATAS / SCRIPTS / KHOMS INSERTED TOGETHER with THESE MATERIALS.....YOUR TONGKAT is JUST SIMPLY a PIECE of WOOD that SIMPLY DECORATES YOUR ALTAR !

SO MY ADVICES ARE........SELECT and GATHER THESE MATERIALS ACCORDING to YOUR TONGKAT PURPOSES and HANDED THOSE MATERIALS to the QUALIFIED GURUS / ACHANS / PHOR MORS to be MADE a SACRED TONGKAT !

Some Of The Sacred Tongkat Ingredients
Path Nar Thang. For Khlew Khad, amnaj, Kong Kha Phan Chatri or invulnerability purposes, discard and diverge evil spirits from entering your house. My Personal Collection.	Tempurung Buta. Will make you invisible to your enemy. Not to be inserted if you are making tongkat for luck, fortune or running a business. My Personal Collection.
Buluh Tumpat. For Khong Kha Phan or invulnerability, discard evil forces and black magic prevention, not to be inserted if your are making tongkat for bussiness. Image Was Taken From Rahsia Alam.	Larak Salah. Invicible to your enemy and to conquer your enemy or taming fussy bosses, not to be inserted if you are running any business. Image was taken from Rahsia Alam.
Teras Gemunggal. Discard black magic and ghost, discard and taming wild animal, Invulnerability. My Personal Collection.	Nibong Tunggal. Discard evil forces, discard wild animal, conquer yor superior. Image was taken from other blog.
"Lek Nam Phi". Khlew Khad, Kong Kha Phan or Invulnerability, bring luck. My Personal Collection.	Tiger Fur. Amnaj, possess of power, superior, bravery, increase inner spirit. My Personal Collection.
Raja Kayu. Protect Your skin and Invulnerability. Image was taken from Dartargile Trading.	Tiger Skin. Amnaj, poccess of power, superior, discard evil forcess, increase innner spirit and bravery. My Personal Collection.
Ivory Tusk. Khlew khad, cure minor food poisoning, reduce body heatness / cure high fever. My Personal Collection.	Kayu Penunduk. Conquer and taming fussy wife and bosses. Image was taken from Rahsia Alam.
Senduduk Putih. Metta Maha Niyom, the flower can cure women with white discharge problem. My Personal Collection.	"Kradat Wau". Represent the Buddha enlighment colours. Khom to be written on it. My Personal Collection.
Kayu Tas. possess amnaj power, Taming wild animal, conquer friend and bosses. Image was taken from Rahsia Alam.	Sulur Bertam. Divert and discard the black magic, can damage internal organ if hit diretly. My Personal Collection.
"Monk's Phra That". Protect house from fire, thieves, break in and evil forces to enter, discard black magic. My Personal Collection.	Needle With 3 Colours Tread. Protect the wearer, possess of amnaj, increase innner spirit, discard the spell and black magic. My Personal Collection.
Rattan Used in "Fan Luk Mit" Ceremony. Khlew khad, kong khaphan, discard evil forces. My Personal Collection.	"Sai Sin Tread"Khlew Khad, discard evil spirit and forces, reflect a good fortune. My Personal Collection.
Copper Plate. Khata / khom to be written on this. My Personal Collection.	Lead Plate. Khom / khata to be written on this. My Personal Collection.
Akar Penunduk Merah. Tame and conquer fussy bosses as well as enemy. My Personal Collection.	Charm Rice. Discard wild spirit, good for bussiness, cure baby crying at night
Silver Plate. The khom / khata will be written on this. My Personal Collection.	Tongkat Khom. Differs tongkat with differs purposes will insert with differs khom / khata. My Personal Collection.
Boddhi Leaves. Can be used for all purposes. The khom should be written on the leave. Do not pluck or collect the leaves which fall onto the ground. These leaves were obtained from Chau Khun Onn, he said it were from Bodhigaya Boddhi Tree. My Personal Collection.	9 Head 9 Tail Serial Number Note. Make sure there is no 0 or 4 in between. To be inserted if you are making tongkat for luck and good fortune. My Personal Collection.
Urn Ashes. Can be used for all purposes. My Personal Collection.	Monk Robes / Jivorn. The robes with khata scripts was an example of robes inserted in Than Chau Khun Chan Pen Tongkat. My Personal Collection.

sadhu ! sadhu !
sabbe satta sukhita hontuk !

wie.sukhihotu 09 !

