riteThe rules
ข้อห้าม · kho ham
What the bearer keeps afterwards, or the mark stops working
What it is
A yant works while its bearer keeps the rules that came with it — most often a list of foods not eaten and things not done.
The long version
The condition is the structure. A tattoo that has to be maintained by conduct is a contract with a term, and it explains why these traditions can be strict about who receives what: the mark is the easy part and the keeping is the rest of it.
The same logic runs through the Burmese charms, which are renewed when they fade, and through the Fijian and Samoan fee, which is paid before the work rather than after.
Connected to
- Sak yant Where the rules attach.
Named here by
- Sak yant The rules that come with it, and what happens if they are broken.
Where each claim comes from
| Field | Tier | Source | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| default | cited | Yantra tattooing — Wikipedia (en) | |
| text_th | inference | written in Thai by this project, not machine-translated |
Sources
- Yantra tattooing — Wikipedia (en)
cited Cited — a named source, linked · harvested Harvested — fetched from an open dataset, with its licence · tradition Tradition — general knowledge of the tradition, hedged · inference Inference — this project's own reasoning from the above · field Field — someone stood there