Sak Yant Tattoo Meaning by the Best Tattoo Studio in Bangkok

Sak Yant Tattoo Meaning. Sak Yant Masters are known by various respectful names such as Master, Ajarn, sometimes spelled Ajahn or Ruesi or Prahm. The word Ajarn means teacher or mentor. Therefore not all Ajarns do sacred Sak Yant tattooing but teach Buddhism, meditation, or even do special healing massage instead.

Some Masters of Sak Yant gained their expertise at a famous temple such as Wat Bang Phra which has long been known for its Sak Yant tattoos. While others may not have been a Monk at such a temple but may have gained their knowledge and sacred skills by apprenticeship to their father or through Abisheka, a sacred Buddhist initiation that passes wisdom and knowledge directly through the lineage of Master to Disciple.

But a very common misconception is that all tattoo Masters are Monks and therefore only a Buddhist Monk in a temple can perform a „real“ Sak Yants. While also true, it is quite rare. An easy way to tell the difference in their appearance: a monk will wear orange robes while Sak Yant Masters usually wear white to symbolize their status as genuine tattoo Masters.

Because there is still much confusion about this, we want to point out that in fact, three groups of people can perform authentic Sak Yants:

1. Buddhist Monk or Bhikku
2. Ajarn, Sak Yant Master, Ruesi

3.Prahm (Brahmin Lay Master)

The authenticity of a tattoo is more or less when it is done by one of the above.

To become a Sak Yant Master one must study under an existing Master. Thai tattoos have many elements within them: ancient knowledge, symbols, scripts, Buddhism, Animism, sacred geometry, and even black and white magic all intertwined into the creation and blessing of them.

To learn all the ancient knowledge and chants, it takes one many years of training to become a good Sak Yant Master.

Some tattoo studios offer Sak Yant tattoos done by a tattoo artist who has been trained in the design of them, but they do not usually offer the chanting by the Master or the infusion of the blessings into the design.

But nothing quite compares with the life-changing experience of having a sacred Sak Yant Thai tattoo done by a really skilled Master, who learned this ancient knowledge over the years from his father or Sak Yant Master.