Gandhanra Antique Lotus Amulet Badge,Tibetan Buddhist Protective Amulet Pendant,Made of Thokcha

❤This lotus badge is collected from Yushu city Tibet,it's an old badge or amulet pandent, 60 years old. The shape is lotus,looks really cool and beautiful. When on a go or travelling, it's placed as a waist tag. You can make it into a necklace,a bag hanging, a keychain, or just put it on your desk,as an ornament. ❤Details 100% Handmade Pendant material:thokcha Pattern: lotus Height: 45mm /1.77 inches Width: 28mm /1.1 inches ❤ABOUT Lotus in Buddhism In Asian art a lotus throne is a stylized lotus flower used as the seat or base for a figure. It is the normal pedestal for divine figures in Buddhist art and Hindu art, and often seen in Jain art. Originating in Indian art, it followed Indian religions to East Asia in particular. In the Aṅguttara Nikāya, the Buddha compares himself to a lotus (padma in Sanskrit, in Pali, paduma),saying that the lotus flower rises from the muddy water unstained, as he rises from this world, free from the defilements taught in the specific sutta. In Buddhist symbolism, the lotus represents purity of the body, speech and mind, as if floating above the murky waters of material attachment and physical desire. According to the traditional biographies, Gautama Buddha's first seven steps made lotus flowers appear.[6] Lotus thrones are the normal pedestal for most important figures in Buddhist art, and often that of other Indian religions. In Tibet, Padmasambhava, the Lotus-Born, is considered the Second Buddha, having brought Buddhism to that country by conquering or converting local deities; he is normally depicted holding a flower. One account of his birth is that he appeared inside a lotus flower. ❤ABOUT Thokcha -Thunder Iron Thokcha (Tibetan: ཐོག་ལྕགས, གནམ་ལྕགས) are tektites and meteorites which serve as amulets.Typically high in iron content, also called Thunder Iron,Cold Iron.These are traditionally believed to contain a magical, protective power comparable to Tibetan dzi beads. Most thokcha are made of a copper alloy. Thogchags or Thokcha are worn as amulets by Tibetans, specifically people of the Himalayan regions, for spiritual protection and healing. Created in several forms, they often depict tantric deities, sacred animals, auspicious symbols, and mantras. Many represent ritual supports such as a mirror, phurba, or vajra. Some pieces may be abstract in nature, and the meaning of the form has since been lost in antiquity. Further research is still in the process. Other Thokcha were simply used as ancient arrow points, buckles, body armour, or even old horse trappings. ❤ABOUT GANDHANRA We're artisans from Hepo Township, Baiyu County,Tibetan. We use ancient Tibetan handicrafts to make Tibetan Buddhist instruments. All our crafts are directly handmade from Tibet. When you purchase this craft it helps and support our artisan and our families in Tibet. Your support is highly appreciated. ❤Packaging &Shipping: As per our Product nature, we do the packaging. For every single product, we do the bubble wrapping along with the paper carton boxes is also used for more safety. In the case of heavy products, we also use wooden boxes too for more safe packaging and sent for the shipping process. ❤Feedback: Our goal is to make sure my customer is happy and satisfied when you shopping with us. Please contact or email before leaving negative feedback. We will try out best to solve our issues. Please give us the chance to resolve any problem. ❤Notice: 1.Please allow 1-2mm error due to manual measurement. 2.The color may have different as the difference display. 3.Please make sure you do not mind before you bid. THANK YOU FOR purchasing our crafts.