Yant Ha Taew (The Five Sacred Lines)
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.
Arranged as five parallel vertical staves (Taew) of equal height, each beginning with a sacred initial syllable (Na) and terminating at the top in an ascending Unalome spiral symbolizing the path to Nibbana. Unlike grid yantras, Yant Ha Taew contains no enclosing polygon, allowing the five columns to align along the upper left scapular axis or across rectangular Takrut foil.
In contemporary Thai Sak Yant and amulet manuals, practitioners attribute distinct liturgical themes to each of the five rows: (1) Row 1 invokes household and residential harmony; (2) Row 2 addresses astrological transition cycles (หนุนดวง); (3) Row 3 invokes warding against ill-wishers; (4) Row 4 invokes auspicious endeavor and diligence; and (5) Row 5 invokes Metta Mahaniyom (interpersonal goodwill). Described here as an ethnographic tradition rather than a guaranteed outcome.
Syllable-by-Syllable Doctrinal Breakdown (5)
First vertical column: traditional invocation for household order and domestic equilibrium.
Second vertical column: traditional formula recited during astrological cycle transitions.
Third vertical column: traditional protective stanza derived from canonical Paritta verses.
Fourth vertical column: traditional chant associated with livelihood and right effort.
Fifth vertical column: traditional loving-kindness (Metta) verse capped by the fifth Unalome.
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