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Large Desktop Prayer Wheel.  Handmade and Hand Crafted. Buddhist.  Paper Scroll.  Nepal

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Prayer wheels are Tibetan Buddhist praying instruments, with the mantra engraved:  Om Mani Padme Hum, Avalokitesvara’s mantra.  Prayers are also printed on a paper scroll rolled inside the metal cylinder.  Very powerful.   Prayer wheels are fixed to the walls of monasteries, grouped around stupas, found in… Continue reading

Small Chop / Stamp / Seal with Foo Dog / Lion on top, China

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Detail: Hand carved in a jade material.  No personalized seal has been carved into the bottom.  Nice designs on side and a small foo dog / lion on the top.  Circa mid-1900’s.  I have personalized two chops for my own use. It is easy to do… Continue reading

Tibetan Desk Prayer Wheel, Tibet

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Detail: Adorned with auspicious symbols and sacred mantra. Detailed copper and brass workmanship. Age unknown but most likely mid- to late-1900s. Scroll of mantras contained within. Sorry but this very special prayer wheel has been sold.
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