Vintage Tibetan Buddhist Gold Burnished- Crystal Stupa

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This Tibetan, hand-carved stupa or temple is a very special spiritual vessel. It was likely crafted for private shrine/altar worship … Read more This Tibetan, hand-carved stupa or temple is a very special spiritual vessel. It was likely crafted for private shrine/altar worship by a lama or monastery craftsmen, circa 1930s-1950s. The stupa was filled with a carefully selected collection of precious offerings and then consecrated by a qualified Buddhist lama. The filling process activated its spiritual power making it a source of blessings, peace, and positive energy for the entire community. A filled stupa represents the enlightened mind of the Buddha and is often used as a focal point for meditation. It reminds practitioners of the path to enlightenment and helps them to purify negative energy or karma and accumulate positive karma or merit.
The bottom of the stupa has a hand-painted, red Tibetan swastika or blessing, which is the first of 65 ancient, auspicious symbols and a graphic representation of spiritual fortune, eternity, and stability. It comes from the Sankrit svastika, meaning "it is good" or "all is well", and has been a noble and universal sign of good luck for millenia. The stupa is in very good condition, stands about 9" tall and has a top piece or finial and a tiered base which is embedded with small, semi-precious(likely coral and turquoise), cabochons. See less