The posture
ปางห้ามญาติ · the Buddha calming his relatives
Standing, right hand raised to chest height with the palm facing forward; the left hand hangs by his side.
Born on Monday: Buddha of the day, color and chant
In Thai tradition, people born on Monday are placed under Phra Chan, the Moon, and their Buddha image is the Buddha calming his relatives. Here is what tradition links to this day, and the chant to recite.
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Monday
ปางห้ามญาติ · Calming his relatives
- Color of the day
- yellow or cream
- Color to avoid
- red
- The color of Sunday, kalakini for you
- Day number
- 2
- Day strength
- 15
- How many times to recite the chant
- Deity of the day
- Phra Chan (พระจันทร์), the Moon
- Mount: a horse (ม้า)
- Direction
- east
- Your planet's place on the wheel
The story
Tradition tells that the Sakya and Koliya, two clans of his family, were about to fight over the water of the Rohini river. The Buddha stepped between them and showed them that human lives are worth more than water. The posture stands for calming conflict.
The chant of your day's Buddha
A traditional Pali text, recited 15 times, the number of the day's strength. It is given as chanted in Thailand, in Thai script, with a transcription in romanized Pali.
Thai script
ยันทุนนิมิตตัง อะวะมังคะลัญจะ โย จามะนาโป สะกุณัสสะ สัทโท ปาปัคคะโห ทุสสุปินัง อะกันตัง พุทธานุภาเวนะ วินาสะเมนตุ ฯ ยันทุนนิมิตตัง อะวะมังคะลัญจะ โย จามะนาโป สะกุณัสสะ สัทโท ปาปัคคะโห ทุสสุปินัง อะกันตัง ธัมมานุภาเวนะ วินาสะเมนตุ ฯ ยันทุนนิมิตตัง อะวะมังคะลัญจะ โย จามะนาโป สะกุณัสสะ สัทโท ปาปัคคะโห ทุสสุปินัง อะกันตัง สังฆานุภาเวนะ วินาสะเมนตุ ฯ
Romanized Pali
Yandunnimittaṃ avamaṅgalañca, yo cāmanāpo sakuṇassa saddo, pāpaggaho dussupinaṃ akantaṃ, buddhānubhāvena vināsamentu. Yandunnimittaṃ avamaṅgalañca, yo cāmanāpo sakuṇassa saddo, pāpaggaho dussupinaṃ akantaṃ, dhammānubhāvena vināsamentu. Yandunnimittaṃ avamaṅgalañca, yo cāmanāpo sakuṇassa saddo, pāpaggaho dussupinaṃ akantaṃ, saṅghānubhāvena vināsamentu.
Origin: Pali verses against bad omens, in three stanzas invoking in turn the power of the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha
Recitation counter
Customarily, you recite it sitting calmly, in front of your day's Buddha image or picturing it, after paying respect to the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha.
Your ทักษา wheel
Starting from your planet, the wheel gives the eight celestial bodies eight roles. By tradition, it is used to choose a name, a color or a direction.
Circleบริวาร
พระจันทร์ · 2 · You
family, children, close ones
Letters: ก ข ค ฆ ง
Lifeอายุ
พระอังคาร · 3
health, longevity, steadiness
Letters: จ ฉ ช ซ ฌ ญ
Powerเดช
พระพุธ · 4
authority, influence
Letters: ฎ ฏ ฐ ฑ ฒ ณ
Prosperityศรี
พระเสาร์ · 7
charm, luck, possessions
Letters: ด ต ถ ท ธ น
Rootsมูละ
พระพฤหัสบดี · 5
home, inheritance, land
Letters: บ ป ผ ฝ พ ฟ ภ ม
Effortอุตสาหะ
พระราหู · 8
work, effort
Letters: ย ร ล ว
Supportersมนตรี
พระศุกร์ · 6
patrons, allies
Letters: ศ ษ ส ห ฬ ฮ
Obstacleกาลกิณี
พระอาทิตย์ · 1
what tradition advises avoiding
Letters: all vowels
Your kalakini letters
In Thai naming tradition, the letters of พระอาทิตย์ are kalakini (กาลกิณี) for you: people avoid putting them in a first name, nickname or business name.
all vowels (สระ)
For people born on Monday, the vowels are kalakini. Schools differ on how strictly this applies to the vowel signs in a name. To be safe, the tool counts them all.
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The Buddha of Monday
Standing, right hand raised to chest height with the palm facing forward; the left hand hangs by his side.
Tradition tells that the Sakya and Koliya, two clans of his family, were about to fight over the water of the Rohini river. The Buddha stepped between them and showed them that human lives are worth more than water. The posture stands for calming conflict.
Deity and planet
The ruling body of Monday is Phra Chan (พระจันทร์), the Moon, shown riding a horse (ม้า). On the ทักษา wheel it sits in the east, with the number 2.
Lucky and unlucky colors
The color of Monday is yellow or cream. The color tradition advises avoiding is red: it belongs to Sunday, which holds the obstacle (kalakini) position on your ทักษา wheel. Many Thais only avoid it for important occasions.
Day number and strength
The number of Monday is 2, its planet's rank in the ทักษา. Its strength (กำลังวัน) is 15: the number of times the chant of the day's Buddha is recited.
Kalakini letters
The kalakini letters for people born on Monday are all vowels (สระ). Thai naming tradition advises against using them in a first name, nickname or business name.
The chant to recite
ยันทุนนิมิตตัง อะวะมังคะลัญจะ โย จามะนาโป สะกุณัสสะ สัทโท ปาปัคคะโห ทุสสุปินัง อะกันตัง พุทธานุภาเวนะ วินาสะเมนตุ ฯ ยันทุนนิมิตตัง อะวะมังคะลัญจะ โย จามะนาโป สะกุณัสสะ สัทโท ปาปัคคะโห ทุสสุปินัง อะกันตัง ธัมมานุภาเวนะ วินาสะเมนตุ ฯ ยันทุนนิมิตตัง อะวะมังคะลัญจะ โย จามะนาโป สะกุณัสสะ สัทโท ปาปัคคะโห ทุสสุปินัง อะกันตัง สังฆานุภาเวนะ วินาสะเมนตุ ฯ
Yandunnimittaṃ avamaṅgalañca, yo cāmanāpo sakuṇassa saddo, pāpaggaho dussupinaṃ akantaṃ, buddhānubhāvena vināsamentu. Yandunnimittaṃ avamaṅgalañca, yo cāmanāpo sakuṇassa saddo, pāpaggaho dussupinaṃ akantaṃ, dhammānubhāvena vināsamentu. Yandunnimittaṃ avamaṅgalañca, yo cāmanāpo sakuṇassa saddo, pāpaggaho dussupinaṃ akantaṃ, saṅghānubhāvena vināsamentu.
The chant for Monday is Pali verses against bad omens, in three stanzas invoking in turn the power of the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha. It is recited 15 times. Text in Thai script:
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Frequently asked questions
- Which Buddha image is for people born on Monday?
- It is the Buddha calming his relatives (ปางห้ามญาติ). Standing, right hand raised to chest height with the palm facing forward; the left hand hangs by his side.
- What is the lucky color for Monday?
- Yellow or cream. The color to avoid, according to the ทักษา wheel, is red.
- How many times should the Monday chant be recited?
- 15 times, the number of the day's strength. The chant is Pali verses against bad omens, in three stanzas invoking in turn the power of the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha.
- Which letters should people born on Monday avoid in a name?
- The kalakini letters for Monday are all vowels (สระ).
- What is the number of Monday?
- 2, the rank of Phra Chan, the Moon in the ทักษา.