Amulet Market

 

Thai people are really religious/superstitious, and they love their amulets. An amulet is a tiny pendant with the image of Buddha. Almost everyone wears one, and the taxi drivers had amulets hanging on their dash - often along with tiny statues of Buddha and their favorite wats.

 

We stumbled into amulet markets at a couple points during our visit, and the shoppers were always very serious. They picked up the amulets and examined them with tiny magnifying glasses. What were they looking for?

 

I'm not sure how Buddha would have felt about all this idol worship.