BLESSED Old Tibet Tibetan Buddhist Bronze Khatvanga & Stand For Sale -

BLESSED Old Tibet Tibetan Buddhist Bronze Khatvanga & Stand

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BLESSED Old Tibet Tibetan Buddhist Bronze Khatvanga & Stand:
$350.00

BLESSED! Old Tibet Tibetan Buddhist Bronze Khatvanga & Stand


This is an authentic old Tibetan bronze Khatvanga. It was blessed and used in Tibet by Buddhist monksduring religiousceremonies and festivals. I was fortunate enough to travel by train from Beijing to Lhasa back in 2007 where I purchased this beautiful work of art. This magnificent piece is a must have for any serious collector or devout Buddhist practitioner. It will look splendid in your home office or temple. The detail and craftsmanship displayed in this unique masterpiece is remarkable. If you find yourself attracted to it, I highly recommend that you by it now.

Note: I have included more info about Khatvanga below.

Dimensions...Khatvangais approx 18 inches long, stand is approx 3 inches X 3 inches X 3 inches.

MATERIALS: The Khatvnga is Bronze; the sash is made of silk decorated with small pearls.

AGE: 19th Century

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ONCE YOU RECEIVE YOURSHIPMENT-Iask that you please email and let me know that you have received the shipmentas soon as possible. If you are happy with the item and with the service that Ihave provided, I ask that you please leave POSITIVE response. I strive toprovide 5 STAR products and services...Thanks again for your Wikipedia, the free style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: is a long, club-like instrument originally created to be used as a weapon. It is a divine weapon of various significance inDharmic Traditionssuch asShaivismandEsoteric Buddhism. The Khatvanga was adopted by some lineages of historicalTantrathough it preceded such traditions.

Contents[hide]
  • 1History
  • 2Nomenclature, orthography and etymology
    • 2.1Orthography
    • 2.2Etymology
  • 3Fabrication
  • 4Utility
  • 5Esoteric Buddhism
  • 6Notes
History[edit]

In the Hindu History, LordShivaas well as LordRudracarried the Khatwang as a staff. The Khatwang has a great significance in theShaivapantheon. Lord Shiva as well as Rudra are called the ‘Khatwangi’ for bearing this club.

Beer (2003: p.102) relates how the symbolism of thekhatvangathat enteredesoteric Buddhism(particularly fromPadmasambhava) was a direct borrowing from theShaiviteKapalikaswho frequented places of austerity such ascharnel groundsandcross roadsetcetera as a form of 'left-handed path' (Sanskrit:vamamarga) 'spiritual practice' (Sanskrit:sadhana)::

"The form of the Buddhistkhatvangaderived from the emblematic staff of the early Indian Shaiviteyogins, known askapalikasor 'skull-bearers'. Thekapalikaswere originally miscreants who had been sentenced to a twelve-year term of penance for the crime of inadvertently killing a Brahmin. The penitent was prescribed to dwell in a forest hut, at a desolate crossroads, in a charnel ground, or under a tree; to live by begging; to practice austerities; and to wear a loin-cloth of hemp, dog, or donkey-skin. They also had to carry the emblems of a human skull as an alms-bowl, and the skull of the Brahmin they had slain mounted upon a wooden staff as a banner.These Hindukapalikaascetics soon evolved into an extreme outcaste sect of the 'left-hand' tantric path (Skt. vamamarg) ofshaktior goddess worship. The early Buddhist tantricyoginsandyoginisadopted the same goddess ordakiniattributes of thekapalikas. These attributes consisted of; bone ornaments, an animal skin loincloth, marks of human ash, a skull-cup,damaru, flaying knife, thighbone trumpet, and the skull-topped tantric staff orkhatvanga."[1]

Nomenclature, orthography and etymology[edit]Orthography[edit]

Alternatively style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 1.5em;">Khatwang (Khatwa - Cot + Anga - Part) etymologically means the part of a cot.

Fabrication[edit]

Originally, the Khatwangam was made of bones, especially, the long bones of forearm or the leg of human beings or animals. However, subsequently, wood and metals were used to build the weapon.

Structurally, the Khatwang is a long club with kapalas (Skull) engraved on the body. The Khatwang also acts avajra.

Utility[edit]

The transformation of Khatwang from a weapon to religious staff took place during the Fourth Century A.D. with the advent ofBuddhism. The deities as well as saints ofVajrayanBuddhism appear with this staff.

Esoteric Buddhism[edit]

In the Buddhist lore, it is also a particular divine attribute ofPadmasambhavaand endemic to his iconographic representation. The Khatvanga is also emblematic of Padmasambhava when depicted as an accoutrement of his divine consorts,MandaravaandYeshe Tsogyaland according to theTwilight Languageis representative ofYab-Yumin these examples.

Thekhatvanga, comes as adandawith three severed heads denotingliberationfrom the three worlds ortriloka, crowned by atrishulaand dressed with a sash of the Himalayan Rainbow orFive Pure Lightsof theMahabhuta.


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