Pendant, Tibetan Buddhist amulet, Buddha. Manjushri. Cinnabar. heart sutra in nanoscript. Buddhist protection. With cord

Pendant, Tibetan Buddhist amulet, Buddha.

Bodhisattva Manjushri (description below)

Cinnabar.

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

sutra of the heart in nanoscript visible by transparency to the light by magnifying effect. Mantra turning on the back thanks to a precision ball bearing system developed in Germany.

Buddhist protection.

With cord embellished with red sandalwood.

Pendant dimension: 60mm high by 40mm wide by 10mm thick Pendant weight: 54 grams

CINNABER (HGS (mercury sulphide))

From Ancient Greek Kinnaburi. Cinnabar was already known since Neolithic times for its use as a pigment in wall frescoes and religious ceremonies. The Chinese used cinnabar 3500 years ago as a pigment for pottery or as an ink. They would have been the first to have made vermilion, at the beginning of our era.

Used in Chinese medicine either orally to clear the heart and calm the mind, or topically to eliminate toxicity. Its ancient use has also been attested in China, the Shang dynasty (-1570 to -1045) used it during divinations (scapulomancy) to reveal and interpret cracks on turtle shells.

The Chinese Taoists used it as a drug of immortality, hence mercury poisoning. The most famous is that of Emperor Qin Shi Huang in 210 BC. Renowned in China also as a ghost hunt, a tradition that still continues today, as well as in the Tibetan tradition.

MANJUSHRI

Manjushrî was a disciple of Shakyamuni of whom he is, with Samantabhadra, one
acolytes in image groups called in Japan Shaka Sanzon, "the
Three Venerables of Shakyamuni”.

It is "He whose beauty is charming", the Bodhisattva "of virtue
marvelous and of sweet majesty”. Important in Mahāyāna Buddhism and
vajrayana.

He is invoked for, among other things, success in studies. He represents the
wisdom, intelligence and the power of the spirit. “His adoration confers
Divine wisdom, Dharma mastery, faithful memory, perfection
mental, eloquence. He would have indefinitely delayed his accession to the state of
Buddha, moved by an infinite compassion which pushed him to dwell in this world
until there is not a single being left to bring into the path of
supreme enlightenment.

He is the protector of people born under the sign of the hare/rabbit.

The two main emblems of Manjushri, the bodhisattva of wisdom, are
the flaming sword and the sutra of perfection, in his left hand, near the heart
.The flaming sword represents the penetrating intelligence of Manjushri, which slices
all illusions, revealing the empty nature of everything. The sword represents
above all wisdom, the discernment that tears the veils of ignorance.
Manjushrî would have been the initiator and master of the Buddhas of past ages.

It should also be that of the Buddha of the future, Maitreya. “Manjushri is
the father and mother of Bodhisattvas, and he is their spiritual friend.” The Buddha
He himself describes Manjushrî and praises him in the Manjushrîparinirvâna-sûtra.
This Bodhisattva was consequently very often represented, both in India and in
Tibet, China and Japan, as well as in Nepal where, according to the
tradition, the founder came from China.

His images appear only late in Central Asia and on some
Chinese stelae, associated with Vimalakîrti (Japanese Yuima Koji) in the 6th century. According
Nepalese legend, Majushri opened up the Kathmandu valley by cutting, from a
stroke of his flaming sword, a breach in the mountains encircling the
valley. The lake occupying the latter could thus be emptied by the gorges of
chobar, which bear the mark of this blow.

The best known Mañjuśrī Mantra is Om Ah Ra Pa Tcha Na Dhih, The
Dhih and Mum seed syllables are associated with Manjushri. To have a good
memory or to develop one's intelligence one often addresses oneself to the bodhisattva of the
great wisdom, and mantra recitation is widely practiced in China.

Long version: Namah samanta buddhānām. He he Kumāraka vimukti pathasthita
smara smara pratijñā svāhā.

His cult in China developed from the Northern and Southern Dynasties (420
— 589) on Mount Wutai (五台山 / 五臺山, wǔtáishān, “Mountain of Five Terraces
"). Wutai Shan is one of the four sacred Buddhist mountains in China. He
culminates at 3,058 m at Yedou Peak. It is located on the territory of the
city-prefecture of Xinzhou, in the province of Shanxi, only a few
tens of kilometers south of one of the five sacred mountains of China: the
Mount Heng and less than 300 km from Beijing. He was listed on the
UNESCO World Heritage Site on June 26, 2009.