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A SET OF ROCK CRYSTAL MALA, VAJRA, KAPALA
AND COPPER ALLOY CASE
Himalayan Art Resources item no.61714
Mala: 136 cm (53 1/2 in.) long
HK$8,000 - 12,000
水晶佛珠、金剛杵及嘎巴拉碗一組
Rock crystal’s translucent qualities are symbolically employed in
Buddhist art to reference the true ‘emptiness’ (shunyata) of reality and
Adi-Buddha. Rock crystal malas are employed in peaceful rituals to
pacify illness, conflicts, fears, negativity, and malevolent forces. This
mala is comprised with 108 beads and a vajra marker bead.
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