Sun & Crescent Moon Thokcha
(with Three Jewels at the apex)

44 mm x 28 mm

The sun and moon are two of the most important symbols in Vajrayana Buddhism. The sun (red) represents the feminine aspect of wisdom and the moon (white) represents the male aspect or compassion.  Together they represent the union of wisdom and compassion, the essence of Buddhahood. The Three Jewels or Triple Gem at the apex represent the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha. It is through complete reliance or refuge in the Three Jewels that wisdom and compassion can be fully realised.

"But what is a buddha? Briefly, a buddha is one who has developed his or her compassion (Tib. tsé) and wisdom (Tib. khyen) to the ultimate level, beyond all limits. Wisdom, in this context, refers not to an accumulation of knowledge but to the ability to see the true nature of things. What characterizes a Buddha therefore is wisdom and compassion"

~ Ringu Tulku Rinpoche ~

Sky Iron (Namchak) Phurba or Kila with hand painted faces.
crafted from Bronze and with a triple sided
Siberian stony-iron meteorite blade.

10 inches x 2 inches

Machig Labdrön was the 11th century enlightened yogini who 

originated several Tibetan lineages of the Vajrayana practice
known as Chöd. Her teachings became famous throughout
Tibet and the Himalayan regions. Her Indian guru was the
Mahasiddha Padampa Sangye.

Small copper/bronze statue

height approx 2.3 inches

  Lapis Lazuli Statue of

Black Dzambhala (also spelled Jambhala)

height 7 inches
late 20th C

photo: Tibetan lama, circa 1920s.

A Tibetan Lama holds a prayer wheel and five prong drilbu (bell). Seen worn around his neck is a conch shell mala, a protection amulet encased in leather and a group of circular conch or chank shell bead amulets that were probably created from countless rotations of his own prayer wheel. The drum of the prayer wheel sits on a bamboo tube and over time this drills into the conch disc to form a ready-made bead amulet. These conch beads are treated with great reverence and they are believed to be imbued with the power of milllions of mantras that were activated by the spinning of the prayer wheel. Once the bamboo has drilled through the conch disc they are typically strung on cord and worn around the neck or used as a mala. The conch disc is then replaced with a fresh one and the whole process starts again.

Eternal Knot Thokcha

72 mm x 57 mm

Rare Green Tara Statue carved from Chrysoprase.

A rare statue of Dorje Bernakchen

(Two Armed Mahakala)

Carved from Garnet.

Tibetan Chodpa 

Early 20th C

Antique Iron Phurba

length approx 5 inches

 Antique Tibetan silver gau. 19th C

The shape is believed to represent a

double vajra or mandala. Inlaid with 

turquoise cabochons.

4 inches x 4 inches

Antique Tibetan Copper & Brass Gau
12 cms x 13 cms

Antique Ritual Conch or Chank Shell
length 7.5 inches

Panjarnata Mahakala 
The Great Vajra Black One

Small antique copper kapala
with coconut shell inner

length approx 3 inches

A Tibetan Tsa Tsa of the protector deities Shri 

Shmashana Adhipati (Chitapati), Father & Mother.  

Also believed to be emanations of Chakrasamvara.

52 mm x 33 mm

Small antique copper statue of Vajradhara or Dorje Chang

The word 'Sikkim' is visible on the lotus.

height approx 3.5 inches

Antique Vajrapani statue with five Garuda Birds.

The back has a compartment to store relics.

Height approx 4.5 inches

Mani Mantra Thokcha

70 mm x 31 mm

Buckle Thokcha

30 mm  x 22 mm

Peacock Thokcha

37 mm x 18 mm

Crouching Lion Thokcha

Collected in Tibet in the 1980s
62 mm x 32 mm