Sacred Items

This pipe is skillfully carved from stone found in and around Peru referred to as Machu Pichu stone. The bowl is a carved head. Additional carving is applied to the stem. Some variation in patterns occur due to the hand made nature of the pipe. Peru. Learn More

The whiskers on the face of this pipe's carving on the bowl suggest it to be one of the revered animals in the Incan cosmology, the jaguar, ortorongo. The pipe itself is skillfully carved from stone found in and around Peru referred to as Machu Pichu stone. Additional carving appears on the stem. Some variation in patterns occur due to the hand made nature of the pipe. Peru. Learn More

This pipe is skillfully carved from stone found in and around Peru referred to as Machu Pichu stone. The bowl and stem are cleverly carved as an amaru, the serpent from Incan lore, with the pipe's lip being the head and mouth of the serpent and the bowl, its coiled tail. Some variation in patterns may occur due to the hand made nature of the pipe.  Peru. Learn More

This unusual set of prayer flags contains a variety of important symbols in Tibetan Buddhism. These include the Endless Knot, representing the interrelatedness of all things; the Double Dorje or Diamond Scepter, symbolizing the indestructible and compassionate nature of Buddha's teachings; the Buddha or awakened one, who introduced the Dharma or Buddhist teachings into this world; and the Healing Mantra, a matrix of Tibetan symbols that make up a healing mantra or sacred prayer. Hanging flags are believed to constantly be sending their prayers to the universe. To dispose of old flags with respect, please burn them.

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Our Tibetan Buddhist hand-held prayer wheel, sometimes referred to as a Mani wheel, is 9 inches long and is constructed of copper, brass and wood. The Buddhist mantra Om Mane Padme Om is written around the outside of prayer wheel. The handle serves as axis around which the cylinder can revolve, being set in motion by a small weight which is attached to it by a chain. The cylinder contains a paper roll on which Buddhist texts are printed. According to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition based on the lineage texts regarding prayer wheels, spinning such a wheel will have much the same meritorious effect as orally reciting the prayers. Use your prayer wheel to accumulate wisdom and merit (good karma) and to purify negativities (bad karma). Made in India. Learn More

Because it is made with seeds from the Buddha wisdom tree, a bodhi seed mala is considered auspicious to use for all practices. This wrist size mala is seasoned with a natural oil for an antique appearance and features a turquoise bead to help keep your place in the rhythmic recitations of mantra prayers. It is strung with a stretch elastic. Hand strung in Kathmandu. Comes in a beautiful cloth bag. Learn More

Tibetan rosaries (malas) are traditionally used for a special Buddhist practice. The bead size typically ranges from 7 to 9 mm diameter. Featuring dzi (pronounced zee) beads, the brown and white "Buddha-eye" have a characteristic design of white lines produced by a resist or etching process or sometimes, by the mix of two materials used in their formation. The meaning of the word dzi is shine, brightness, cleanness, splendor. People used to say that they are the petrified bodies of heavenly insects. Hand-strung in Dharamasala on a durable nylon coated wire. Comes in a beautiful cloth bag. Learn More

Tibetan rosaries (malas) are traditionally used for a special Buddhist practice. The bead size typically ranges from 7 to 9 mm diameter. Hand-strung in Dharamsala on a durable nylon coated wire. Comes in a beautiful cloth bag. Learn More