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The Truth About Leklai –
A Thai Mystery
To illustrate the
difficulty in the identification
of leklai there are quite
literally dozens of different
leklai recorded in Thai
literature, and here are a few
examples:
-Leklai
go-thi-phi,
is dark green in colour, found
only in deep caves or on cliffs.
Has lots of manifestation power.
-Leklai
jau-pha,
is black in colour, shinny, very
beautiful, it hides among rocks,
has high energy too.
-Leklai
yoi,
looks like a dead log and
located in caves. the length is
about 1 foot, the fibre is
crispy, has power to protect
from harm and danger
-Leklai
chii-phra-kaaw,
is shinny white like that
resembles the skins of a snake,
has power to project prosperity,
progress, longevity and
protection (Invulnerability from
weapons).
-Leklai
plerng,
looks more like brick, brown in
colour, glittery. The person who
has insufficient merit will not
even have the opportunity to
approach or find this leklai.
This leklai has the power to
protect the owner from every
kind of danger.
-Leklai
nam,
looks like rain droplets, the
colour is green mixed with
black, a little on the dull
side. Protective.
-Lekai
gorn or koth,
this leklai is manifested by
nature, Botryoidal in nature,
very metallic in nature. This is
supposedly the best Leklai.
-Leklai
piak,
the colour is silver [more to
shades of white], looks wet all
the time and this leklai has the
capability to protect the owner
from all spiritual entities.
-Leklai
gaen lek,
looks like a log, the material
consist basically of soil and
iron ore. The type that looks
like a rock is considered
"female". The skin is like
fossilised iron. This material
is very difficult to collect and
it has power in the line of an
ascetic practice, full of vital
energy to control the nation.
-Leklai
lob,
is a fantastic species, it is
not consider to be in the
category of Leklai but it
radiates good loving kindness [a
powerful metal] it looks like
seashells or turtle shell. The
colour is green mixed with
black.
-Leklai
nam-phi,
it is a very powerful source of
material, has to use mit-moh
(Holy knife) to cut this leklai.
the colour is a beautiful
shining green similar to jade.
It has the power to move from
one place to another by means of
a portal. It will give the owner
long life. She likes to be given
honey, rain water and raw rice
etc...
-Leklai
Ler-si,
can counteract negativity. This
uis said to belong solely to the
reusi [hermit].
-Leklai
thaa-ret,
is from ret mountain , it can be
used to cure many things, the
most popular version is to make
a ring or to make single pendant
to wear with a chain. It can
protect the owner from harm.
-Leklai
nergn-luang,
this is white in colour but not
silver. A rare beauty, some say
that it is called Leklai Ler-si
tua mia [female].It has similar
power to Leklai reusi.
Ajaan Boon divided Leklai into 2
separate categories:-
1) The monk will gather
Plai-dhum,Kamin and Kaaw or
Mae-perng from forest and by
using transcendental meditative
power he is able to charge with
materials with supernatural
energy, making them denser with
energy until turning into a rock
and subsequently Leklai which is
greenish in coloration. This
Leklai will become so powerful
that no one has the ability to
destroy it, not even the monk
who created it.
2)The oldest Leklai [In Thai
called "Koth Leklai"], can only
be found deep in caves or high
cliffs found in dense jungles.
If the person is kind hearted
and has gained sufficient merit,
he can easily cut leklai from
the cliff. The Leklai can change
colour from black to dark green
by prayers, it is easy to carry
along and it will protect the
owner at all time. However
please note that Leklai should
never be tested for its efficacy |
