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Sacred Symbols


Click to enlarge	Double Dorje Card by Andy Weber Andy Weber Deity card. #WDC8 - $ 1.50 The great seal of bliss and emptiness- the ultimate symbol of enlightenment.
Click to enlarge	DREAM YOGA VISUALIZATION CARD SET created by the Ligmincha Institute, under the direction of Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche Spiral-bound flipcard set. #DRYOVI - $ 24.95 The Dream Yoga Visualization Card Set is designed to be used as a companion to the best-selling book The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche. The card set provides the essential points of the Dream Yoga practice, as well as beautiful meditation images to support and inspire the practitioner during each stage of the practice. More ...
Click to enlarge	EIGHT AUSPICIOUS SYMBOLS Card By Robert Beer. Iconography explained. 4" X 6"; image 3 3/4" x 5 1/2" #BDC41 - $ 1.50 The Buddhist group of eight auspicious symbols (Tibetan: bkra-shis rtags-brgyad) are depicted here in a composite form. At the top is the White Conch Shell, which spirals to the right in a clockwise direction. Below this is the White Parasol, with a golden crest bar, hanging silk valances and a draped white scarf. Below and behind this is the cylindrical Victory Banner, which is fashioned of hanging silks and ribbons. At the center is the eight-spoked Golden Wheel of the Dharma, and on either side of the wheel is the pair of Golden Fishes. Below the wheel are the Eternal Knot, the Lotus, and the Golden Treasure Vase.
Click to enlarge	EIGHT AUSPICIOUS SYMBOLS Card Andy Weber Deity card. #WDC4 - $ 1.50 Originally offered by the Indian gods to Buddha Sakyamuni at the time of his enlightenment, these symbols bring luck, wealth, health and harmony.
Click to enlarge	EYES OF THE STUPA Card Andy Weber Deity card. #WDC3 - $ 1.50 The compassionate eyes of the Buddha watching the world-- "We cannot hide from our karma."
Click to enlarge	INNER OFFERING Card Andy Weber Deity card. #WDC16 - $ 1.50 In the tradition of the Heruka and Vajrayogini tantras, the "Inner Offering Meditation"- the mixing of the five meats and five nectars is used to purify the outer and inner environments and to transform them into uncontaminated bliss. More ...
Click to enlarge	LIGMINCHA POSTCARDS by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche Tigle Nyag Chig #LIPO2 - $ 3.00 Classic, beautiful calligraphic images by Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, founder and spiritual director of Ligmincha Institute, grace the front of these generously-sized postcards. Each card is 6" x 8.5" and designed to be sent through the mail--or framed. Two images available: Tigle Nyag Chig--single sphere; or Rigpa, Open Awareness.
Click to enlarge	by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche Rigpa-Open Awareness (See description above.) #LIPO3 - $ 3.00
Click to enlarge	PATH OF SAMATHA MEDITATION Card by Andy Weber Andy Weber Deity card. #WDC15 - $ 1.50 (Tibetan: Chi.nae) The painting here represents an aspiring meditator, who is following the path consisting of the stages of meditation that ends in the accomplishment of a calmly abiding mind and the beginning of the practice of insight meditation. At the bottom we see the practitioner, who holds a rope in one hand and a hook in the other, chasing after an elephant led by a monkey. The elephant represents the meditator's mind; a wild or untrained elephant can be dangerous and wreak enormous destruction, but once trained will obey and do hard work. The same holds true for the mind. Any suffering that we have now is due to the mind being like a wild, untrained elephant. The elephant also has very big footprints; these symbolize our mental defilements. If we work at improving our minds, inner peace will be the reward. From the suffering of the hells to the happiness of the Buddhas, it is the mind's activity that gives rise to them all. More ...
Click to enlarge	RITUAL ENVELOPE WITH SNOW LION EMBLEM Black 3.25" x 3.25" black. #JEENBL - $ 1.50 This 3.25" x 3.25" black envelope is a great way to present a gift! Each envelope is imprinted in gold ink with a line drawing of a snow lion in the mountains, surrounded by auspicious symbols and text. The image was taken from a traditional ancient coin medallion. It's the perfect size for gifting money, a ring or other jewelry, an amulet, sacred seeds or other small items. More ...
Click to enlarge	SRID-PA-HO PROTECTION MANDALA Framed dimensions: 8.75" x 11". #TIPRMA - $ 36.00 Srid-Pa-Ho is a powerful Tibetan astrological mandala to have in one's home for protection and for attracting positive energies. Found in most Tibetan homes, this mandala features select deities and astrological symbols that, when combined, provide perfect feng shui, offering protection against harm, and bringing good energies throughout the home. Meditation on Srid-Pa-Ho is said to heighten awareness and protect from negative influences. More ...
Click to enlarge	STUPA OF ENLIGHTENMENT Card by Andy Weber Andy Weber Deity card. #WDC44 - $ 1.50 (Tibetan: Jangchub chorten) Each level of the stupa, the symbol for the enlightened mind, represents a facet of the path leading to enlightenment. Originally built to enshrine the remains of great Buddhist teachers, the eight types of its design commemorate the eight major events in the life of Buddha Shakyamuni. The main stupa here celebrates his defeat over the forces of ignorance and delusion in Bodh-Gaya. Large stupas serve as focal points of veneration and for the practice of circumambulation, while smaller model-size ones are placed on Buddhist altars. Along with a statue and a text, they represent the Buddha's body, speech and mind.
Click to enlarge	WHEEL OF LIFE Card by Andy Weber Andy Weber Deity card. #WDC61 - $ 1.50 An illustration showing the nature and causes of cyclic existence, and the way to gain liberation from it.
Click to enlarge	WISHFULFILLING TREE Card By Robert Beer. Iconography explained. #BDC40 - $ 1.50 The wish-fulfilling tree is said to grow in the center of the heavenly paradise realm & is believed to grant all beings wishes & produces an abundance of divine flowers & fruits.