{"product_id":"ta-mtj-thai-buddha-phra-nak-prok-pendant","title":"Thai Buddha (Phra Nak Prok) Pendant","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Thai Buddha (Phra Nak Prok) Pendant is available in 10K, 14K, 18K, 22K, and 24K gold from TA Jewelers. Choose 22-karat or 24-karat gold for a high-karat version of this design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e22K and 24K options are yellow gold only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Buddha in meditation, and the serpent king who kept the rain off him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eThai Buddha (Phra Nak Prok) Pendant\u003c\/strong\u003e is a fully sculptural piece — carved in the round, front and back, not a relief on a plate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Buddha sits in \u003cem\u003edhyana\u003c\/em\u003e, legs folded, both hands resting open in his lap. He is shown in royal attire: a tall tapering \u003cem\u003erasmi\u003c\/em\u003e finial rising from tight-curled hair, long earlobes, crossed sash bands worked in fine granulation across the chest, armlets and flared shoulder ornaments. Beneath him is a tiered pedestal with a beaded band, a pointed pleated apron down the front, and flared lotus petals at the foot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBehind and above him fans the hood of the \u003cstrong\u003enaga\u003c\/strong\u003e — a wall of cobra heads rising in a halo, each one ribbed and scaled, their crowns diamond-cut so the whole canopy catches light while the Buddha stays matte.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTurn it over and the piece keeps going. The naga’s body coils down the reverse in thick scaled loops, every scale edge diamond-cut, and set into the upper back is a round \u003cstrong\u003elotus rosette\u003c\/strong\u003e with a spoked wheel at its centre, ringed by two courses of faceted petals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Thai practice this is \u003cem\u003ePhra Nak Prok\u003c\/em\u003e, the Buddha of Saturday. It recalls the sixth week after the enlightenment, when a seven-day storm broke over the Buddha as he sat, and the naga Mucalinda coiled beneath him to lift him clear of the water and spread his hood as a roof until it passed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy You’ll Love It:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSculpted Front and Back\u003c\/strong\u003e – A figure in the round, finished on the reverse as carefully as the face\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFanned Naga Hood\u003c\/strong\u003e – Cobra heads rising in a halo, crowns diamond-cut against a satin body\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLotus Wheel Reverse\u003c\/strong\u003e – A spoked wheel at the centre of a double course of faceted petals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFine Detail Work\u003c\/strong\u003e – Granulated sash, armlets, pleated apron and lotus base all carved\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSolid Gold Throughout\u003c\/strong\u003e – No stones and no plating\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 2.25”, the \u003cstrong\u003eThai Buddha (Phra Nak Prok) Pendant\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of the heaviest pieces we make, and it wears like a statue rather than a charm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade to order, turnaround time is typically 2-4 weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDimensions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.25” in height including bail\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBail Opening\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEstimated Weight by Purity\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePurity\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eApprox. Weight\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10K\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e45.0g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14K\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e51.0g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18K\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e60.0g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22K\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e69.8g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24K\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e75.0g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/gold-pendants\"\u003egold pendants\u003c\/a\u003e from TA Jewelers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TA Jewelers","offers":[{"title":"Yellow Gold \/ 10K","offer_id":58884919132320,"sku":"TA-MTJ-P-8969691234392-1","price":4959.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White Gold \/ 10K","offer_id":58884919165088,"sku":"TA-MTJ-P-8969691234392-2","price":4959.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Rose Gold \/ 10K","offer_id":58884919197856,"sku":"TA-MTJ-P-8969691234392-3","price":4959.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Yellow Gold \/ 14K","offer_id":58884919230624,"sku":"TA-MTJ-P-8969691234392-4","price":6847.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White Gold \/ 14K","offer_id":58884919263392,"sku":"TA-MTJ-P-8969691234392-5","price":6847.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Rose Gold \/ 14K","offer_id":58884919296160,"sku":"TA-MTJ-P-8969691234392-6","price":6847.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Yellow Gold \/ 18K","offer_id":58884919328928,"sku":"TA-MTJ-P-8969691234392-7","price":9499.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White Gold \/ 18K","offer_id":58884919361696,"sku":"TA-MTJ-P-8969691234392-8","price":9499.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Rose Gold \/ 18K","offer_id":58884919394464,"sku":"TA-MTJ-P-8969691234392-9","price":9499.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Yellow Gold \/ 22K","offer_id":58884919427232,"sku":"TA-MTJ-P-8969691234392-10","price":12731.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Yellow Gold \/ 24K","offer_id":58884919460000,"sku":"TA-MTJ-P-8969691234392-11","price":14582.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2167\/6593\/files\/thai-buddha-phra-nak-prok-pendant.png?v=1788901373","url":"https:\/\/tajewelers.com\/products\/ta-mtj-thai-buddha-phra-nak-prok-pendant","provider":"Ta Jewelers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}