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Thursday, October 22, 2009
Tibetan Natural Turquoise Coral Sterling Silver Necklace
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This beautiful artisan handmade necklace is made of turquoise, coral and silver as a centerpiece .
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Thanka -- Painting Scroll of Tibetan Buddhism
Thanka (transliteration from Tibetan language) means the special painting scroll of Tibetan Buddhism mounted with colored satin. Thanka can be found in any Tibetan monastery, worship hall, monk dormitory and even houses of followers, since it is the symbol of Buddhists and the objects for kowtowing and worshiping.(eYongs.com Thanka) Thanka enjoys high artistic value and is a marvelous spectacle in Tibetan culture.
Tibetan Brass Turquoise Coral Pendant
This beautiful pendant is made of brass, turquoise and coral. It is made in Nepal by a local artisan.
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Find them at eyongs tibetan jewelry brass pendant
These beautiful pieces are hand mande by artisan and imported directly from Nepal. Our collection includes Tibetan Pendants, Tibetan Turquoise Pendants, Silver Pendant, Naga Shell Pendant, Amber pendants, carnelian pendants, brass pendants, and more. Enjoy these designer quality beauties.
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Sterling Silver and Genuine Natural Turquoise Tibetan Bracelet
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This magnificent adjustable bracelet is made of solid .925 Sterling Silver and is stamped accordingly. It is thick and solidly built with a 1 inch width at it's face which tapers down to 3/4 inch in the ends. This is far an away the most authentic, most precious and most finely crafted true Sterling Silver and true Natural turquoise (not pressed or formed) Tibetan Buddhist bracelet available anywhere. Please do not confuse it with the so-called "Tibetan Silver" that is all over the net. There is a great deal of "Tibetan Silver" being sold online which is NOT .925 Sterling.
This piece was handmade at the foot of the Himalayas by true Nepali Craftsmen and Women (we would all like them to come from Tibet, but remember Tibet is part of China and therefore not known for high quality manufacturing). The Nepali craftsmen and women take great pride in sharing their sacred symbols and items with the rest of the world and produce what I believe to be the best made spirit filled jewelry on earth.
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The Tibetans are engaged in stockbreeding and agriculture, with highland barley as the main crop and sheep, goat and yak as the main livestock. Yaks are known as the "Boat of the Plateau".
Tibetan architecture is unique in style, with buildings neatly arranged or rising like magnificent towers and castles. The Potala Palace in Lhasa, group architecture with the highest altitude in the world, was built on the sunny side of a mountain slope. With golden roofs and whitewashed walls, the building rises naturally with the slope, looking extremely imposing. It is a masterpiece of Tibetan architecture, with superb paintings, statues and precious cultural relics.
The Tibetans have produced vast collections of first-class achievements in areas of astronomy, medicine, literature, drama, painting, sculpture and architecture. Tibetan medicine has a history of more than 3,000 years. Incorporating elements of medical theory and practice from the Han and India peoples, Tibetan medicine developed into its own system. The famous workFour Volumes of the Tibetan Medicinewas written in the 7th century.
Old Tibetan Red Coral Inlay Gothic Silver Bracelet
Old Tibetan Red Coral Inlay Gothic Silver Bracelet.
This beautiful bracelet is made of sterling silver, turquoise and coral. The bracelet features turquoise accent. It is made in Nepal by a local artisan.
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From the 10th to 12th century, Tibet fell apart into several independent regimes. The Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) founded by the Mongols in the 13th century brought the divided Tibet under the unified rule of the central government. During the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the emperor conferred the titles of the "Dalai Lama" (1653) and "Bainqen Erdini" (1713) on two living Buddhas of the Gelugba sect of Lamaism. The Qing court began to appoint a high resident commissioner to help with local administration in 1728, and set up the Kasha as the local government in 1751. The Tibet proper was liberated peacefully in 1951.
