Lot n° 164
Estimation :
5000 - 7000
EUR
NEPAL, DOLPO. Large temple entrance dorje. The embossed cent - Lot 164
NEPAL, DOLPO. Large temple entrance dorje. The embossed central part bears the engraved characters: "OM MANE PADME HUM". Two rings adorned with flowers and beaded rings provide the transition to the two circular trays decorated with lotus leaves from which branches spat out by makhara mouths emerge. Embossed and gilded copper. Piercing at one end. On base. Length: 84 cm. Height on base: 38 cm, depth: approx. 18 cm. Minor dents. Note: Dorje, originally the thunderbolt of the god Indra, is in Buddhism a powerful weapon against ignorance (avidya). Ignorance is one of the three poisons alongside anger and greed. They are the source of human suffering.
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