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Rare Master Quality Handcrafted Tantric Oracle Cap. Crown. Tibet.

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Tibetan Oracles? Well, before Buddhism, there were Bons. Bons were a particular type of priest who performed rituals to gain the favor of local spirits and ensure the well-being and safety of the dead in the afterlife. Much, much later and under the influence of… Continue reading →

Item Number: O-0500
Provenance/Origin: Oracle crown. Priest Gurju. Nepal.
Composition: Copper, bronze/brass, fabric, gemstones
Dimensions: 6" tall x ~9" in diameter
Weight: 1.5 pounds
Price: $ 1,190.00 USD

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Bronze Winged Garuda. Winged Bird. Buddhism. Anthropomorphic. Statue. Figure. Tibet

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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… Continue reading →

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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Quality Manjushri Thangka. Thanka. Scroll. Printed. Silk. China.

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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… Continue reading →

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 Protector Deity, Vaishravana, Tibet or China

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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… Continue reading →

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

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