Thursday, October 22, 2009
Sterling silver cuff bracelet, 'Tibetan Dragons'
Dragons of mighty elegance and Tibetan spirituality inspire Tarang and Manas in the design of this cuff bracelet. It is crafted with sterling silver with sublime detailed work featuring fierce faces and a florid body. According to Tibetan lore, dragons thunder through the sky with the sound of compassion, awakening all from delusion and increasing knowledge through the sense of hearing. Dragons have the power of complete communication. Just as sound...
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The Tibetans first settled along the middle reaches of the Yaluzangbu River in Tibet. At the beginning of the 7th century, King Songzan Gambo began to rule the whole of Tibet and made "Losha" (today's Lhasa) the capital. He designated official posts, defined military and administrative areas, created the Tibetan script, formulated laws and unified weights and measures, thus establishing the slavery kingdom known as "Bo", which was called "Tubo" in Chinese historical documents.
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