This mitmor ritual knife is made and blessed by the great Khao Or master Luang Phu Khai of Wat Lam Nao. The blade of the ritual knife is made from lek nam pi metal featuring sacred hand inscriptions of sacred spells by the laymaster Ajarn Pleng. Its sheath is hand carved from black paya ngiw dam holy wood, and is wrapped with red magical cords. And another unique feature of this mitmor is, of course, its antler handle. Luang Phu Khai has imbued the mitmor with strong metta mahaniyom and kong grapan chadtri powers, making this a powerful ritual instrument.

As a ritual instrument, the mitmor can be used for ritual worship ('bucha') and other ritual practices, like transmitting blessings onto sacred objects, thereby imbuing them specific magic powers. One way of doing this, is by making holy prayer water which can be sprayed on the items one wishes to empower. Apart from empowering sacred objects, the mitmor can also be used for sacred spell inscriptions on specific parts of the human body. In addition, the ritual practitioner will find the mitmor very useful for invoking magical powers, and to perform excorcisms with.

How to Make Holy Prayer Water ('Nam Montr')

The beautiful shimmering blade is cast from a special type of lek lai called 'lek nam pi'. Lek nam pi is believed to have special powers to heal wounds. This can be done by rubbing the mitmor over the wound. Moreover, since this mitmor is made according the authentic wicha of the Dtamnak Dtak Sila Khao Or, it also holds magical powers of protection. Therefore, with this mitmor in one's possession, one cannot be harmed by evil ghosts and demons.

The sheath of the mitmor is hand carved from black Paya Ngiw Dam holy wood. The holy wood comes from a very rare forest tree with large and sharp thorns on its bark. This tree is usually white in color, though one in every 100,000 trees appears in a black color. The extremely rare black tree is considered a holy tree, for it said to be inhabited by a deva. Hence, there are strong magic powers ascribed to the Paya Ngiw Dam wood.

Kata Por Tan Khai

Luang Phu Khai has a special preference for chanting the kata Chinabanchorn. Thus, the best way to bucha Luang Phu Khai's amulets is to chant the Maha Namasakara ('namo tassa') three times, followed by the kata Chinabanchorn.

Kata Chinabanchorn (History)

How to chant the Chinabanchorn Kata (video and sound + text phonetics + English translation)

The maker of this mitmor, Luang Phu Khai of Wat Lam Nai in Nakorn Sri Tammarat, is one of the oldest living masters of the Khao Or lineage today. He is a direct disciple of the famous Por Tan Klai Wajasit of Wat Pratat Noi. Thus, Luang Phu Khai holds the wicha of the most famous monk from Nakorn Sri Tammarat.