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Tibet Tibetan Carved Buddhist Conch Shell Trumpet

Life Story of the Buddha

100% Hand Carved

This is a truly magnificent antique handmade Tibetan Buddhist conch shell trumpet with the highest quality carving and most ornate images of the life of the Buddha.The Conch Shell has special significance in Buddhist belief. Conch shell horns like this are used by Buddhist Monks in Tibet during religious ceremonies and festivals. This is an authentic Buddhist Conch Shell horn that wasactuallyused. Back in 2007 I was fortunate enough to take a train tripfrom Beijing to Lhasa where I purchased several of these pieces.Don\'t let this unique opportunity pass you by... Buy It Now!

Size: Approx 8 inches X 4 inches X 4 inches (Can be seen on photos above).

Materials: conch shell

Age: Circa 1920

Thanks for your time and consideration... Dobuydon

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Conch Shell in Buddhism

Theconch shell(Sanskritshankha; Tibetandung dkar) has survived as the original horntrumpetsince time immemorial. Ancient Indian epics describe how each hero of mythical warfare carried a mighty white conch shell, which often bore a personal name.

Left-turning and right-turning conch shells.
Ritual conch shell with inscribed mantras.

It is one of the main emblems ofVishnu, and his conch bearsthe nameof Panchajanya, meaning \'having control over the five classes of beings.\'

Arjuna\'s (hero of theMahabharata) mighty conch was known as Devadatta, whose triumphant blast brought terror to the enemy. As a proclaiming battle horn, the conch is akin to the bugle. It is an emblem of power, authority and sovereignty whose blast is believed to banish evil spirits, avertnatural disasters, and scare away poisonous creatures.

Today, in its greatly tamed avatar, the conch is used inTibetan Buddhismto call together religious assemblies. During the actual practise of rituals, it is used both as a musical instrument and as a container for holy water.

Ancient Indian belief classifies the conch into male and femalevarieties. The thicker-shelled bulbous one is thought to be the male (purusha), and the thin-shelled slender conch to be the female (shankhini).

The fourfold caste division is also applied as follows:

1. The smooth white conch represents the Brahmin caste (priests)
2. The red conch, thekshatriyas(warriors)
3. The yellow conch, thevaishyas(merchants)
4. The grey conch, theshudras(labourers)

Additionally, there is a fundamental classification of conch shells occurring in nature: those that turn to the left and those which turn to the right. Shells whichspiral to the rightin a clockwise direction are a rarity and are considered especially sacred. The right-spiralling movement of such a conch is believed to echo the celestial motion of the sun, moon, planets and stars across the heavens. The hair whorls on Buddha\'s head spiral to the right, as do his fine body hairs, the long curl between his eyebrows (urna), and also the conch-like swirl of his navel.

Vajrayana Buddhism absorbed the conch as a symbol which fearlessly proclaimed the truth of the dharma. Among the eight symbols, it stands forthe fameof the Buddha\'s teaching, which spreads in alldirectionslike the sound of the conchtrumpet.

Inadditionto Buddha\'sthroat, the conch also appears as an auspicious mark on the soles, palms, limbs, breast or forehead of a divinely endowed being.

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