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Although there are various Buddhas with many names, forms and who play multiple roles . . . . it is the Buddha Shakyamuni that we refer to when we say “the Buddha.”
Historically, Shakyamuni Buddha was a spiritual master who lived and taught in modern day India…
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- Item Number: S-4037
- Provenance/Origin: Himalayan foothills. Nepal. Mid- to Early- 1900s
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 7.5" tall x 5.5" at widest x 3.5" deep
- Weight: 2 pounds
- Price: $ 148.00 USD
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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…
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- Item Number: O-4548
- Provenance/Origin: Himalayan Nepal. Early 2000s
- Composition: Wood, copper and paper
- Dimensions: 12" tall x 12" wide x 6" deep
- Weight: 3.5 pounds
- Price: $ 270.00 USD
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Detail: Just about 250 million years old. These “therapeutic” salts emit negative ions to improve air quality. Five holes for small candles. Salt lamps are used regularly through Europe and Asia as cures for various health problems. Never used.
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- Item Number: O-8885
- Provenance/Origin: Nepal, new
- Composition: Crystal salt
- Dimensions: ~7" diameter x 3.25" tall
- Weight: 6 pounds
- Price: $48.00 USD
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Details: Used by Himalayan Tribal Shamans to induce trances and call local Deities into one’s body. The handle has many similarities of a phurba – another ritualistic piece – with its multi-faced top and the shape down to the point. Comes with a beat stick, itself unique. This is an…
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- Item Number: O-0070
- Provenance/Origin: Himalayan tribal. Most likely over 50 years in age.
- Composition: Wood and stretched animal skin.
- Dimensions: 25” long x 13” wide
- Weight: 2.5 lbs
- Price: $325.00 USD
