Buddha pendant. Guru Rinpoche. Tibetan ghau

Buddha pendant. Guru Rimpoche (description below). Tibetan Ghau, Buddha pendant of great quality

This Buddha pendant is a Tibetan ghau is a kind of transportable altar in which the image of the owner's chosen deity is kept, wrapped in silk clothes. The vast majority of Tibetans use the ghau, like this Buddha pendant, at home and carry it on their travels. They keep these ghaus, on a real altar at home. When traveling, it is attached to the back belt. This Buddha pendant serves as a protective symbol during travels and also allows its owner to prove his devotion to his deity.

Sterling silver 925

18k gold plated

Turquoise from Hubei province and Yunnan agate called "nan hong" (southern red) from Yunnan province in bezel settings on this Buddha pendant

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.

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

Buddha pendant dimensions: Dimensions: 58mm high by 40mm wide by 13.5mm thick

Buddha pendant weight about 56 grams.

Wheel of life on the back of the Buddha pendant, rotating as shown in this generalist video presenting the entire collection of Buddha pendants

Spinning wheel on the back of the Buddha pendant thanks to a precision ball bearing developed in Germany.

The protective glass of the Buddha pendant is made of leuco sapphire like high-end watches.

Mixed Buddha pendant, Man and woman, children from 10 years old.

Buddha pendant color gold, silver, blue, red black and transparent.

DESCRIPTION AND DETAILS OF THE SYMBOLS OF THIS BUDDHA PENDANT

GURU RIMPOCHE

Padmasambhava literally born of the lotus, is an 8th century Buddhist master born probably during the first quarter of this century, in the Swat Valley in Pakistan also called Guru Rinpoche (“precious master”).

Although he existed historically, nothing is known about him except that he participated in the construction, at the request of King Trisong Detsen, of the first Buddhist monastery at Samye in Tibet, which he left because of intrigues of court. A number of legends have grown up around Padmasambhava's life and deeds, and he is widely revered as a "second Buddha" across Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan and the Himalayan states of India.

In Tibetan Buddhism he is associated with terma literature, and is said to be an offshoot of Amitabha related to tertöns to whom he would appear in visionary encounters and the practice of guru yoga, particularly in the Rimé schools. Members of the Nyingma school regard him as the founder of their tradition.

According to the legendary life of Padmasambhava, the latter was born a few years after the Parinirvana of the Buddha in miraculous form in the middle of a lake in the kingdom of Oddiyana located in the current Swat valley.

He would have lived many centuries before coming to Tibet. For Tibetans in the lineage of Dzogchen Nyingmapa, Shakyamuni Buddha represents the principle of the Buddha who gives all the fundamental teachings gathered in the sutras. Padmasambhava is one with Shakyamuni Buddha but represents the still higher principle of the master who reveals all the initiatory teachings of the tantras.

In other words, They are not different but Buddha Shakyamuni represents the exoteric aspect of Buddhism while Padmasambhava represents the esoteric aspect. Padmasambhava is not only the founder of Buddhism in Tibet, he is also at the origin of the terma tradition or “Spiritual Treasures” transmitted by those who discover them, the Tertöns of the Nyingmapa school. Several times in his teachings Padmasambhava prophesied the coming to Tibet of the Karmapas of the Kagyu school.

BUDDHIST WHEEL OF LIFE ON BACK OF BUDDHA PENDANT

In terms of symbols, the Buddha, seated under the bodhi tree, saw two things. First, he saw a Ferris wheel. This wheel embraces the totality of conditioned existence, it is of the same extent as the cosmos, it contains all living beings. It turns constantly: it turns day and night, it turns life after life, it turns era after era.

We cannot see when it started spinning, and we cannot yet see when it will stop spinning: only a Buddha sees that. The back of the Buddha pendant is also an excellent support for meditation in this sense.

EXPLANATION OF THE SYMBOLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BUDDHIST WHEEL OF THE BUDDHA PENDANT

This is called the 9 celestial palaces in feng shui. We start from the top left southeast: abundance both spiritually and materially

Middle top left South: fame, your reputation Top right South-West: relationships: couple, children, families, friends, colleagues etc...

Middle left: East: family and health: yourself, your family, grandparents, this concerns your health capital.

Middle middle The center of the Buddha pendant: The spokes of the wheel converge at the hub. They converge towards the void. And it is thanks to him that the chariot moves forward. A vase is made of clay but it is its emptiness that makes it suitable for its task. A house is made of walls pierced with doors and windows, but it is their emptiness that makes it habitable. Thus, man constructs objects, but it is the void that gives them meaning. It is what is missing that gives the raison d'etre. (Lao Tseu) It is the center that binds and activates the other 8 palaces.

middle right: West: children: is about creativity, projects and the future.

Bottom left: north east: knowledge and wisdom, concerns knowledge, studies, and personal development

Lower middle: north: relates to your career and life path. Bottom right:

North West: concerns external aid and travel. mentor, teacher, friend and trusted people.

REF: Buddha pendant psAG05