The posture
ปางสมาธิ · the meditating Buddha
Seated cross-legged, hands resting one on the other in his lap, palms up.
Born on Thursday: Buddha of the day, color and chant
In Thai tradition, people born on Thursday are placed under Phra Pharuehatsabodi, Jupiter, and their Buddha image is the meditating Buddha. Here is what tradition links to this day, and the chant to recite.
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Thursday
ปางสมาธิ · Meditating
- Color of the day
- orange
- Color to avoid
- purple or black
- The color of Saturday, kalakini for you
- Day number
- 5
- Day strength
- 19
- How many times to recite the chant
- Deity of the day
- Phra Pharuehatsabodi (พระพฤหัสบดี), Jupiter, planet of teachers and learning
- Mount: a deer (กวาง)
- Direction
- west
- Your planet's place on the wheel
The story
This is the posture of the night of awakening, under the Bodhi tree at Bodh Gaya: seated in meditation, the Buddha understood suffering, its origin and the path that ends it.
The chant of your day's Buddha
A traditional Pali text, recited 19 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
ปูเรนตัง โพธิสัมภาเร นิพพัตตัง วัฏฏะชาติยัง ยัสสะ เตเชนะ ทาวัคคิ มะหาสัตตัง วิวัชชะยิ เถรัสสะ สารีปุตตัสสะ โลกะนาเถนะ ภาสิตัง กัปปัฏฐายิง มะหาเตชัง ปะริตตันตัมภะณามะ เห
Romanized Pali
Pūrentaṃ bodhisambhāre nibbattaṃ vaṭṭajātiyaṃ, yassa tejena dāvaggi mahāsattaṃ vivajjayi. Therassa sāriputtassa lokanāthena bhāsitaṃ, kappaṭṭhāyiṃ mahātejaṃ parittaṃ taṃ bhaṇāma he.
Origin: the opening verse of the Vaṭṭaka paritta (วัฏฏกปริตร), "the quail's protection", which stops a forest fire
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
พระพฤหัสบดี · 5 · You
family, children, close ones
Letters: บ ป ผ ฝ พ ฟ ภ ม
Lifeอายุ
พระราหู · 8
health, longevity, steadiness
Letters: ย ร ล ว
Powerเดช
พระศุกร์ · 6
authority, influence
Letters: ศ ษ ส ห ฬ ฮ
Prosperityศรี
พระอาทิตย์ · 1
charm, luck, possessions
Letters: all vowels
Rootsมูละ
พระจันทร์ · 2
home, inheritance, land
Letters: ก ข ค ฆ ง
Effortอุตสาหะ
พระอังคาร · 3
work, effort
Letters: จ ฉ ช ซ ฌ ญ
Supportersมนตรี
พระพุธ · 4
patrons, allies
Letters: ฎ ฏ ฐ ฑ ฒ ณ
Obstacleกาลกิณี
พระเสาร์ · 7
what tradition advises avoiding
Letters: ด ต ถ ท ธ น
Your kalakini letters
In Thai naming tradition, the letters of พระเสาร์ are kalakini (กาลกิณี) for you: people avoid putting them in a first name, nickname or business name.
ดตถทธน
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The Buddha of Thursday
Seated cross-legged, hands resting one on the other in his lap, palms up.
This is the posture of the night of awakening, under the Bodhi tree at Bodh Gaya: seated in meditation, the Buddha understood suffering, its origin and the path that ends it.
Deity and planet
The ruling body of Thursday is Phra Pharuehatsabodi (พระพฤหัสบดี), Jupiter, planet of teachers and learning, shown riding a deer (กวาง). On the ทักษา wheel it sits in the west, with the number 5.
Lucky and unlucky colors
The color of Thursday is orange. The color tradition advises avoiding is purple or black: it belongs to Saturday, 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 Thursday is 5, its planet's rank in the ทักษา. Its strength (กำลังวัน) is 19: the number of times the chant of the day's Buddha is recited.
Kalakini letters
The kalakini letters for people born on Thursday are ด ต ถ ท ธ น. Thai naming tradition advises against using them in a first name, nickname or business name.
The chant to recite
ปูเรนตัง โพธิสัมภาเร นิพพัตตัง วัฏฏะชาติยัง ยัสสะ เตเชนะ ทาวัคคิ มะหาสัตตัง วิวัชชะยิ เถรัสสะ สารีปุตตัสสะ โลกะนาเถนะ ภาสิตัง กัปปัฏฐายิง มะหาเตชัง ปะริตตันตัมภะณามะ เห
Pūrentaṃ bodhisambhāre nibbattaṃ vaṭṭajātiyaṃ, yassa tejena dāvaggi mahāsattaṃ vivajjayi. Therassa sāriputtassa lokanāthena bhāsitaṃ, kappaṭṭhāyiṃ mahātejaṃ parittaṃ taṃ bhaṇāma he.
The chant for Thursday is the opening verse of the Vaṭṭaka paritta (วัฏฏกปริตร), "the quail's protection", which stops a forest fire. It is recited 19 times. Text in Thai script:
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Frequently asked questions
- Which Buddha image is for people born on Thursday?
- It is the meditating Buddha (ปางสมาธิ). Seated cross-legged, hands resting one on the other in his lap, palms up.
- What is the lucky color for Thursday?
- Orange. The color to avoid, according to the ทักษา wheel, is purple or black.
- How many times should the Thursday chant be recited?
- 19 times, the number of the day's strength. The chant is the opening verse of the Vaṭṭaka paritta (วัฏฏกปริตร), "the quail's protection", which stops a forest fire.
- Which letters should people born on Thursday avoid in a name?
- The kalakini letters for Thursday are ด ต ถ ท ธ น.
- What is the number of Thursday?
- 5, the rank of Phra Pharuehatsabodi, Jupiter in the ทักษา.