Sacred Yant & Khom Geometry Reference Directory (สารบบมหายันต์และอักขระขอมโบราณ)

Five vertical columns of continuous Khom script capped by five Unalome spirals, popularized in contemporary Sak Yant and Phayant cloth iconography by Ajarn Noo Kanpai.

Foundational nine-spired architectural yantra representing the nine peaks of cosmological Mount Meru and the nine supreme virtues of the Buddha (Navaharaguna), central to the Wat Bang Phra lineage.

An 8×7 (56-cell) permutation matrix of the canonical Itipiso Bhagava verse interlaced by diagonal and orthogonal vectors resembling woven diamond mesh, standardized by Luang Phor Parn of Wat Bang Nom Kho.

An octagonal radial mandala with eight spokes radiating from a central lotus core, inscribing the eight directional permutations of the Itipiso verse around the compass rose.

The supreme numeric and cosmological yantra of Wat Saphan Sung (Luang Pu Eiam) and Wat Mai Amatarot, combining three concentric magic squares representing the 16 Form Brahma Heavens (Solasa-Brahmaloka), the 12 auspicious virtues, and the Triple Gem.

One of the Five Sacred Chalk Powders (Phong Wisaet Ha Prakan) written and erased on slate boards by Somdej Toh of Wat Rakhang; structured as interlocking diamonds and a 12-cell numeric sequence.

One of the most recognizable reverses on Thai monk coins and Phra Pidta tablets, formed by nesting concentric looped Khom 'Phut' (พุท) characters containing the five syllables of the Bhaddakappa Buddhas.

A five-chambered cruciform or diamond lattice placing 'Put' at the center surrounded by 'Na', 'Mo', 'Tha', and 'Ya' at the four cardinal corners, ubiquitous on classic clay and coin amulets.

The signature five-pointed unicursal star (pentagram) stamped into the reverse of Luang Pu Tim's Phra Khun Paen Pong Prai Kuman tablets and engraved on Wat Lahan Rai medallions.

A circular and square interlocking mandala encoding the 'Itipiso Ruen Tia' (Crown of the Buddha) stanza historically associated with Luang Pu Iam of Wat Nang Nong (Rama V era) and Luang Phor Guay of Wat Kositaram.

A diagrammatic mandala mapping the spatial placement of the 28 past Buddhas, the Triple Gem, and the eight principal Arahant disciples around the practitioner as recited in Somdej Toh's Jinapanjara Gatha.

A zoomorphic yantra depicting a leaping or twin royal tiger whose torso, limbs, and tail are filled with coiled Khom script and Unalome spires, central to the Wat Bang Phra and Wat Khlong Dan lineages.

Symmetrical twin celestial Salika birds perched beneath lotus and Unalome motifs, representing the sweet-voiced bird of the Himmapan forest and Jataka literature.

A single monumental Khom 'Na' (นะ) character drawn in progressive calligraphic strokes from a primordial dot (Phinthu) to an ascending Unalome spire, forming the core of the Pathamang manuscript tradition.

The premier Northern Thai (Lanna) doctrinal yantra associated with Kruba Srivichai, arranging the 10 Bodhisatta Perfections (Dasaparami) across their three degrees of intensity (Ordinary, Superior, Ultimate = 30 Parami).

Paired circular eclipse yantras—Yant Suriyapob (Solar Radiance) and Yant Chandrapob (Lunar Radiance)—hand-inscribed onto the reverse of one-eyed coconut shell (Kala Ta Diaw) Phra Rahu carvings at Wat Srisathong.

Architectural and guardian yantra centered on the ritual mace (Krabong) of King Vessavana—Guardian of the Northern Quarter in the Atanatiya Sutta—inscribed with the four-syllable heart mantra 'We-Sa-Phu-Sa'.

Figurative yantra depicting the white monkey general Hanuman of the Thai Ramakien bearing a victory banner or expanding into his four-faced, eight-armed cosmic form, contoured with Khom syllables.

An eight-petalled lotus or circular Khom ring inscribed on the reverse of Phra Pidta (Closed-Eye Gavampati) tablets, pairing Luang Pu Toh's Wat Pradoo Chimplee tradition with the canonical Nirodha-Samapatti contemplation.

A dense rectangular checkerboard grid of 56 or 108 chambers stylus-engraved onto copper, silver, gold, or lead sheets before being tightly rolled around a cord to create a Takrut scroll.

Heraldic yantra of Supanna (Phaya Krut / Garuda) with outstretched wings framed by the four elemental syllables and the Eight-Spoked Sudarshana Chakra, associated with Luang Phor Wara of Wat Pho Thong and Wat Traimit.

A four-petaled lotus or diamond seal housing the four syllables 'Na Cha Li Ti'—the canonical Heart of Arahant Sivali—found on virtually every Phra Sivali, Phra Sangkachai, and merchant amulet in Thailand.

A four-gated square and diamond mandala representing the four faces of Maha Brahma Sahampati and the Four Sublime States of Mind (Brahmavihara 4), perfected by Ajarn Heng Phraiwan and Luang Pu Doo of Wat Sakae.

Concentric cosmological mandala combining a central solar/astrological chart (Duang), eight perimeter Phra Rahu figures, and the twelve Naksat animal zodiac emblems of Nakhon Si Thammarat.

Zoomorphic yantra of a bifurcated two-tailed gecko (Jing Jok Song Hang) inscribed with the four-syllable heart mantra 'A-Pa-Ca-Ka', preserved in the Ayutthaya palm-leaf lineage of Luang Phor Nai of Wat Ban Chaeng.