Pra Pim Somdej Hlang Roop Muean Luang Por Prohm Wat Chong Kae Rakang Yai - 2516 BE - Run Phad Kwaytiaw (Fried Noodle Edition) - Released at Wat Chong Kae. The amulets were made in three different Muan Sarn Sacred Powders, 1. Nuea Gae Poon Khaw (white powders) 2. Nuea Pong Gae Wan (herbal powders) and Nuea Gae Chan Hmak (chewed betel and areca powders)

A highly preferred (Niyom) Top Model of this rare 2516 BE edition in the Amulet Appreciation Societies, featuring a two sided design with the Pra Somdej Buddha in Meditation on one side, and the image of Luang Por Prohm seated within an arch on the other side. This amulet is Pra Niyom Competition Class Amulet, and carries a high standard value, as well as being an extremely rare amulet.

This two sided version was pressed with the same Pra Somdej Block Press used for the Pra Somdej Hlang Yant Sip Maha Metta Edition (2516 BE) and the Berk Naedtr, and other Editions, which were used repeatedly for various consecutive editions of Luang Por Prohm Wat Chong Kae

The rear face was also pressed from the block press mold of the Berk Naedtr Edition images of Luang Por Prohm seated within the Bell shaped arch on the rear face of the amulet, is a highly desirable and inimitable item for Bucha, and would be the pride of any true devotee and collector's showcase.

Below; Roop Muean Rakang Yai amulet from the 2516 BE Maha Metta edition, which shows the great similarity with the Phad Kwaytiaw 2516 BE edition amulets, having used the very same block press mold

This edition is known as the Phad Kwaytiaw Edition of 2516, and was created through the commission of the Gammagarn Committee of the temple at Wat Chong Kae, in order to raise funds to buld the Sala Bprian hall at Wat Chong Kae.

Exactly the same block press molds of the famous previous editions were used to press the edition, using differing variations, as can be seen in the case of this Pra Somdej, with a Pra Pim Roop Muean Luang Por Prohm Rakang on the rear face.

This version can be seen to differ in the top of the bell, which has a smaller single hoop, whereas the Berk Naedtr edition version of this two sided amulet has a larger Varja-Like top of the bell. You can compare the differences with the below image, which is a two sided Pra Somdej Hlang Roop Muean of the 2514 Berk Naedtr edition release.

Below; Pra Pim Somdej Hlang Roop Muean Rakang Yai Berk Naedtr

This is indeed a classic Amulet of immense Metta Maha Niyom Serm Duang Power with Klaew Klaad Evasion of Dangers and Maha Lap Lucky Fortunes. The front face has a beautiful Pra Somdej Buddha with slender Hoo Bai Sri slanted earlobes, close to the head, and an elongated tapered topknot (Pra Gaes Mala), rising up to touch the arch.

The rear face features the classic image of Luang Por Prohm in meditative posture, which his inimitable tall sitting posture, which is instantly recognizable as being that of Luang Por Prohm. Luang Por Prohm sits within a bell shaped arch.

One can assume that this will have been of of a very few amulets which Luang Por himself will have blessed by hand during the ceremony which can be judged by the fact that a Roop Tai photo is manually attached to the front face, making this a special amulet with extra blessings from the hand of the master.

This is an extremely rare to find amulet, as is the case with all editions and all amulets of the Great Luang Por Prohm, who did not make too many editions of amulets, all of which have become high end Pra Niyom Classics of the Amulet Appreciation Societies and Collector Scene.

In any case, the small number of editions released by Luang Por Prohm, and the fact that he is one of the more prominently revered and sought after amulet Masters, means that between his true devotees and worshippers, and the Collector and Appreciation Societies, his amulets are far and few between to come by.

The amulets were blessed in the Year 2516 BE, by Luang Por Prohm at Wat Chong Kae in the Buddha Abhiseka Ceremony,

Prominent Amulets in the Berk Naedtr, Chalong Monton, and Phad Kwaytiaw Edition Pantheons;

The Phad Kwaytiaw edition featured a very similar pantheon to the Berk Naedtr Edition, with some small variations. The most prominent and easily recognised of these are;

Pra Pim Somdej Hlang Roop Muean Rakang Yai - this is a 2 sided Pim (model), with the front face being a Somdej Buddha Image, and the rear face being a Roop Muean Image of Luang Por Prohm sitting within a Bell shaped arch). The Block Mae Pim Mold Press for this amulet, was also used to press the The Berk Naedtr 2514 BE,Chalong Monton 2515 BE, Pern Dtaek 2516 BE, and the Phad Kwaytiaw 2516 BE Editions

Pra Pim Somdej Hlang Roop Muean Rakang Lek - this is a small size 2 sided Pim (model), with the front face being a Somdej Buddha Image, and the rear face being a Roop Muean Image of Luang Por Prohm sitting within a Bell shaped arch). The Block Mae Pim Mold Press for this amulet, was also used to press the The Berk Naedtr 2514 BE,Chalong Monton 2515 BE, Pern Dtaek 2516 BE, and the Phad Kwaytiaw 2516 BE Editions

Pra Pim Roop Muean Rakang Yai Hlang Riab - This model has only one side to it with the image of Luang Por Prohm sitting inside a Bell shaped arch. The Block Mae Pim Mold Press for this amulet, was also used to press the The Berk Naedtr 2514 BE,Chalong Monton 2515 BE, Pern Dtaek 2516 BE, and the Phad Kwaytiaw 2516 BE Editions

Pra Pim Roop Muean Rakang Lek Hlang Riab - This model has only one side to it with the image of Luang Por Prohm sitting inside a Bell shaped arch. The Block Mae Pim Mold Press for this amulet, was also used to press the The Berk Naedtr 2514 BE,Chalong Monton 2515 BE, Pern Dtaek 2516 BE, and the Phad Kwaytiaw 2516 BE Editions

Luang Por Prohm of Wat Chong Kae is one of the most highly revered Guru Monks of is Era, and his amulets are amongst the most highly preferred with Collectors in the Amulet Appreciation Society.

His amulets are mostly hard to find these days, as they have been to the most part collected and kept in the private collections of aficionados and devotees of this Genre of Amulets, and can be considered a rare find to see any amulet of any edition from this Great Master.