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- หมู่ 3 นฐ.4014 Bang Phra, Nakhon Chai Si District, Nakhon Pathom 73120
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How to Get a Sak Yant Tattoo in Bangkok Thailand
Where to get a Sak Yant Bamboo Tattoo in Bangkok Thailand
Find out where is the best place to get a Sak Yant Tattoo in Bangkok Thailand. List of Sak Yant Tattoo Temples and Sak Yant Masters where you can get a Real Bamboo Tattoo in Bangkok The Sak Yant Tattoo is an awesome Cultural and Spiritual experience that has never been easier to get for yourself. Find out where to get the Best Sak Yant Tattoo in Bangkok
Get a Sak Yant Bamboo Tattoo in Bangkok Thailand
Your options for getting a the best Sak Yant Bamboo Tattoo in Bangkok consist of the following
1) Via a Sak Yant Tour Company or local guide who can take and translate for you
2) A Monk at a Sak Yant Bangkok Temple | Wat Bang Phra
3) An Sak Yant Master Ajarn in Bangkok at their Samnak
Following are details of the some of your options when getting a Traditional Thai Sak Yant in Bangkok, Thailand. First is probably the best option which is private guide going to Ajarn Ta, second Wat bang Phra, the most famous Sak Yant Tourist Attraction, and then a list of some Sak Yant Arjans in Bangkok, Thailand.
You should however NEVER get a Sak Yant from a Tattoo Shop. Not only are they fakes with no spiritual value, they usually cost several times more as they cater to nativity of Tourists who fail to investigate and plan ahead of time. Not to sure what is a Sak Yant? You can read about them here
1) Sak Yant Tattoo in Bangkok with Ajarn Ta
Get a Sak Yant in Bangkok with Master Ajarn Ta and an English speaking guide to ensure you understand everything that is happening
If you are looking for a complete Experience the best place for a Sak Yant Tattoo in Bangkok is first and foremost at a business that replicates the same ethics and standards as Sak Yant Chiang Mai. Sak Yant Bangkok provides an English speaking guide who will meet you at the BTS station closest to Ajarn Ta, take you to him, and help translate your intentions and desires for a unique and custom Sak Yant Tattoo in Bangkok.
Ajarn Ta is a well known and respected Sak Yant Master who used to provide Sak Yant’s at a Sak Yant Tattoo studio, until the company wanted to raise the cost of his service as his fame grew. Ajarn Ta, wanted to maintain availability to anyone seeking a Sak Yant and went out on his own using with Sak Yant Bangkok to maintain lower pricing for customers at his home Samnak.
For details on how to make an appointment. Sak Yant Bangkok Website
Best place for a Sak Yant in Bangkok is Ajarn Ta
2) Where to get a Sak Yant Tattoo in Bangkok Temple? Wat Bang Phra
Wat Bang Phra Temple is just 50 km out of Bangkok is the world famous Sak Yant Temple in Bangkok
Generally you will arrive around 8am and buy your offering, then sit and wait with other people. Men and women are divided into two groups, the Men get their Sak Yant from a Monk, while the women are usually sent to an Ajarn on a different floor.
The Sak Yants are done in groups of about 20 people. When the previous group is complete, the monk blesses the next batch of offerings observed to be between 18 and 30 people at a time. Sometimes at busy times the year the day can end without you having an opportunity to see a Monk for a Sak Yant at Bangkok famous Temple.
Many of the blog posts you will find on the internet are from people who went to Wat Bang Phra Sak Yant Temple. It is from these sources of information you will be warned about the unhygienic repetitive use of the same needles, ink that contains snake venom and charcoal, No choice of Sak Yant Design (The Monks Choose) and other such practices that tend to occur when you are part of a mass group with limited time. By being prepared you can avoid most of these concerns.
Wat Bang Phra Temple is a globally recognize institution, with many Ajarns crediting their start to the Sak Yant Temple. Wat Bang Phra holds yearly the Wai Kru ceremony where thousands of Thais go to get their Sak Yant Re-blessed; (often being possessed by the animal spirits of the Sak Yant). Wat Bang Phra used to be the number one choice of many Thai’s and tourists alike in the Bangkok area.
Wat Bang Phra Sak Yant Temple in Bangkok is the central icon of the Sak Yant world, and while they have been slow to modernized to meet the hygiene standards of the western world, and succumbed to numerous one star rating, it remains the most popular and well known Sak Yant Temple in the world
Wat Bang Phra - Not what it used to be
In the last few years, with the growing number of mis-informed tourists not making a sufficient offering the Monks at Wat Bang Phra have grown weary of people turning up without any knowledge of protocols and refused to see them. Instead a number of Ajarns in training have hired rooms at the Temple and have touts offering help to people seeking a Sak Yant Tattoo. The touts are raising the costs of the donations to very expensive amounts and the quality of work is often 'shaky' at best. Unless you speak Thai and have knowledge of how Wat Bang Phra works, you are better off seeking an independent Ajarn for better quality and more hygienic tattoos
Is Bangkok’s Sak Yant Temple (Wat Bang Phra) for you?