The Sacred Tongkat Secrets Finally Revealed 01

The article / stories below were retold according to my grandpa stories (before he passed away in 1999) about the secrets of Tok Raja's Sacred Tongkat. ( In Kelantan, we called it as Tongkat Keramat Than Chau Khun Krone ).

These are some of the sacred materials used by Tok Raja, Chau Khun Chan and even some of the guru monks and phor mors in Kelantan to finish their sacred tongkat. Most of the tongkats were inserted with these materials, especially the one made for Achans and Phor Mors. Some were made for laymen. ( only by special request ).

Nowadays, we hardly find these materials inserted in the tongkat. Even Than Thit doesn't used and make used of it for his normal made tongkat. Than Thit did used some of these materials for his special made tongkat for himself and closed devotees.

WHY ? We strongly believed that, it's because of the purpose of the creations and afraid of normal laymen couldn't "take care" and misused of it.

Bear in mind, tongkat is a sacred tool or thing that can be used for many purposes and occations. Tongkat also can be used in a negative way. Tongkat, meed mor and even amulets are sacred ! We believed that, none of these items were made neither to harm nor hurt people. These sacred things may harm and lead to the violent and destructive, if people mislead and misused of it.

Tongkat, of course can be made by anybody.... u ? me ? Just anybody out there. But...the question are....how effective it is ? Whether the tongkat is able to protect you and your family ? Can your homemade tongkat works or it's just simply a piece of wood, a decorative item to decorate your home altar perhaps.

The differences between the good and the low quality of tongkat are......the purpose of its creations, the person ( achan / monk ) who creates it, the materials or the ingredients used, the person who owned the tongkat and of course the most crucial thing is the khatas that uses to activate or awake the power of the tongkat.

My grandpa said.... " It's just like a medicine, differs medicine have differs curing effects and purposes. It's depends on how we use it. It can help people and furthermore can be fatal if we misused of it "

Below are the sample of "Kradat Wau". These various colours of "kradat wau" been used by Tok Raja to be inserted in his "Mai Thaw Mahathera". But.....not all of his Tongkat were inserted with kradat wau. Most of his tongkat were using normal rolls of tin and copper plates.

According to my grandpa, this is the crucial part and the most top secret in his tongkat making. Most of his tongkat were inserted with the basic ingredients / materials as i mentioned above. Both into the head and bottom of the tongkat.

Various Colours of "Kradat Wau"

Even in making his amulets, most of his phakhawan were inserted with white kradat wau, inserted from the bottom of phakhawan. In Kelantan, there was a case where one amulet die hard collector ( Ah Gu - deceased ) didn't believed what he had heard about the kradat wau and takrut inserted. He brought the phakhawan to the dentist to scan / x-ray the phakhawan. Came to his surprise, the xray images showed that the centre of the phakhawan was inserted with a roll of sacred paper. ( kradat wau )

Below are the example of on how the takrut ( kradat wau ) was inserted inside the phakhawan.
( This is not a genuine Tok Raja phakhawan ).

This amulet was secured from my grandpa home altar, in 2002 and couldn't be recognised ! It was made of wand materials. The beneath of the phakhawan was filled and inserted with a roll of takrut and been sealed with the candle wax. I am strongly believe that, it was a new creation and imitation of Tok Phakhawan mould and technique.

sadhu ! sadhu !
sabbe satta sukhita hontuk !

wie.sukhihotu09 !