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Buddhist Tattoos Famous in Singapore
But it was Fo Guang Hang's tattoo specialist Ajahn Thong, 60, who drew one of the largest crowds.
Business was so good that Thong, a Thai sak yant "grandmaster" who flew to Singapore for the show, had to extend his stay after the event to attend to all his customers, Heng said.
While some get tattoos just for show, many of Fo Guang Hang's clients are businessmen looking to use the powers of sak yant to change their fortunes in the wake of the global recession, Heng said.
"They come for luck," he added.
Christopher Tan, 28, who owns sak yant tattoo shop Siam Ink, said he has had customers from diverse age groups and backgrounds.
"I got students, bankers, office ladies, PR girls, all kinds of job scope," he said, adding that the tattoos provide "spiritual support" in times of hardship.
"Singapore has a lot of Chinese Buddhists, and many of them believe in this," said Thailand's Thong.
Tattooists said Singapore also attracted believers from other countries who fly in for sak yant tattoos.
Badr Fyrkree, a banker and amateur muay Thai boxing practitioner from the United Arab Emirates, travelled to Singapore specially to have two tattoos inked onto the back of his hands by Thong.
"I got a power punch and a speed tattoo, and it's spiritually based to help you not just with your fighting, but with your living," he said.
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We north americans get it because everyone is getting it and it has turned to be a norm. North Americans always try to out do everyone else does.