Over Crowding at Wat Bang Phra Sak Yant Temple
It is not uncommon for Wat Bang Phra to have 40-100 people a day to receive a Sak Yant. This means customers are often crowded together on concrete floors, intense heat and have to wait sometimes all day.
It is not uncommon for a person to not have time to receive a Sak Yant Tattoo in Bangkok from Wat Bang Phra their first attempt.
It can be disappointing after traveling the 50km from Bangkok
to arrive and find that you will have to spend many hours waiting for a spot to become available.
Inconsistent Hygiene at Wat Bang Phra Sak Yant Temple
Many blog posts written about getting a Sak Yant in Bangkok at Wat Bang Phra often talk about the unsafe way in which tattoos are applied.
This is for 3 main reasons,
- The Monks believe the Magic of the Sak Yant protects from un-sterilized practice.
- Just too many people going for time to replace each needle
- Many people only give the Temple offerring (not giving a Monk Donation). It is the latter that allows choice of design and pays for new ink and needles
No Couples Experience at Wat Bang Phra Sak Yant Temple
Wat Bang Phra Sak Yant Temple in Bangkok does not allow females to get a Sak Yant at the Temple by a Monk.
Males and females are separated for their Sak Yant Temple experience which does not allow the opportunity for couples or people traveling together to get a Sak Yant in Bangkok together.
While this is not an issue if your a male tourist getting a Sak Yant Tattoo in Bangkok, it does put a damper on the experience for couples and families.
Tout’s separating Westerner Tourist for Expensive Sak Yants
Lately their are a growing number of reviews saying that western tourists are meet by touts who show them rooms to get a Sak Yant that are not part of the main Temple.
Here people are shown folders with designs with prices similar to using an Ajarn in Bangkok that are more expensive than the Monks charge.
This might be a reaction to misinformed tourists thinking they only need to donate what they feel, however it makes for a bad experience and many low ratings on review websites.
Wat Bang Phra Sak Yant Tattoo Quality - effy at best
While it is possible to get some nice looking Sak Yant Tattoos from Wat Bang Phra – it is not an important consideration from the Temple itself. Here you can see some shocking horrible Temple Sak Yant’s taken from Tripadvisor and some of the local guide services taking people to the Temple for a Sak Yant
Sak Yant Rules from Wat Bang Phra Temple
- Do not eat Star fruit, Pumpkin, or any other ‘Gourd’ type Vegetable.
- Do not be anybody’s Lover who is already married
- Do not slander anybody’s Mother
- Do not eat food from a Wedding, or Funeral banquet.
- Do not eat left-Overs.
- Do not duck under a washing Line, or an overhanging building.
- Do not duck under a Banana Tree of the type Thaanii (classed as important to avoid).
- Do not cross a single head bridge; Large or Small bridges are not Forbidden
- Do not sit on a Ceramic Urn (Common in Thailand). Especially a Cracked, or Broken one.
- Do not let a Woman Lie on top of you, or sit on top either.
- Do not permit a Man to be brushed by the blouse or skirt of a Woman, or crossed in Front of; Especially during the Menstruation Period
Location Map - Wat Bang Phra Sak Yant Temple Bangkok
3) Best Place to get a Sak Yant in Bangkok? Sak Yant Master Ajarns
What is a Sak Yant Ajarn?
An alternative to getting your Sak Yant Tattoo in Bangkok is with a Sak Yant Arjan. Ajarns (also called a Sak Yant Master) is usually a former Monk who has decided to follow the Magical Arts as a career choice after leaving the Temple and life as a Monk. Sak Yant Arjans create their own Samnaks (Blessed and Holy rooms for Magical work), tend to have greater skills than Monks.
Sak Yant Masters in Bangkok are no longer supported by the Temple and higher living costs, so prices vary depending on location and design size. However the Ajarn will often either speak English or have staff that do, and can talk with the customer and get their views on which Sak Yant Tattoo they would like or think best for them.
A second advantage of visiting an a Sak Yant Master Ajarn is the standards of hygiene are similar to those of any professional tattoo studio. The reasons many have an aversion to going to Wat Bang Phra are not of any concern with when getting a Sak Yant Tattoo in Bangkok with a Sak Yant Master. The Ajarn will use a new steel tip for each session and change the ink. However the price of using a private session with an Ajarn in Bangkok will be comparable to using a regular Tattoo Studio. Except Ajarn Noo Kanpai, who after providing the Sak Yant Tattoo for Angelina Jolie now charges thousands of dollars for a private session.
Arjan Sak Yant Masters located in other parts of Thailand like Chiang Mai, Pai and Chiang Rai can be considerably cheaper than getting a Sak Yant Tattoo in Bangkok. Many people find that they can fly to Chiang Mai, get a Sak Yant and spend a few days for the same cost as going to an Ajarn for a Sak Yant in Bangkok city.
Following are a few Ajarns for those unable to travel and need to get a Sak Yant in Bangkok city
Sak Yant Tattoo in Bangkok Prices going CRAZY!!!
