Gandhanra Antique Tibetan Buddhist Protective Amulet Pendant,SIPAHO(srid pa ho),Om Mani Padme Hum, Made of Thokcha -Thunder Iron

This is collect from Yushu City Tibet,about 50 years ago, only one left.Tt's a old badge or pandent amulet,carved with mantra, made of thokcha (Cold Iron or meteoric iron). The shape is Tibetan Budhist Protective Amulet Pendant - SIPAHO(srid pa ho). Carved with mantra, include OM MANI PADME HUM SIPAHO Melong Mirror on the Cord,Made of Thokcha, thunder iron or cold iron. 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, or a keychain, pendant, or just put it on your desk,as an ornament. 100% Handmade Pendant material:thokcha Pattern: SIPAHO BAGUA Diameter: 40mm /1.58 inches Weight:26g / 0.9 oz ———————————————————————————————— 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 OM MANI PADME HUM MANTRA Auṃ maṇi padme hūṃ[1] (Sanskrit: ॐ मणि पद्मे हूँ, IPA: [õːː mɐɳɪ pɐdmeː ɦũː]) is the six-syllabled Sanskrit mantra particularly associated with the four-armed Shadakshari form of Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion. It first appeared in the Mahayana Kāraṇḍavyūhasūtra where it is also referred to as the sadaksara (six syllabled) and the paramahrdaya, or “innermost he