Bone and Turquoise Compassion Mantra Pendant Necklace Paper Goods Kagyu Liniage Tree

Kagyu Liniage Tree

The palm is facing outward toward the viewer

This clamshell style gau opens to reveal a tiny picture of HH the Dalai lama and a tiny piece of a prayer scarf

Tall bronze with gold and hand painted motifs

Bone and Turquoise Compassion Mantra Pendant Necklace Paper Goods Kagyu Liniage TreeWater buffalo bone and turquoise beads decorate this Tibetan necklace. Tibetan nomadic life is hard, and in the cold there is little to eat. Water buffalo is a main staple in Nepal and Tibet and when an animal is used for food nothing is wasted. A turquoise and silver pendant hangs from the center, displaying a hand stamped dorje as well as the compassion mantra. Tibetan Buddhists believe that saying the mantra, Om Mani Padme Hum out loud or silently