Gandhanra Hand Carved Colorful Mani Stone, Om mani padme hum Mantra,Mysterious Tibetan Folk Art,Exquisite courtyard decoration

These mani stones are carved and colored by Tibetan craftsmen,from The Largest Mani Stone Mound In The World ----Yushu Jiana Mani stone mound. It’s located in Xinzhai village of Yushu Tibetan autonomous prefecture. It’s said that the local Tibetan Buddhist Master Jiana built a small Mani stone mound 300 years ago. This is the reason why the Mani stone mound was given the name of the master. Since then, people kept putting more Mani stones on the mound to pray and collect merit. Now it has around 200 million stones, is 300 meters long, 3 meters high, and 80 meters wide. In Tibet, it’s easy to see many altars piled by stones and flagstones at the hills, crossing roads, lakesides, and riverbank. The altar was called Mani stone mound which made of Mani Stones. Most Mani Stones are engraved with six-word Dharani, mantras, eyes (in Buddhism, it means a mental perception), statues of gods, auspicious patterns, etc. They are masterpieces of Tibetan folk art. Description 100% Handmade with stone Material: stone Shape: Rectangular stone, or natural pebbles (irregular,random delivery) Size & Weight (Approximate) 1.Rectangular stone: 12-14cm(length),5-6cm(height),1cm(thickness), Weight about 150g 2.natural pebbles: 8-12cm(length),4-8cm(height),3-5cm(thickness), Weight about 200g The Origin of Mani Stone "Mani" comes from the Sanskrit sutra "six-word Dharani" (Om Mani Padme Hum). Because of the stone engraved with "mani", people call it "Mani Stone" for short. Many people would think the Mani Stone is a derivative of Tibetan Buddhism, but that is not completely correct. Before Buddhism was spread to Tibet, Tibetans had their own indigenous religion, the Bon religion. It is the primitive religion in Tibet, which worships natural substances and natural phenomena such as the sky, earth, mountains, and water, and believes in animism. At that time people even regarded mountains and rocks as a presentation of mysterious and frightening powers. So they piled up Mani Stones at the places where they lived, lakeside, mountain passes