Phra UPAKUT Buae-Kem (Deity of Victory) !!

Phra Upakut  or called as  Pha BuaeKem

Historically Phra Upakut (Sanskrit: Upagupta Thera) was a Sarvāstivādin Buddhist forest monk who lived in the region of Mathurā in Northern India during the time of King Aśokas reign (third century B.C.E.)

ธhe legend of Phra Upakut was included in the Phra Paṭhamasambodhikathā, a populair Jātaka (Sanskrit; stories of previous births of the Buddha) tale. In addition, the legend of Phra Upakut is also to be found in various Northern Thai manuscripts in which it has been preserved separately.

In contemporary Thailand, it is believed that Phra Upakut is still alive, living at the bottom in the midst of the Southern Ocean where he resides in a palace made from brass.

People regard Phra Upakut primarily as a protector and guardian who possesses great magical powers, and as a saint who pleads in behalf of his worshippers when they are in trouble.

This particular aspect of Phra Upakut's saintly character is somewhat similar to the characteristics of bodhisattvas that postpone the realization of their Awakening in order to help people reduce their suffering in this world.