Comments on: Buddha Mantle

By: Young Goumonthong « Nye Noona

Young Goumonthong « Nye Noona — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 05:53:29 +0000

[...] next morning, I told my friends of last night incident, they all laughed at me and pointed to the mantle that was hung on the wall, and on it sat Goumonthong next to Nang Kwak (the Goddess of Wealth). I [...]

By: The Jatukarm Ramathep Fever « Nye Noona

The Jatukarm Ramathep Fever « Nye Noona — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 12:06:37 +0000

[...] too long ago, my dad received a Buddha statue from a local temple where he keeps on his Buddha Mantle, I remember that he didn’t use the term purchase, more like ‘Bu Sar’ or donation, and in [...]

By: Thai (Lao) Baby Ghost Spirit (Lok Grok-Goumonthong) – Part I « Nye Noona

Thai (Lao) Baby Ghost Spirit (Lok Grok-Goumonthong) – Part I « Nye Noona — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:36:48 +0000

[...] seen from a distance. From what I’ve seen, one was laid on a small blanket and in a glass jar at the Buddha Mantle, or placed in a dark trunk. But if one has Lok Grok, then there’s also responsibility involved, [...]

By: Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith — Tue, 08 May 2007 10:32:56 +0000

Thanks Nye

By: Nye

Nye — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:46:39 +0000

Hi Kevin, one thing to keep in mind that we didn’t mention before is that if you have a 2-story house, the mantle can’t be on the first floor because then if someone is on the second floor, s/he would directly be on top of the mantle or Buddha statues. If this is the case, some believe that your family will not live in harmony; good luck with your Buddha mantle.

By: Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:37:44 +0000

Sorry, my email address from my last post is srvfan713@yahoo.com

By: Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:35:54 +0000

My wife is Thai and I am planning to construct an alter for her statues. Does anyone have any additional pictures of an alter they can sent me to help in my design, and when hanging the alter, which direction should the statue be facing? Thank you.

By: Nye

Nye — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 06:44:35 +0000

I finally had a chance to visit my GI Joe sister and took pictures of her Buddha Mantle.

By: Nye

Nye — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 23:43:51 +0000

Thanks for sharing your story Sim, when we were living in Laos, we also had a Buddha Mantle; I think most Laotian family at one point or another have or had one. My GI Joe sister has one, her husband collects Buddha statues, and I think he has quiet a few. I’ll take a picture of their Buddha Mantle the next time I visit them. The last time he went to the beach with us, he has them around his neck, I think at least 5 or 6 small statues, I sometime wonder if they live together harmoniously or not because I heard that certain statue can only stay at the temple.

Is that what the entertainment center doors are for? Lol…, I normally don’t close the doors, only when I’m on vacation so it wouldn’t get too dusty. I guess that defeats the whole purpose of having them.

When I left Laos, we couldn’t bring our Buddha Mantle with us, and we didn’t have a formal one at home in Thailand. I had nightmares for over 5 years, and each nightmare was about the same but varied slightly in degree of scariness, the theme of the nightmares was the same. My thought on my nightmares was that it was such a traumatic change for me; I was so little when we left Laos that I couldn’t adjust to the situation emotionally. I don’t know how true this was, but that’s just what I thought was the main reason for my nightmares.

By: Sim

Sim — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 13:46:18 +0000

We use to have a Buddha Mantle in our bedroom. It was design to scare away ghost and bring fortunes. But lately it was removed to a location designated especially for praying/meditating. We use screen dividers to shield them when we don’t use them. Like anything else, such as TVs, Equipments, that are very distracting are covered after each use. This really helps in concentrating.

And guess what. I’ve been having nightmares ever since. To be free of nightmares, I have to sleep with a night light. I haven’t found a solution.

By: Nye

Nye — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 05:05:30 +0000

I think most Asian would choose the head of their bed pointing east because it’s the direction of the sunrise. This rule also applies to buy a house, when my parents sold our house in NYC, the first thing that they asked was which direction the house was facing, the buyer was Korean, we were lucky, and our house did face east. According to the ancient Chinese, east is the direction of sunrise and is considered good luck. It’s good to know if you are looking to buy a house, you can add this to your long list of ‘must have’.

By: Darly

Darly — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:29:23 +0000

When I was in Laos I noticed that all of my relatives have a Buddha Mantle above their bed, hanging on the wall. My cousin Bay would kneel down and pray each night before bed.

When I was little I don’t remember having the Buddha Mantel above my parents’ bed but more like next to the bed along the wall on table and with a sard (Lao mattress) on the ground. At least that’s how my Grandmother placed her Buddha Mantle.

As for the direction of your bed, you can have the head of your bed pointing north. The Buddha Mantle can be on the wall up high on the east side, right on the corner where the north and east wall meet, or close to the corner. When you sleep and look to the left the Buddha Mantle will always be on the east. Your head will still be below the line.

The rule at our house is pointing the bed east/west and if not possible then north/south.

By: Nye

Nye — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 04:19:36 +0000

I posted a photo of ‘Bai’s Buddhist Altar’ from one of my guess, and thank you so much for sharing. If anyone else wants to share, please feel free to e-mail photo of your Buddha Mantle to nyenoona@gmail.com, thank you in advance.

By: Ghost Mantle « Nye Noona

Ghost Mantle « Nye Noona — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 23:04:42 +0000

[...] February 12th, 2007 in Ghost story I recently wrote about a Buddha mantle, but there’s also a Ghost mantle that certain region of Thailand still believe in, mostly in the [...]