สักยันต์ – Sak Yant

Sak – meaning “to tap” or, “to tattoo”, and

Yant – meaning “Yantra”. Originally derived from the Sanskrit word “Yantra”.

Sak Yants the Thai name for the Tattooing of Sacred geometrical designs on the skin. Yant (or Yantra, as they are call them in the west), are only to be tattooed by Buddhist monks, or Brahmin Holy men . The Yant tattoos have developed over the centuries under the influence of several different religious philosophies. The Yantra designs that already existed in Hindu India were adapted by the Thais as Buddhism arrived from neighboring India.