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Garuda is a mythological bird of the dharma protector and Astasena in Buddhism. King of birds with an anthropomorphic form. Protector with power to go anywhere at anytime. Sometimes depicted with a snake or demon in their mouths.
Redpoll is commonly associated with this…
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- Item Number: S-7052
- Provenance/Origin: Tibet area. Circa late 1900s
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 12" tall x 12" wide x 4" deep
- Weight: 6 pounds
- Price: $ 345.00 USD
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Manjushri – the oldest and most significant Bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism – is the embodiment of transcendent wisdom.
As a fully enlightened Bodhisattva, he is respected and worshipped as a “meditational” diety. For those who meditate on him, he instructs in the Dharma and stimulates them…
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- Item Number: F-5397
- Provenance/Origin: China. Chengu
- Composition: Silk. Gold paint. Ink. Wood.
- Dimensions: Image: 12 x 17"; Overall: 19 x 32"
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $ 46.00 USD
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Tibetan Buddhist deities are protective figures and defenders of the Buddhist teachings (the dharma). Many are wrathful deities like the guardians of law, the lokapalos. Of them, Vaishravana – king or guardian of the north – is shown here with human form and on the back of a Tibetan snow…
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- Item Number: S-6302
- Provenance/Origin: Tibet. Early- to mid-1900's
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 15" tall x 12" wide
- Weight: 17.5 pounds
- Price: $725.00 USD
