This item is the Sak Yant Pair of Twin Tiger t-shirt written in old Khmer language. It is brand new and comes in a plastic wrap. We will ship within 24 hours of payment. The shirt is 100% cotton. For size chart measurements click here. This was designed by the person who did Angelina Jolie's tattoo, Ajarn Noo GanPai. Two tigers represent “Amnaj” (power over one’s subordinates), and s often used by Soldiers and Policemen in commanding positions. Between the two tigers is “Yant Putsoorn” or sometimes also called Yant Prajao Ha Praongk, due to the fact that it contains the 5 syllable mantra of the aforesaid “Na Moe Put Taa Ya” within it. ” Putsoorn”, means “Buddha concentrically aligned” this is because each letter of the Kata is written around the previous one, resulting in a concentric circle of letters. The “Sacred Na” abelow the yant Putsoorn, is “Na Hua Jai Suea” (Na of the tigers heart). I am not sure which is the Sacred Na above the Putsoorn Yant.

About Sak Yant (info from www.SakYant.com)

What is a Yant? A Yant is a Sacred geometry design incorporating Buddhist psalms and magical formulas that invoke various elements and powers of protection and various blessings.The Buddhist psalms written within and around these yant are know inThai language as “kata”. A kata is what we might call in thhe West a “Mantra”; the word Mantra, is a Sanskrit word meaning “prayer”. The casting of a magic spell is similar to the recitation of a Mantra in the sense that the concept of invokation/evocation is inflected inorder to acheive a certain result.

The ancient tradition of tattooing Sacred Yant is probably at least one to two thousand years old.The oldest definite historical evidence of sak yant being practised in Thailand dates back to around the times of King Naresuan Maharaj,aroundthe time that the kingdom of Ayuttaya was still in it’s golden age.The warriors were tattooed with Yant and also wore “Suea yant” (yant shirts, that had protective designs intended to ward off the blows of sharp weapons inscribed all over the surface). The Yant designs themselves are not the only element necessary to enable the magic power belived to be contained within these sacred geometrical designs.The casting of the “Kata” (called “Bpug Sek Kata” in Thai), is also considered essential in order to activate the magic power within the Yant. This is done by entering “Samadhi” and visualizing the necesary elements that should be active in the Yant. It is considered necessary for the person performing (and the person receiving too) to have “Sin Haa” (five precepts), which are the five basic precepts for all Buddhists to live their lives by. This minimum level of purity should prevent the Yant falling into entropy (called “Sueam” - เสื่อม in Thai).