Phra Pidta
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Phra Pidta (Thai: พระปิดตา) is a type of small Buddha image or Thai amulet. Its characteristic form depicts an arahant raising his hands to cover his face (closing the eyes together with the ears, nose, and mouth).[1]
There are three types of Phra Pidta:
- The squatting type with closed eyes (covering all nine orifices),
- The cross-legged type with hands closing all nine orifices,
- The cross-legged type with both hands covering the face but leaving other parts uncovered.
Famous examples include:
- Phra Pidta from Wat Tai Yan (Chai Nat Province)
- Phra Pidta Rae Bang Phai of Luang Pu Chan (Wat Moli)
- Phra Pidta of Luang Pu Iam (Wat Nang)
- Phra Pidta of Luang Pho Thap (Wat Thong)
- Phra Pidta of Luang Pu Nak (Wat Huai Chorakhe)
- Phra Pidta of Luang Pu Suk
- Phra Pidta made from sacred powder mixed with lacquer, known as the “Five Tigers of Chonburi” (Luang Pho Kaew, Luang Pu Chiam, Luang Pho Khrip, Luang Pho To, Luang Pu Phu)
- Phra Pidta of Luang Pu Hiang (Wat Pa), Luang Pu Phu (Wat Ton Son, Chonburi), among others.[2]