Bathing of Consecrated Water (Nam Mo) Ritual 冲”喃莫“圣水仪式

One of the commonly seen methods adopted by the Thai Buddhists to “enhance their luck” is to bathe in consecrated water in temples conducted by monks or spiritual masters. A lot of times, the consecrated water is specially prepared for devotees facing different problems.

其中一种泰国佛教善信常用的改运方式就是到寺庙里让高僧或俗家修行者用特别加持和诵经过的”喃莫“圣水来冲身体。大多时候，这类”喃莫“圣水会根据善信所面对的问题而特别加持。

While preparing for the bath, a male devotee would simply wrap a piece of cloth around his lower body while keeping his upper body naked. For female devotees, they would usually wrap the cloth around the top and bottom parts of the body. They are then seated in a row with their legs straight. Then the monk would conduct the ceremony by pouring the Nam Mo over their heads and bodies. For foreigners who may not be used to just wrapping cloth around their bodies, especially the ladies, they can choose to wear normal T-shirt and shorts to go through the ceremony.

当准备让僧侣冲”喃莫“圣水时，一般如果是男善信的话便是裸着上半身而下半身会用一块长布围紧，女善信的话则用长布围紧上下身。过后便一排坐着脚往前伸直。举行仪式的僧侣会在把喃莫“圣水泼到善信身上时一边泼一边念一些经文。如果身为外地人（尤其是女生）较不习惯用长布围紧身体的话，可以选择穿上衣服和短裤进行此仪式。

Candles (Fire element and Earth Element）are commonly used in this ritual to create Nam Mo.  This ritual is also sometimes use for exorcising.

蜡烛（五行火与土）是此项仪式必备来督造“喃莫”圣水的工具。此类仪式有些时候也用来驱邪。

For a detail explanation on this ritual, you can refer to our book The Spiritual and Voodoo World of Thailand

想知道更多有关督造"喃莫“圣水的资讯，可参考笔者的著作 《泰国降头与巫术漫谈》