In past, poor people couldn't afford for school so they sent their male kids to ordain. Most of poor people didn't study, they couldn't even read or write but monks could. Also Thai women had no right to study, they were taught to be housewives.
All Thai Buddhists believe in heaven and hell, doing good things and karma. We make merit for our better future lives and pray for our peaceful lives. In a war, all Thai combatants had holy tattoos which were believed that can protect them from weapons and they hung small buddha images for missing of any hazard.
The old small buddha images descended from ancestors are very valuable, an old one can cost you millions baht! The price depends on its ages, popularity, beauty and fondness of the buyer. Small buddha images collecting is a very popular hobby for all kinds of people from politicians, businessmen, policemen, farmers or even students. Some people collect them for protecting hazards and getting lucky. Other people take them as goods. They are so priceless that can bring murder to the owners. The old small buddha images are kept in a safe as if they were diamonds.
As their price are really high so the small buddha images lovers are always copied but that makes the copied images' price reduced because the experts know which one is real.
( a small magnifying glass which the small buddha images lovers use for gazing at the images to appraise them )
( A small buddha images lover's gazing at the images. )
If you overlook at the credulity, you would find that a small buddha image is a kind of art. Anything could be valuable depending on one's fondness.
**There was a comment from an American that a small buddha image called Amulet in English. Thank you so much for your advice. ^_____^
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