Buddhist Tattooing Secrets

There’s a lot of things to consider before you step out there and book that flight to go to Thailand to have your Buddhist tattoo dream realized. We will begin with the most basic premise of getting a Buddhist tattoo. That is that the tattoo is to be taken seriously as in it’s for life not just for this year. You will be stuck with this tattoo and so you had better make sure that you have the right design to suit your needs.


Choose a Design from The Master

Yes that’s the beauty of choosing a cool Buddhist tattoo because if you are struggling to come up with a  design that you’re happy with then why not leave it to the monk who will be applying the tattoo? This way, the monk can get not only the best Buddhist tattoo to fit your spirit but it will also be placed in the right spot.



Make sure to get it high up on the body

As we previously just mentioned, it’s very important not to go too low down when choosing where to place the Buddhist tattoo. For example, it would create offense if the tattoo was placed on your foot as that is the least sacred part of the body. Much better would be to have the tattoo emblazoned on your shoulder or even better to have it on your neck or even on your head!


Know the Meaning of Your Tattoo


Yes it’s important to know the meaning of the various kinds of Buddhist tattooing. There are a lot of the designs to be aware of but we will talk right now about the Ha Taew tattoo. The five row tattoo is designed to spread five different blessings that range from giving you increased stamina, all the way to having an increased love drive too. How awesome is that?