ควายธนู
Meaning:
Sak Yant Kwai Tanu Buffalo Tattoo
The buffalo is traditionally regarded as a powerful protective guardian.
Kwai Tanu is believed to protect the wearer against danger, negative influences and harmful spiritual forces. Its strongest protective power is traditionally associated with warding off black magic and curses.
Sak-Yant Tattoo Kwai Tanu version 2.
Sak-Yant Tattoo Kwai Tanu version 3.
Wua (วัว):
This is the general Thai word for cow, ox or bull.
Kwai (ควาย):
This is the Thai word for water buffalo.
The buffalo is strongly connected to Thailand’s agricultural culture and traditional rural life.
Kwai Tanu (ควายธนู):
Kwai Tanu refers to a magical buffalo used as a protective amulet in Thai folk beliefs.
It is traditionally associated with guarding homes, people and land against danger,
evil spirits, curses and black magic.
In Sak Yant designs, motifs representing the raw strength, endurance and charging
power of the bull or buffalo may be referred to as Yant Wua or Yant Kwai.
Sak Yant Buffalo Kwai Tanu designs celebrate the strength,
determination and protective power traditionally associated with the buffalo.
The Kwai Tanu is a powerful symbol of resilience, endurance, courage and tenacity.