The story behind the ink
Khmer art, made personal
យ័ន្តសីមា៨ទិស សម្រាប់ការពារសត្រូវ គ្រប់ទិស
Eight-Direction Yant (Simā) for protection against enemies from all directions.
Tattooed with a machine across the back: a circular yantra at the centre, enclosed by rings of Khmer script, with spiral unalome elements at the compass points and further rows of script running above, below and beside it.
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