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**12Cickprior** · 12-29-2005, 07:00 AM

Welcome to 'thailandlife'.

As you gathered correctly the monk gave you a 'blessing', probably one along the typical lines of:

'May you blessed with great luck, great riches, a great new job and a beautiful wife... or perhaps make that two'.

Monks usually give a blessing to any folks that have been to make merit ie.. gave a donation to the temple, brought everyday essential things for the monks' use or gave them some drinks or a Buddha Image etc...

This is all part of the culture, that is what you experienced. Thais believe that this merit-making will bring them good fortune, like making good kharma as we'd say in the west.

It depends on the person's belief whether that cord around the wrist be cut off or just let to rot 'til it falls off. Don't take it too serious if you want to cut it off yourself. Most Thais wouldn't, but again it depends on the person.

12-29-2005, 07:00 AM	#3
12Cickprior Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 534 Senior Member	Welcome to 'thailandlife'. As you gathered correctly the monk gave you a 'blessing', probably one along the typical lines of: 'May you blessed with great luck, great riches, a great new job and a beautiful wife... or perhaps make that two'. Monks usually give a blessing to any folks that have been to make merit ie.. gave a donation to the temple, brought everyday essential things for the monks' use or gave them some drinks or a Buddha Image etc... This is all part of the culture, that is what you experienced. Thais believe that this merit-making will bring them good fortune, like making good kharma as we'd say in the west. It depends on the person's belief whether that cord around the wrist be cut off or just let to rot 'til it falls off. Don't take it too serious if you want to cut it off yourself. Most Thais wouldn't, but again it depends on the person.
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