Could I perhaps ask kindly for only serious replies to this thankyou !

I would like to be blessed and have the white string on my wrist tied at a temple with a monk

I had this done many years ago and had quite good luck after

Now I must say , I had a uber last year take me to that one on the hill, absolutely ridiculous,a tourist trap .

I left

I would like one out of the tourist areas please

Could perhaps any good academics suggest a temple where one may get the blessing in Pattaya but not those dastardly tourist temples !!!!!

It seems no one has answered my question!!

If no one answers soon I will lodge complaints !!

Just goto the Wat Chai on South Pattaya road, opposite school number 8 and a hop skip away from Walking street I'm sure they are used to unusual foreigner requests 😋

19 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

Could perhaps any good academics suggest a temple where one may get the blessing in Pattaya but not those dastardly tourist temples

Perhaps, just perhaps, there aren't any practising Buddhist academics on this forum at the moment?

Incidentally, who are you going to lodge complaints with? I would love to be a spectator!

4 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

It seems no one has answered my question!!

If no one answers soon I will lodge complaints !!

Because no-one is interested.

Go to your local temple and ask the resident monk to give you a blessing and a string. It's that easy.

Posts mocking the OPs religious beliefs have been removed.
Show a little respect.

4 hours ago, JAG said:

Perhaps, just perhaps, there aren't any practising Buddhist academics on this forum at the moment?

You may have just found one. Tread carefully.

I'm not going to let this thread descend into and anti-Buddhist rant. Feel free to chime in if you have advice that answers the OP's question. Otherwise, go start your own thread.

Nicest temples in the Pattaya area are...

The white temple...https://maps.app.goo.gl/LWufc2ZaouDuFUUm9?g_st=am

Wat Huay Yai...https://maps.app.goo.gl/xey3L5ZHf8bYXhnd7?g_st=am

Wat Suttawas...https://maps.app.goo.gl/yBg5FRWYmXNtEV8b7?g_st=am

Not in Pattaya, but there is a practitioner known as Uncle Sanom who does cleanses in a temple in Ang Thong. In particular, there is one involving a luk karao amulet that is popular.

On 2/14/2026 at 5:31 AM, georgegeorgia said:

Pattaya but not those dastardly tourist temples !!!!!

Whats a dastardly tourist temple ? What are you implying ?

Walk south to the seven (the one with the dog on the steps) and turn right. About 50 meters down there is a temple with a pointy roof.

On 2/14/2026 at 11:31 AM, georgegeorgia said:

I would like to be blessed and have the white string on my wrist tied at a temple with a monk

To receive a Saisin (สายสิญจน์), any temple/monk of your trust will do. You make a small donation, get blessed, receive a Saisin (if you ask specifically for it).

Nowadays, very often, they are actually corded yellow plastic instead of white cotton, so you gotta live with that.

Personally I do not think that temples differ here very much, but if you are already going into one with the preconceived notion that it is a "tourist trap", there are literally thousands others.

What is important here is the intention with which you go there; normally, it is within the context of a larger merit making ceremony, like a business opening or a marriage.

I -- personally -- would expect somebody asking for a blessing and a Saisin from a monk, that he adhere to the five precepts as good as possible during the time the Saisin stays on, which can be a considerable timeframe (one of those is 'Right speech', the one I personally wrangle with the most myself; read up on it, it is fascinating).

On 2/14/2026 at 5:31 PM, georgegeorgia said:

Could perhaps any good academics suggest a temple where one may get the blessing in Pattaya but not those dastardly tourist temples !!!!!

I think it is very disrespectful to refer to any Buddhist temple as a "dastardly tourist temple", regardless of its location.

Therefore, IMO, you do not deserve a blessing nor a white string.

Thankyou guys.Certainly a lot chiming in.I may have to go out of Pattaya as many have stated.

On 2/14/2026 at 5:31 PM, georgegeorgia said:

Could I perhaps ask kindly for only serious replies to this thankyou !

I would like to be blessed and have the white string on my wrist tied at a temple with a monk

I had this done many years ago and had quite good luck after

Now I must say , I had a uber last year take me to that one on the hill, absolutely ridiculous,a tourist trap .

