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Tibetan Jewellery Online & The Significance of Tibetan Buddhist Jewellery

One of the most exciting things about Tibet is the women and their unique jewellery. Jewellery plays a huge role in Tibet's culture, with a rich history and symbolism. They wear many pieces – emerald, coral, silver, jade, and gold.

 

The Tibetan women need to dress well and use all the house jewellery during special social occasions. We believe in having our women wear all the most elegant jewellery, we can manage to purchase to show off the community's family position. The majority of the Tibetan female deities are dress well in jewellery. Having our wives and mother dress elegantly with all the jewellery brings good luck and fortune.

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Their local craftsmen often make Buddhist jewellery; moreover, Tibetans are called great silversmiths, with artefacts dating 600 A.D. Although more often than not, they were working with copper.

Traditionally, Tibetans are extremely fond of jewellery. Every man and woman need a piece of gold on their body. They believe it'll improve the spiritual energy over the bad omens and wicked spirits.  The primary jewellery components are gold and silver with ornaments of precious stone. Tibetans not only use jewellery for themselves but also on the statues of Deities and Buddha. Offering jewellery to the holy statues is often consider to generate lots of good virtue for the donor.

Symbols that are Common to Tibetan Jewellery

Auspicious Symbols: Eight symbols are auspicious Tibetan thought that teach Buddhist concepts to the individuals easily remembered.

Mantras: The most typical mantra is Om Mani Padme Hum which means "The Jewel Lotus Flower within the Heart.  It connects the wearer to the world. This is considered to retain the essence of Buddha's teachings. It's scarce to see the utilization of mantras on a piece of precious jewellery. However, some are utilizing it.

Om: The om sign is the sound of the universe. This sign is highly valuable to Hindus and Buddhists.

Dzi beads (God Beads): Dzi beads or God beads can back be traced to 2000 years.  They are thought to allow you to drive away all the evil spirits and natural catastrophes.

Basic Components in Tibetan Jewellery

Gold:

Gold is the right choice in all Tibetan jewellery. Tibetans must have a piece of gold on their body to achieve spiritual power over the negative omens and energy that is bad. You certainly will find them using gold teeth; they believe having gold teeth prevents them from poisoning.

Sliver:

Not much of the silver jewellery is used on one's body, but Tibetans often wear silver while praying to the Gods in temples and chapels. You'll often find people using old silver that is Chinese as jewels and large silver belt buckle for the females in central Tibet, especially across the Mount Everest region of Tibet.

Thogcha:

Thogcha is metal from tektites and meteorites, which are usually high in iron content. Having a piece of Thogcha is considered a good luck charm, and some old Thogcha products could be expensive to get.

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Tibet's ornate precious jewellery is certainly one of the region's most culturally defining elements valued worldwide, especially in the USA. Their option in materials and craftsmanship that is expert very nearly always second to none, bringing out the 'ohhs' and 'ahhs' from the ones that obtain a better appearance.

Turquoise gemstones, rich cultural aesthetic, Buddhist Iconography? It must be Tibetan le! Tibetan Jewellery is influenced by Indian culture, Chinese Culture, and other Himalayan Cultures. Tibetan necklaces, bracelets, earrings, rings, and pendants traditionally feature South Asia, East Asia, and the Middle East. The symbols on Tibetan jewellery are usually from Himalayan Buddhism but also may feature Hindu and Islamic Iconography. The diversity that Tibetan Jewellery represents shows us the significance of Tibet historically, geographically, spiritually, and politically.

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Tibetan Men's Jewellery Tradition

 

In Tibetan tradition, ladies are considered the house's pillar, and men think of this house's outer wall. It is women's responsibility to look after the child's day-to-day activities, and men are responsible for earning and farming. Since men have to do more work than women, they don't wear heavy jewelry. The absolute most elegant jewel men would have to Amulet made of gold, silver, or ordinary metal base on the household.

All males should have a ring on their fingers, and it signifies adulthood regarding the males. A lot of men could have gold teeth to avoid meal poisoning, are some may need to go a distance that is great to make a living for the family members. A few of the most common art we utilize within our jewellery.

TIBETAN JEWELRY FROM NEPAL

 When discussing Tibetan jewellery, we cannot ignore the geopolitical situation of Tibet today. Tibet was invaded by China in 1950, and since then, Tibetan culture has been repressed in the Tibetan homeland. The Tibetan religious and political leaders fled to India, and many merchants and artists fled to Nepal, India, and other countries. Tibet does not export Tibetan jewellery today. Tibetan jewellery mostly comes from the Tibetan communities in Nepal, India, and other countries. So Tibetan jewellery can also be called Nepali Jewellery, Himalayan Jewellery, or even Buddhist Jewellery.

 

Ornaments in Tibetan  Jewellery

Most of the pieces of Tibetan Jewellery will have pieces of ornaments of natural stones. Turquoise and coral are the most used gemstone. Besides both of these, Tibetan often use amber, lapis lazuli, jade, garnet, agates, rubies, sapphires, amethyst, and carnelian. For jewellery making, Yak bone is also used.

In the old days, Tibet includes a vast number of gemstones; many of them travelled from far away distances and are also a testament to ancient trading for which no written records occur. Cloudy yellow amber came from the Baltic. Ivory arrived from India. Turquoise and agate were collected from Afghanistan. Pearls and coral were traded through the Mediterranean. Glass beads were purchased from China, India, and eastern Europe.

WEAR TIBETAN JEWELRY WITH RESPECT

Whatever style of Tibetan Jewellery you wear, it is vital to take a moment to reflect on what the jewellery represents. The rich cultural heritage was inherent in handmade Tibetan jewellery, the historical significance of the materials that were carefully crafted into that Tibetan pendant, necklace, bracelet, or ring. It is important to remember that wearing a Tibetan cultural piece requires respecting the art and the culture that it represents by respecting the jewellery itself. An image of the Buddha, a sacred mantra, still deserves respect. Any work of art that has been carefully made by hand always deserves respect. By purchasing and respectfully wearing traditional Tibetan jewellery art, you represent and support the continuation of an ancient Himalayan art form and a culture's expression. So go ahead, find a piece of Tibetan jewellery that you are drawn to. Dive into the history and significance. Wear it and enjoy It with respect. And know that you are now part of its story.