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Wooden Fish Block
A wooden fish, also known as a Chinese temple block is a wooden percussion instrument most commonly associated with Mahayana Buddhism. The purpose of the instrument is to help Buddhist, usually, in China, Japan, and Korea, recite sutras by keeping a…
Tibetan Tingsha or Hand Cymbals
Tibetan hand cymbals, known as tingshas are small cymbals attached together with a leather strap to produce a unique high pitched, long-ringing tone. The cymbals are used typically by Tibetan Buddhist practitioners as an instrument for meditation,…
Temple Bell
Temple bells are common instruments found in Buddhist temples, most often in temples throughout Japan. The purpose of the bells is to summon monks for prayer or announce periods of time. The bells also help aid in meditation and prayer recitations.…
Large Prayer Wheel
A Buddhist prayer wheel, most prevalent in the Tibetan Buddhism, is a mechanical device that is used as an equivalent to a recitation of a mantra. They can be made out of metal, wood, leather, stone or coarse cotton. Each turn of the wheel by hand…
Bell (Bronze)
Temple bells are common instruments found in Buddhist temples, most often in temples throughout Japan. The purpose of the bells is to summon monks for prayer or announce periods of time. The bells also help aid in meditation and prayer recitations.…
Replica of Gandhara Fasting Buddha (Black Stone)
Gautama Buddha, also known as Shakyamuni Buddha or Siddhartha Gautama is the title of the Buddha whose teaching founded Buddhism sometime between the 6th and 4th century BCE. Buddha was known for his ascetic lifestyle. This depiction comes from…
Jade Miniature Guardian Lion
Chinese guardian lions sometimes recalled Shishi, refer to lion sculptures often found in parts of Asia such as China, Japan, Korea, and Thailand. The image originates from Chinese Buddhism where they are believed to have powerful protective…
Leaf from Sri Lankan Bodhi Tree in Wooden Box
The Bodhi Tree also is known as Bo or "peepal" tree was large, the sacred fig tree that was located in Bodh Gaya. It is known for being the tree that Siddhartha Gautama, also known as the Buddha sat under to attain enlightenment. The name "Bodhi…
Bronze Diamond Sceptre (Vajra)
A Vajra meaning "thunderbolt" or "diamond" in Sanskrit is a ritual object symbolically used by dharma traditions such as Buddhism, Jainism, and Hinduism. The Vajra symbolizes properties of a diamond (indestructibility) and of a thunderbolt…
White Porcelain Many-Armed Kuan Yin
Kaun Yin or Guanyin is known to Mahayana Buddhistds as the goddess of compassion and mercy. Buddhists consider Kuanyin a bodhisattva and is also known as Avalokitasvara in Sanskrit. Mahayana Buddhists believe that when a loved one departs from this…