Lately with the growing awareness of Sak Yant Tattoos, and a few Sak Yant Masters having relationships with celebrity handlers, many well known Sak Yant Ajarns are charging very high prices for their sessions. If you can not come to Chiang Mai (option 4) we recommend going to Ajarn Ta (option 1) using the guide service he offers for western tourists. Ajarn Ta while also growing in Fame still holds the benefit of the power of Sak Yant and makes it affordable.
4) The Best Place in Bangkok for a Sak Yant Tattoo? - Come to Chiang Mai instead
For those people who want a more imitate Sak Yant Experience, where hygiene standards are similar to those found in the West; for 1/3rd to 1/2 the price of getting a Sak Yant Tattoo in Bangkok – then Chiang Mai, Thailand is the place to go.
Sak Yant Chiang Mai is a co-op of many local Monks and Ajarns, coming together to provide guests with knowledge and awareness of what they are doing before getting a Sak Yant.
Sak Yant Chiang Mai has the benefits of providing from a single location the ability to go to either a Temple with a Monk or obtain a Sak Yant from an Ajarn in the holy samnak from a central location in Chiang Mai city.
Read More: How to get a Sak Yant Tattoo in Chiang Mai
Absolutely delighted with our experience with getting our sak yant at this samnak. My daughter had her sights set on a sak yant while in Thailand. We researched and determined Chiang Mai was the best place and this samnak the best option. We had not made an appointment and they were all booked but she went to the studio early and they told her to come back after closing hours. We arrived and the friendly staff worked with her on choosing her design. When in the samnak, Arjan Sam was kind, open, friendly, and had a peaceful energy. She gave her offering (which included the fee) and he did her 5 lines really fast. So fast that I decided to get myself a small sak yant. After chatting with Arjan Sam about my mindset and locations, we settled on inner wrist and I let Arjan Sam have discretion to decide what he thought I should have. He gave me a tiger heart for strength and protection. I feel so blessed and grateful for this gift. (FYI, it does hurt in a stinging way (like bees) but was much faster than a trad tattoo.) Overall, the experience was perfect from start to finish and I would not hesitate to recommend them for anyone seeking to carry a blessing on their body. Khop Kun Ka. ????
John and Onika10/12/2023It is about destiny that I end up getting sak yant here. It is not about choosing where you should get sak yant because for me the whisper of God already lead me to this place. Absolutely amazing to meet Arjan and stuffs members at Sak Yant Chiang Mai they help me through all the process beginning till the end everything went smoothly. Can’t wait for near future for more sak yant.
Sai Shal Khay10/12/2023La miglior esperienza per la seconda volta . Staff gentilissimo , si prendono cura di te en entrambe le volte chi ha effettuato il Sak yant é stato bravissimo . Continuate con questa professionalità e spiritualità .
Francesca Quarto09/12/2023If you are wanting to get a Sak Yant in Thailand, look no further! I set up my appointment about a month in advance online. The process was super easy, and the website has all the information you need laid out in an easily understood layout. Unfortunately the temple sessions were already booked when I looked to schedule, so I recommend booking those as early as you can. You will need to put down a 1,000 baht deposit (about $28 US). Upon arrival, Ging was so helpful and sweet! She walked me through the whole process before I even met the Ajarn. I watched the 10 minute video from the email confirmation the night before my tattoo, so that was really helpful too! Ajarn Sam did my Sak Yant, and he was absolutely amazing! The detail is stunning. I brought my niece who decided she wanted one as well, and they were able to accommodate her wish in under two hours after mine was complete. This was my 5th tattoo but first tattoo done with the traditional style. I got it in the middle of my back. In terms of pain, I think it hurt less than a gun. The most pain was on my spine and shoulder blades. Highly recommend this establishment and the wonderful staff !
Roshalle Kraus08/12/2023My husband and I booked our appointment a few months in advance and looked through the amazing Sak yants before our appointment to make sure the ones we liked were doable (some options say they’ll take two hours or they’re quite large and seem like they’d need more time). The people who work here are so kind and very helpful. My husband and I did the temple tour and tattooing at the temple… it was a lovely experience as we were there the day of a holiday. We met a few locals, the monks dog and got to know our driver/translator Mickey! The whole process was wonderful from start to finish. This was an amazing honeymoon experience for my husband and I. We’ll definitely be back and get another one at the temple!
Megan Paccione05/12/2023Had such an amazing magical experience from the moment you walk in the door the staff make u feel welcome the lovely ladies at the front desk offer u tea and snacks and explain the process for you. The ajarns are very professional and if you are in chiang mai this is an experience you wouldn't want to miss I enjoyed it so much I came back the next day. Thank you Sak Yant
Ken Lowen02/12/2023I came here to receive a special tattoo to celebrate my birthday and this wonderful Thailand experience. My service was booked in a timely manner. The provider was kind and did my tattoo quickly and effectively. The space was clean, peaceful and comfortable. I highly recommend this place for the tattoo and the experience. Thank you ???????? sawadee ka
AvaBsMommy01/12/2023服務很親切 讓人覺得安心 環境整潔 阿贊手法很快速 刺完很好看
林庭語29/11/2023Super expérience, un tatouage magnifique et tout le personnel est vraiment incroyable ???? je reviendrais pour un prochain tatouage c’est certains
Pascal antoci29/11/2023
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