LP Tim Wat Phra Khao BE2540 1st Batch Phra Khring Phra Chaiwat

✅English translation at the bottom

📣 Both with hand yant

龙普添瓦帕考广受信众敬仰，被视为一位精通大慈悲人缘魅力法门的高僧。

除了其非凡的个人魅力与修为之外，真正让龙婆添深受信众敬重的，是许多人相信他所加持的圣物，能够帮助佩戴者实现心愿、获得贵人相助，并带来意想不到的机缘。

虽然龙普添的声望逐年提高，但他一生为人低调谦逊，早年也并没有受到佛牌商人大量宣传。因此，在早期，他所加持的许多圣物价格其实相当亲民。

然而在过去十年间，随着越来越多信众及收藏家分享与龙婆添佛牌相关的感应与奇迹故事，他的圣物逐渐受到更广泛关注，市场需求与收藏价值也随之明显上升。

龙普添一生之中正式发行过 三代药师佛：

1. 第一代 BE 2540
   制作于龙普添第 7 个佛教生肖周期，当时龙婆添 84 岁。

2. 第二代 BE 2546
   为纪念龙普添 90 岁寿辰 而发行。

3. 第三代，也是最后一代 BE 2552
   为纪念龙普添第 8 个佛教生肖周期 而制作。

此次介绍的这一尊，正是佛历2540年第一代药师佛，也是瓦帕考正式发行的最早一批药师佛。这一批一共只制作了 1,984 套纯银版本，每一套由一尊药师佛以及一尊帕猜瓦组成。

这一批所采用的圣料非常特别，制作时加入了旧有的加持圣料重新熔化铸造，延续了传统佛牌制作中，将具有历史与加持意义的旧圣料重新融入新一代圣物中的做法。

其整体造型沿用了经典的 Wat Suthat 风格。Wat Suthat 的药师佛传统，在泰国药师佛历史上具有极高的地位，也是最具代表性的经典造型之一。

这一批的制作年份同样意义非凡。BE2540 正好是龙普添达到其 第 7 个佛教生肖周期，也就是 84 岁 的重要年份，因此这一批也具有特殊的纪念意义。

传统上，药师佛 常被信众视为具有祈求健康、疗愈、平安、护身以及整体福运的象征意义。

而龙普添的这一批第一代药师佛，在这些传统寓意之外，还特别强调了 Metta 慈悲与人缘力量，体现出龙婆添最为人熟知的 Maha Metta Niyom 法门特色。

此外，这一套中的药师佛与帕猜瓦两尊圣物，底部皆由师父逐尊亲手刻写符印，因此每一尊都带有独特的手工痕迹与加持意义。

LP Tim Wat Phra Khao is widely revered as a master of Maha Metta Niyom

Beyond his spiritual charisma, what truly distinguishes LP Tim is the strong belief among devotees that his blessings and sacred objects can help fulfil wishes and bring unexpected opportunities. Despite his growing reputation, LP Tim remained a humble monk throughout his lifetime and was not heavily promoted by amulet dealers in his earlier years. Because of this, many of his sacred objects were once relatively affordable.

Over the past decade, however, increasing recognition, together with the continued circulation of miracle stories among devotees and collectors, has led to a sharp rise in both demand and market value.

Throughout LP Tim’s lifetime, only three official generations of Phra Khring were consecrated and released by Wat Phra Khao:

1. First Generation – BE 2540
   Created during LP Tim’s 7th Buddhist Cycle, when he was 84 years old.
2. Second Generation – BE 2546
   Released in commemoration of LP Tim’s 90th birthday.
3. Third and Final Generation – BE 2552
   Created to mark LP Tim’s 8th Buddhist Cycle.

The piece featured here belongs to the First Generation, BE 2540, making it the earliest official Phra Khring released by Wat Phra Khao.

Only 1,984 sets were produced in pure silver, with each set consisting of a Phra Khring together with a Phra Chaiwat. The sacred alloy used for this first batch incorporated old consecrated materials that were melted down and recast, continuing the traditional method of using spiritually significant metals in the creation of important Buddhist amulets.

Its form follows the classical Wat Suthat style, one of the most respected and recognisable traditions in the history of Phra Khring production. The timing of its creation was also highly significant. BE 2540 coincided with LP Tim reaching his 7th Buddhist Cycle, at the age of 84.

Traditionally, Phra Khring is associated with blessings for good health, protection, healing, and overall well-being. For this particular batch, special emphasis was also placed on Metta and compassion.

Both pieces were individually hand-inscribed Yant at the bottom