Since the mongkhon is a sacred object, it’s blessed by a Buddhist monk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ceremonial blessing involves prayers with the placement of Buddhist prayer scrolls in the tail of the headband.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’s also worth noting that monks and women can’t touch each other, so when a monk blesses a females mongkhon, they will return it using a folded cloth that is used to transport things between women and monks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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How To Get A Mongkhon Blessed In Thailand?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
In Thailand, you can visit a temple to get your mongkhon blessed for a small donation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Below is a first-hand account of a mongkhon blessing from one of our writers. He lived in Thailand for five years and got his mongkhon blessed in a temple near Pattaya. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I placed the mongkol and an envelope containing 200THB on a tray. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nAt this point, I was instructed to sit with some incense facing a buddha statue. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nI then did three wais to the buddha before I was told to repeat the prayer the monk was saying. After repeating the prayer three times, I handed the monk the tray holding the mongkol. He then retrieved a small bag with gold leaves and a small jar with white paste. The monk then dotted the mongkol with the paste and added a gold leaf to it. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nFinally, the monk places the mongkol onto my head. I wai to him as he recites a chant and sprinkles water over me. He then removed the mongkol and asked me to place it back on the tray as I did the final three wais to the monk.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
Mongkhon Pre-Fight Ritual<\/h2>\n\n\n\n