What are Angelina Jolie’s Tattoos ?

<p><strong>What is the style of Angelina Jolie’s tattoos?</strong></p> <p>The Angelina Jolie Thai style tattoo designs that attract so many are known as Sak Yant tattoos.</p> <p>To understand much more about this fascinating style, the traditions behind it and 10 of the most</p> <p>popular and meaningful descriptions of Sak Yant tattoos we have written an in-depth article on</p> <p>the topic. To find out more please visit this page.</p> <p><br></p> <p>But, as a brief overview and before we describe the Sak Yant designs Angelina wears, here’s an</p> <p>introduction to what these super-cool tattoo designs are all about.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Sak Yant – The meaning behind the style</strong></p> <p>Let’s be honest, those mystical geometric tattoo designs that adorn many Southeast Asian</p> <p>bodies attract westerners from every walk of life to follow suit, but what are these ‘patterns’ all</p> <p>about?</p> <p><br></p> <p>While their correct name is ‘Sak Yant’ you may know them as: Thai Traditional tattoos or</p> <p>Bamboo tattoos.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Sak means ‘Tattoo’ in the Thai language.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Yant is the Thai pronunciation of Yantra – A Sanskrit word referring to an ancient, mystical</p> <p>diagram used in meditation.</p> <p><br></p> <p>The term Yantra is a commonly used one in “Dharmic religions”.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Examples being: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism and Sikhism.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Sak Yant has been around far longer than many realise</p> <p>Sak Yant is understood to have originated more than 2,000 years ago from Tai tribes living in</p> <p>Southwestern China and Northwest Vietnam.</p> <p><br></p> <p>The art gradually spread southwards to Indonesia as well as the Philippines, but nowadays its</p> <p>main practitioners are to be found in the Kingdom of Thailand.</p> <p><br></p> <p>You will also find this body art is practised in neighboring countries of Cambodia, Laos, and</p> <p>Burma (now known as Myanmar) but to a much lesser extent.</p> <p><br></p> <p>These designs are made up of s