Yant Hanuman Chern Thong (Standard-Bearing Hanuman of the Ramakien)
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.
Constructed with Hanuman's open-mouthed crowned head, coiled tail terminating in an Unalome, and limbs inscribed with the four elemental syllables ('Na Ma Pa Tha') and the four-syllable Heart of Hanuman ('Ha Nu Ma Na').
In Thai literary and monastic arts—notably Luang Phor Sun of Wat Salakun (Nonthaburi), Luang Phor Guay of Wat Kositaram (whose BE 2521 Third Issue coin features Yant Hanuman on the reverse), and Luang Pu Tim of Wat Lahan Rai—Hanuman represents unyielding loyalty, agility, and service to the righteous cause (Dhamma).
Syllable-by-Syllable Doctrinal Breakdown (2)
Traditional four-syllable heart mantra inscribed across the chest of the figure.
Elemental syllables emphasizing Vayo-dhatu (Wind), as Hanuman is the son of the Wind God in the Ramakien.
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