I left

I would like one out of the tourist areas please

Could perhaps any good academics suggest a temple where one may get the blessing in Pattaya but not those dastardly tourist temples !!!!!

Your wrist tied with a monk?

Are you staying in the temple after that?

18 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

It seems no one has answered my question!!

If no one answers soon I will lodge complaints !!

Your fault for requiring only serious replies......

Go to Mr. DIY or BigC etc. and buy your own string. Then any monk you meet on their morning rounds can give you the blessing.

12 hours ago, davb said:

n particular, there is one involving a luk karao amulet that is popular.

And probably a few thousand Baht.

7 minutes ago, wil iam not said:

And probably a few thousand Baht.

I don't think you know the man and are being derogatory without personal knowledge. Uncle Sanom is very thorough and has been extensively reported about in the news recently because of his technique. Quality publications like the Bangkok Post have covered him.

He would have @georgegeorgia remove his pants and recline. Then, using a knife, he would carefully remove his pubes. After that, the luk karao amulet is inserted into his body. For women it goes into the front, but George, as a man, would receive it on the other side.

Technically, Uncle Sanom isn't Buddhist, but he works out of a temple there. The work he does improves medical conditions and removes bad spirits or curses.

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1 hour ago, wil iam not said:

GG is not Buddhist so why would he need one of THEIR amulets. A bit like a Buddhist Thai carrying the Bible or Koran.

Why would you assume that @georgegeorgia is not a Buddhist, or that he might not benefit from "shopping around"?

As I wrote, the Saisin is "just" a string. Important is the intention for which you are asking one from a monk. As so many other things (Theravada) Buddhist, it is supposed to bring you into the proper mental state of self-reflection, so that you may derive wholesome Kamma due to your voluntary actions (and through this "luck") from it.

This is the same with amulets, Sak Yant Tattoos, or indeed Buddha statues in any Thai temple.

For this same reason, I would posit that a Thai might indeed benefit from carrying around a Bible, if it leads to scrutinizing his moral choices. All those are simply tools for self-improvement.

48 minutes ago, jts-khorat said:

Why would you assume that @georgegeorgia is not a Buddhist, or that he might not benefit from "shopping around"?

Maybe he is saying he is a Buddhist for one of his “research” projects.

59 minutes ago, wil iam not said:

What a load of cobblers. Oh yes, it is Karma, as John Winston sang about. And Boy George.

But if you, or anyone else, need instant Karma by wearing a thing around your neck, or wear a cross, or pray five times a day whenever you are ordered to, then good luck.

Some categorical problems with your answer. First, it is (Theravada, Pali) Kamma, not (Mahayana, Sanskrit) Karma. The concepts are sufficiently different to insist on the distinction. I would posit, that the "Karma" Boy George was maybe singing about to be a wholly different concept to the two. To simplify the central and certainly complicated tenet of a faith to some New Age meme is not making enough effort of understanding.

If you read my post, you definitely do not get "instant" anything by wearing a string, or amulet -- there is no such a concept in Theravada. Accruing wholesome Kamma is a lifelong process of concentrating one's ethics towards a goal, which is enlightenment (eg. recognizing reality).

Karma is a concept developed a thousand years after the Buddha, not an original teaching, so it is completely left-field to even bring it up in the context of a Theravada-based discussion (eg what you can or cannot get from a visit of a Thai temple or wearing a Saisin).

A Saisin, as would be the Buddha image in a temple or at home, is however a very good tool to snap one back from everyday distractions into concentrating on our intentional actions. I think, most lay people would definitely need such a tool, and I would follow the simple motto here: what helps, helps.

Not to go too deep with it (the internet is full of great reading material), this maybe explains very shortly the difference between Kamma and Karma:

Theravada kamma and Mahayana karma differ primarily in scope and philosophical emphasis. Theravada focuses on individual moral actions (kusala/akusala) and personal accountability leading to liberation (Nirvana). Mahayana expands this to include collective, cosmic karma, emphasizing Bodhicitta (right intention) to delay personal liberation to help others, often viewing karma through the lens of emptiness (sunyata). 

