Amazingly detailed Mahakala pendants carved from yak bone. Handcarved by an artisan craftsman in Kathmandu. Just look at the attention that has been paid to all the tiniest details. These are all little masterpieces.
Mahakala is a deity known in Hinduism and Buddhism. He is often depicted as a fierce, terrifying creature, embodying the wrathful dynamics of deities such as Shiva. Also Mahakala can be seen as a manifestation of Avalokiteshvara, a boddhisattva representing the embodiment of universal compassion, who realized his peaceful methods were too mild to subdue the degenerate beings and thus manifested in a wrathful form to accomplish his compassionate intentions.
In Tibetan buddhism Mahakala is seen as a powerful protector of the dharma, which is one of the reasons why masks and statues with his depiction often can be found at the entrance of temples and monasteries.
Also in traditional shamanism, such as the lineage of Spirit of Wolf, depictions of Mahakala (and other wrathful deities) can be found. Here they are also connected with Erlik Han, lord of the Underworld, and as such used in black shamanic work.
Symbolism that can often be found in depictions of Mahakala is for example; a third eye, representing clear, true vision and insights, not clouded by the distractions and illusions of the human mind and ego. And a crown with five skulls, representing the five 'poisonous delusions': anger, desire, ignorance, jealousy, and pride. And Mahakala is often depicted in black; the total absence of color, in which all colors just disappear, symbolizing the ultimate, absolute truth.
These pendants have a similar appearance, but since they are all handmade and of course from all natural material, they differ slightly from each other, giving them all their own unique character.
Two pieces available:
#1; 40 millimeters high, 30 millimeters wide, 16 grams. This one is a bit thicker and more curved.
#2 (with cord); 45 millimeters high, 30 millimeters wide, 10 grams. This one is a bit thinner and more flat.
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