Buddha pendant. Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva. Ghau, Tibetan protection amulet. Genuine handcrafted tangka

GHAU

The ghau is a kind of portable altar in which the image of the possessor's chosen deity is kept, wrapped in silken garments. The vast majority of Tibetans use ghau at home and carry it on their travels. They keep it on a real altar at home. When traveling, it is attached to the back belt. It serves as a protective symbol during travels and also allows its owner to prove his devotion to his deity.

Piece entirely handmade and artisanal.

Ghau dimension: 53.5/ 30.2/ 10.3mm

925 silver, Gold, Copper, 

Turquoise from Hubei province. Agate called nan hong (southern red), baoshan deposit in Yunnan province. Exclusively Chinese mineral, this agate called nan hong (southern red) gets its very particular color from its link with the cinnabar on the deposits. Places of deposits (volcanic) Yunnan region baoshan site, Sichuan Liangshan site for the two unique deposits

All Natural Stones, As a gemologist graduated from the National Institute of Gemmology in Paris, all our stones are appraised and certified.

Rotating Buddhist wheel of life. On the back is designed a rotating Buddhist wheel of life thanks to a German high-precision ball bearing, as shown in this generalist video concerning this entire collection

Genuine traditional Tangka Regong The tangka is painted at the temple of Longwu, also called Wutun.

Tibetan lamasery located in the Tibetan prefecture of Rebkong, province of Amdo, called Huangnan in the province of Qinghai in China and is 186 km from Xining.

Renowned center for Tibetan thangka painting. Regong arts were inscribed in 2009 on the representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity. The colors of this tangka are made up of pure gold and crushed minerals.

The protective windows are made of leuco sapphire like high-end watches.

Sold with an adjustable cord, enhanced with 925 silver adaptable to all sizes.

BODHISATTVA MAHASTHAMAPRAPTA

Mahāsthāmaprāpta is a mahāsattva bodhisattva who represents the power of wisdom. Its name literally means "the arrival of the great force". Mahāsthāmaprāpta is one of the Eight Great Bodhisattvas of Mahayana Buddhism, along with Mañjuśrī, Samantabhadra, Avalokiteśvara, Ākāśagarbha, Kṣitigarbha, Maitreya, and Sarvanivarana-Vishkambhin.

In Chinese Buddhism, he is usually depicted as female, with a similar likeness to Avalokiteśvara. He is also one of the Thirteen Buddhas of the Japanese school of Shingon Buddhism. In Tibetan Buddhism, Mahāsthāmaprāpta is equated with Vajrapani, who is one of his incarnations and was known as the protector of Gautama Buddha.

Mahāsthāmaprāpta is one of the oldest bodhisattvas and is considered powerful, especially in the Pure Land school, where he plays an important role in the great Infinite-Life Sutra. In the Śūraṅgama Sūtra, Mahāsthāmaprāpta recounts how he gained enlightenment through the practice of nianfo, or Amitābha's pure and continuous mindfulness, to obtain samādhi.

In the Amitayurdhyana Sutra, Mahāsthāmaprāpta is symbolized by the moon while Avalokiteśvara is represented by the sun. In the introductory chapter of the Lotus Sutra, Mahāsthāmaprāpta is present among the 80,000 bodhisattva mahāsattvas who gather on Mount Gṛdhrakūṭa to hear the Buddha preach on the wondrous Dharma of the Lotus Flower Sutra.

The Buddha also addresses Mahāsthāmaprāpta in Chapter 20 of the Lotus Sutra to recount the Buddha's past life as Bodhisattva Sadāparibhūta ("Never despise"), a monk who was abused and reviled by monks, nuns, arrogant laity and laity when he paid homage to them saying that they would all become Buddhas. The Buddha explains to Mahāsthāmaprāpta how these arrogant people were punished, but are now bodhisattvas present in the assembly on the path to enlightenment.

The Buddha then praises the great power of the Lotus Sutra thus: “O Mahāsthāmaprāpta, know that this Lotus Sutra will greatly benefit the bodhisattva mahāsattvas and lead them to the highest and complete enlightenment. For this reason, after the parinirvāṇa of the Tathāgata, the bodhisattva mahāsattvas should always keep, recite, explain and copy this sutra.

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