Gandhanra Antique Tibetan Thokcha Amulet Pendant,Scorpion Guru of Padmasambhava, Buddhist Scorpion Totem, Made of Thunder Iron

❤This is collect from Tibet, a old badge or pandent, made of thokcha (Cold Iron or meteoric iron), the shape is scorpion guru (from Guru Rinpoche), used the copper inlaid and carved craftsmanship. The 6 legs of this scorpion are carved from copper and are inlaid in a body made of thunder iron,a beautiful pattern on the abdomen of the scorpion, exquisite and beautiful craftsmanship. You can make it into a necklace, or a keychain, or just put it on your desk,as an ornament. ❤Details 100% Handmade Pendant material:thokcha,copper Pattern: scorpion guru of Padmasambhava Length: 38mm /1.5 inches Width:25mm /0.98 inches ❤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 SCORPION GURU (Padmasambhava) Padmasambhava received the siddhi of the kīla transmission from a gigantic scorpion at the charnel ground of Rajgriha: The sting of the scorpion's whip-like tail transfixes and poisons its prey, and in this respect it is identified with the wrathful activity of the ritual dagger or kīla. Padmasambhava's biography relates how he received the siddhi of the kīla transmission at the great charnel ground of Rajgriha from a gigantic scorpion with nine heads, eighteen pincers and twenty