Tattoos believed to offer protection and other benefits have been recorded everywhere throughout both mainland Southeast Asia and as far south as Indonesia and the Philippines. Over the centuries the tradition spread to what is now Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and parts of Myanmar. While the tradition itself originates with indigenous tribal animism, it became closely tied to the HinduBuddhist concept of yantraor mystical geometric patterns used during meditation. Tattoos of yantra designs were believed to hold magic pow…
Thai tattoos stem from the Shamanistic tradition of Sak Yant tattoos. Sak means to tap or jab. Yant, derived from Yantra, is a Sanskrit word referring to mystical diagrams used to depict beliefs in eastern religions.
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