Pendant, Tibetan Buddhist amulet of good fortune. Handcrafted and traditionally painted tangkas. Two deities to choose from

Pendant, Tibetan Buddhist amulet of good fortune.

Handcrafted and traditionally painted tangkas.

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

925 silver hallmarked according to international Copper standards.

Two deities of choice goddess of wealth Zakiram or Mahakala (Description below)

Dimensions of the pendants: 63mm high by 16mm wide by 17mm deep. Weight of 30 grams.

MAHAKALA

Called the "Great Black", Mahakala is peculiar to Tibet and is called Mong-po, and was accepted as the tutelary deity of Mongolia in the 17th century under the name of Yeke Gara, under Tibetan influence.

Its Chinese name, Dahei Wang or Dahei Tian (大黒天) is only the transcription of the Sanskrit name maha (big-Da in Chinese), Kala (black-Hei) adding Wang meaning king. Dahei Wang 大黑王 The Great Black King, or Dahei Tian Great Black Sky. Mahakala has never been worshiped in China itself.

In Japan, mainly in the Shingon school, where his image would seem to come from Mongolia, and responding to the name of Daikokuten (大黒天, Great Black Sky) or simply Daikoku (Great Black), he does not have the same symbolism and was venerated from the 17th century as one of the 7 deities of happiness with Ebisu, Benzai Ten, Bishamon ten, Fukurokuju, Jurôjin and Hotei, a heterogeneous group formed of deities belonging to both Buddhism and Chinese Taoism artificially created in the 17th century by the monk Tenkai died in 1643 (Posthumous name Jigen Daishi)

In Tibet Mahakala is both a Dharmapala and a protective god (Yi dam). The Dharmapala are the protectors of the Dharma, guardians of the teachings. This name designates the deities assuming the task of protecting the practitioners and the teachings in Vajrayana and Dzogchen.

Very numerous and divided into several classes, these protectors constitute an impressive set of deities, either male or female. Some having a peaceful appearance, most showing a corruced appearance, thus showing their powers and their devotion to the protection of the secret teachings and ensuring the dispelling of obstacles on the spiritual path. Two major classes of protectors are distinguished: Protectors of wisdom or supra mundane, of which the group of Mahakala is a part, and mundane protectors. The group of Mahakala comprises 75 forms all wrathful of which 6 are the most important.