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Sandstone sculpture, 'Meditating Buddha'
Wayan Kandiyasa honors Buddha with an admirable sandstone sculpture. Born Siddhartha Gautama in Lumbini, modern-day Nepal, it is said that a fortune-teller divined that he would become a teacher of the world. At age 29, Siddhartha left his wealthy family in pursuit of the truth and after six years, he had the religious epiphanies on which Buddhism is based. In short, a wholesome existence guided by the right understanding, the right thinking, the right speech, the right conduct, the right livelihood, the right effort, the right mindfulness, and the right concentration releases one from the painful cycle of life and death.
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After the Tubo regime was established, the Tibetans increased their political, economic and cultural exchanges with the Han and other ethnic minorities in China. In 641, King Songzan Gambo married Princess Wen Cheng of the Tang Dynasty (618-907). In 710, King Chide Zuzain married another Tang princess, Jin Cheng. The two princesses brought with them the culture and advanced production techniques of Central China to Tibet. From that time on, emissaries traveled frequently between the Tang territory and Tibet. The Tibetans sent students to Chang'an, capital of the Tang Dynasty, and invited Tang scholars and craftsmen to Tibet. These exchanges helped promote relations between the Tibetans and other ethnic groups in China and stimulated social development in Tibet.
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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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Cotton pencil cases, 'Tracing Colors'
Crafted of cotton, this set of five brilliant pencil cases is brightly clad in the renowned appliqué work of the Lisu people. They are one of Thailand's many hill tribes that migrated from China and Tibet. Lisu textiles are famed for their colorful exuberance, which is perfectly showcased in each of these pencil cases.
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With a long history, Tibetans have their own language and letters. The Tibetan language belongs to the Tibetan sub-branch of the Tibeto-Burman Austronesian of the Chinese-Tibetan Phylum. According to geographical divisions, it has three major local dialects: Weizang, Kangba and Ando. The Tibetan script, an alphabetic system of writing, was created in the early 7th century. With four vowels and 30 consonants, it is used in all areas inhabited by Tibetans.
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Pearl and DZI Tibet pendant necklace, 'Mystical'
DZI Tibet creates an aura of mystical elegance in a design by Thailand's Lilly Rahmann. A rare and unique form of chalcedony, the rounded gems feature etched patterns and it is believed to foster good luck. Rahmann completes her exclusive design with petrified wood, faceted smoky quartz, shiny sterling accents, and the timeless beauty of pearls.
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Tibetan Ethnic Minority
The Tibetan ethnic minority, with a population of 4,593,330 (by 1990), mostly lives in the Tibet Autonomous Region. There are also Tibetan communities in Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces.
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Old Tibetan 24K Gold Gilt Bronze King Gesar Statue - King Gesar -- A Heroic Epic of Tibetans
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King Gesar was born a son of supreme god Indira. In the youth, he was mischievous to the point of wickedness, unruly, but divine by nature and possessing supernature. His great antagonist was his paternal uncle, cowardly, vain and pretentious, who hoped to rule the country. The hero was banished with his mother, but his exile enabled him to build up hidden strength. He came out victorious in a horse race, whose winner was to become the country's king. Then he started to conquer the kingdom of demons, the Jiang kingdom and the Hor (northern people, Mongolian) kingdom. The war between `Ling' and Hor kingdoms was one of the central pieces in the story. The war between `Ling' and Hor started with a beautiful girl, Qomu, the queen of king Gesar. The Hor king, `white tent king', heard about her beauty, and sent a message to `Ling' king for her. Upon the refusal, Hor king sent troops to attack `Ling' kingdom. After several battles, another girl was sent to Hor king in the place of Qomu. The trickery was discovered, and battle renewed. The capital of `Ling' was captured by Hor troop with queen Qomu. King Gesar summarized all his troops and with the help of an important Hor general, captured the capital of Hor, killed the `white tent king' and rescued Qomu.
King Gesar, a heroic epic of Tibetans, used to be oral literature handed down for more than one thousand years among Tibetans and now has been compiled into a book.
The book is in more than 120 volumes with over 1 million lines and over 20 million words. It is the longest epic in the world and has a very close tie with the Tibetan Buddhism.