Key Differences:

• Focus on Intent vs. Result: Theravada emphasizes that kamma is primarily mental intention (cetana), focusing on personal moral accountability. Mahayana, while recognizing this, places a massive emphasis on Bodhicitta (the motivation to attain enlightenment for the sake of all beings).

• Emptiness and Non-Duality: Mahayana philosophy (especially Zen/Tantra) often views karma through the lens of emptiness, where the distinction between good/bad karma, and even Samsara/Nirvana, is not ultimate, allowing for advanced practitioners to "transcend" conventional morality. Theravada maintains a more direct, dualistic distinction between meritorious and demeritorious acts.

• The Bodhisattva Path: Mahayana karma is often associated with the Bodhisattva path, where one may intentionally take on difficult karmic situations to serve others. Theravada focuses more on the personal, direct purification of one's own mind to end the cycle of rebirth.

• Karmic Ripening: While both traditions agree on the law of cause and effect, Theravada emphasizes that kamma is not deterministic and can be mitigated or "destroyed" by new actions, acting like seeds that need specific conditions to ripen. 

In summary, Theravada kamma is an individual, moral, and psychological tool for self-purification, while Mahayana karma is an interconnected, philosophical concept centered on collective liberation, emptiness, and the altruistic motivation of the Bodhisattva. 

As I wrote in another thread: words do have meaning. If we use them interchangeable as if they do not, it will be really difficult to understand each other and maybe come to a mutual result for any discussion.

31 minutes ago, TedG said:

Maybe he is saying he is a Buddhist for one of his “research” projects.

Maybe, and this would be just as well. Improving knowledge is the best use of time.

My answer to him is not based on any notion about how he might use it, I simply gave him an advice based on best practice to follow as per my current knowledge. As should be all advice ever given.

I am actually happy that he has questions. And the answer written here might benefit additional others who simply did not dare to ask.

2 minutes ago, wil iam not said:

When you see many many Buddhist statues in one place, like Big Buddah in Pattaya, they lose their meaning. All they want is your donation.

A whole different discussion however.

And there is another categorical issue with your post. Why is getting donations inherently a bad thing (you make it sound like it)?

Giving a donation to a temple or a monk follows two very defined uses: the one of less importance is, that it actually feeds the monks; this makes them dependent on their congregation, so that bad monks get filtered out very quickly (I know, in theory, but that would be a discussion even more removed); I have witnessed several times that a village stopped giving rice to the monks for undue behaviour, and somebody having no food at all will wise up quickly.

The one of more importance is, that it is again a tool to practice relinquishment from worldy possessions and practicing merit due to exercising a wholesome action -- giving a donation is for your personal benefit foremost.

As such it is really of no importance whatsoever what the monk might do with your donation-- which does not mean that you cannot critisize; but you have already gained the benefit from giving it.

It is the only way this system can work, and it did so for 2500 years. I would posit, that it would help anybody much more to focus in all of this on why it should be done and that you, if you would do it, do it for wholesome reasons and with the proper intention, instead of concentrating on how so many others might do it wrong.

As a simple example: just because you can hit somebody with a shovel, it does not mean that all shovels are bad, or that you also should start hitting people with your own shovel.

Live your own best life, and you will be content.

12 hours ago, jts-khorat said:

The one of more importance is, that it is again a tool to practice relinquishment from worldy possessions and practicing merit due to exercising a wholesome action -- giving a donation is for your personal benefit foremost.

So if I give the Monks, or any other 'Man of Faith' my money, which I need, and my favourite worldly possession, my PC & , I will benefit? Rubbish. I do not need to practice giving it all away.

All I wanted was the name of a temple to tie some white string and wish me Goodluck !!!!

26 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

All I wanted was the name of a temple to tie some white string and wish me Goodluck !!!!

My FIL (3 years older than me) ties a piece of string around my wrist each time I visit the family farm for a special occasion (eg New Year celebration).

I am not Buddhist but I appreciate many positive concepts in its teachings (as described for instance by jts-khorat above). I appreciate my FIL's gesture and treat him & it with respect.

On 2/16/2026 at 1:17 AM, georgegeorgia said:

Thankyou guys.Certainly a lot chiming in.I may have to go out of Pattaya as many have stated.

Any wat should be able to do it.