CHUMMAR / BHAIRAB - THOGCHAGS AMULET
80 TO 90 YEARS OLD - TIBET
This is an authentic, 80 to 90 year old Tibetan thog-chag (tok-jah) meteorite metal charm in the form of Garudha & Bhairab. The piece may be older, but it is quite similar to the metal of the Tibetan Singing Bowls. In Tibet, the thog-chag charms are closely related to phurba practice, esoteric ritual, and the use of sacred metal instruments such as Tibetan Singing Bowls, and Tsing-shaws, to which the meteorite metal may also be added. The set includes thog chags measuring 1.5, 2.5 and 1.5 inches.
Old TIBETAN GARUDA Protection THOGCHAG AMULET
"The Garuda is outrageous, because the Garuda has gone beyond the conventional way of doing things, which is to be totally fixated and totally attached. It is outrageous. The most outrageous thing you could do in this world is to have wisdom-prajna - and to have contentment. The Garuda is wise and therefore able to expand in all areas. There is nothing that the Garuda does not know. The principle of Garuda, which is in all of us, can understand reality, understand emptiness and understand the notion of selflessness. Most of us tend not to have contentment. If we do not have contentment and satisfaction, we will never be happy"
"Garuda ' the devourer ' is the mythical 'Lord of the Birds' in both the Hindu and Buddhist traditions. In the Hindu Puranic legends Garuda is the son of Kashyapa and Vinata, who after five hundred years incubation hatched fully grown from an egg. As soon as he emerged from the egg his vast form filled the skies, the hurricane from his beating wings shook the earth, and the unbearable luminosity emanating from his golden body caused even the gods to mistake him for Agni, the god of fire.
The Garuda appears in many forms according to different Tibetan traditions and lineages, perhaps assuming the greatest prominence in the Dzogchen transmissions of the Nyingma tradition. In the lineage of the Nyingmapas he personifies certain wrathful forms of Guru Rinpoche and in the hidden treasures tradition he is often known as the guardian of treasures. His emergence fully-fledged from the egg symbolises the birth of great spontaneous awareness"
80 TO 90 YEARS OLD - TIBET
"Thogchags are Tibetan talismans made of bronze and meteoric metals dating as far back as the Bronze Age. While precise dates for the Tibetan Bronze Age have yet to be formulated, archaeological evidence from various sites around the country indicate that it started around the beginning of the Second Millennium BCE. An unbroken tradition of producing amulets extends into the Iron Age and Buddhist periods creating a cultural legacy several thousand years old..."
"Highly prized by Tibetans, thogchags were traditionally worn for protection and good luck. In the pre-Buddhist Bon religion rituals to dispel evil and attract good fortune were prevalent. The function of thogchags closely reflects this ancient religious preoccupation."
"Although they were often hung around the neck or attached to clothing, thogchags were also sewn on amulet pouches or tied to religious articles. They were frequently used and displayed by healers, spirit-mediums and magicians, the so-called shamans of' Tibet. These practitioners of ancient Tibetan traditions had a special affinity with the equally ancient thogchags."
"These sacred objects are believed to be magically formed and not manufactured by human beings. Said to have fallen from the sky, thogchags are steeped in mystery and myth which is only now being unraveled by scholars."
This is an authentic, 80 to 90 year old Tibetan thog-chag (tok-jah) meteorite metal charm in the form of Garudha & Bhairab. The piece may be older, but it is quite similar to the metal of the Tibetan Singing Bowls. In Tibet, the thog-chag charms are closely related to phurba practice, esoteric ritual, and the use of sacred metal instruments such as Tibetan Singing Bowls, and Tsing-shaws, to which the meteorite metal may also be added. The set includes thog chags measuring 1.5, 2.5 and 1.5 inches.
Old TIBETAN GARUDA Protection THOGCHAG AMULET
"The Garuda is outrageous, because the Garuda has gone beyond the conventional way of doing things, which is to be totally fixated and totally attached. It is outrageous. The most outrageous thing you could do in this world is to have wisdom-prajna - and to have contentment. The Garuda is wise and therefore able to expand in all areas. There is nothing that the Garuda does not know. The principle of Garuda, which is in all of us, can understand reality, understand emptiness and understand the notion of selflessness. Most of us tend not to have contentment. If we do not have contentment and satisfaction, we will never be happy"
"Garuda ' the devourer ' is the mythical 'Lord of the Birds' in both the Hindu and Buddhist traditions. In the Hindu Puranic legends Garuda is the son of Kashyapa and Vinata, who after five hundred years incubation hatched fully grown from an egg. As soon as he emerged from the egg his vast form filled the skies, the hurricane from his beating wings shook the earth, and the unbearable luminosity emanating from his golden body caused even the gods to mistake him for Agni, the god of fire.
The Garuda appears in many forms according to different Tibetan traditions and lineages, perhaps assuming the greatest prominence in the Dzogchen transmissions of the Nyingma tradition. In the lineage of the Nyingmapas he personifies certain wrathful forms of Guru Rinpoche and in the hidden treasures tradition he is often known as the guardian of treasures. His emergence fully-fledged from the egg symbolises the birth of great spontaneous awareness"