This epic came into being in the 3rd-6thcentury, was further enriched from the early years of the 7thto the 9thcentury, and gradually became mature and widespread during the period from the 10thcentury to the early years of the 12thcentury. Along with the revival of Buddhism inTibet, monks of Tibetan Buddhism began to take part in the compiling, collection and popularization of King Gesar around the 11thcentury. Finally, the basic framework of the epic was established and the earliest handwritten copy appeared. Most compilers, collectors and disseminators of the handwritten copy were monks of theNyingmapasect of Tibetan Buddhism.
Based on ancient myths, stories, poems, adages and other folk literatures of Tibetans, the epic King Gesar was produced and developed. It represents the highest achievements of ancient Tibetan culture. In the epic, King Gesar's outstanding achievements were highlighted. He was not daunted by brute forces and difficulties. With his amazing perseverance and magic power, he fought in all sides, subdued demons, suppressed tyrannical forces, supported weak forces and benefited people. The epic fervidly eulogized the struggles of justice winning over evil and brightness winning over darkness.
This epic boasts high academic value in addition to its great worth in the research of Tibetan social history, relationships between classes, communication among different nationalities, moral concepts, folk customs, cultures, etc.
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Old Tibetan Purple Bronze Dorje & Bell With Sheath
Dorje:
Dorje is the Tibetan word for vajra. Do-rje means noble stone > Do = stone and rJe = noble or prince. It embodies not only the brilliance of refracted or reflected illumination, but it also symbolizes the impervious and fixed solidity of the point of power around which all else turns -- the axis mundi or hub of the world.
A dorje, then is like the diamond, but that gem is an inadequate symbol for it. However, just as any other substance will be destroyed on impact with a diamond, so the ritual object symbolizes that which is indestructible, enduring, powerful, invincible, and irresistible. For example, although the name, Vajravarahi, has often been translated into English as "Diamond Sow," the word diamond is inadequate and even misleading. Indomitable might be better.
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The love songs of Tsangyang Gyatso have not only woodcut versions and handwritten copies that widely spread among the Tibetan people, but also translated versions in English, French, Russian, Japanese, Indian, Mongol, etc. Except a few poems that were related to religious songs of praise, most of them were about love. These love songs mainly cover loyalty and happiness of affection, sorrow when affection suffered setbacks and confliction between religion and affection. These love songs represented to a certain degree the state of mind of many young people under the binding of religious laws and regulations, so they won the favor of the local masses. The uniqueness of artistic presentation, forms, structures, metaphors, language usage and other aspects contributed a lot to the long-lasting popularity of these songs among people generation after generation.
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Old Tibetan Gilt Bronze Vajrapani(Chana Dorje) Statue
Vajrapani(Chana Dorje):
Tantric aspect of the enlightened mind, which transforms the energy of hate into active wisdom and magical perfection. A Bodhisattva-aspect which symbolizes the undestructible vajra-body of a Buddha. In the above form-emanation he stands on a sun-disk surrounded by wisdom flames, adorned with various nagas (serpents), holding a vajra (cepter) in his right and a demon noose in his left. He is an emanation of the water element (Akshobhya Buddha) and can arise in various forms and mandalas. His short mantra is OM VAJRAPANI HUNG PHET and his seed-syllable is the blue-black HUNG.
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Because of the special history of development and religious tenets of the Tibetan Buddhism, love songs became an important component of the history of the Tibetan Buddhism and the Tibetan society. Among various love songs handed down inTibet, the most famous ones were those of the 6thDalai Lama (Tsangyang Gyatso).
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Old Tibetan Gilt Bronze Buddha Shakyamuni Dorje Statue
The old copper and bronze statues we carry are made by the "lost wax method," a complex technique that requires hand sculpting and meticulous attention to detail. The craftsmanship involved in the creative process helps imbue the pieces with the essential qualities of Buddhist practice.
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Tibetan love song is a kind of poem that mainly describes the affection between young men and young girls inTibetand has obtained an important status in Tibetan poems.
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