{"product_id":"necklace-with-wooden-pendant-avalokiteshvara","title":"Necklace with wooden pendant Avalokiteshvara","description":"\u003cp\u003eNecklace made with a \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003emeticulously carved\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e wooden pendant depicting Avalokiteshvara 'with the thousand arms'. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvalokiteshvara is one of the most well-known and perhaps most highly regarded figure in the Buddhist group of \"Eight Boddhisattva's\". A boddhisattva has reached the state of bodhicita, but consciously chooses not yet to take that final step towards becoming a fully enlightened buddha. Instead choosing to stay close to the eartly realms to assist others on their paths, driven to do so out of a great sense of compassion. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis characteristic is exactly what Avalokiteshvara embodies; he represents the ultimate, selfless and unconditional compassion of the Buddha and is often seen as the earthly manifestation of Amitabha Buddha.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvalokiteshavara is associated with one of the most well-known mantra's; \"Om Mani Padme Hum\". Reciting this mantra calls upon him and our own inner buddha-nature and opens the way to compassion to see this in all sentient beings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvalokiteshavara is known in many different traditions and regions, known by different names and in different manifestations. In Tibetan he is for example known as Chenrezig and in China as Guanyin (who is most often depicted as female).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn this pendant Avalokiteshvara is shown in one of his typical depictions; \"Avalokiteshvara with the thousand arms\". The story tells that at one point the enormous weight of the task he took upon himself, not to rest until all living creatures have been freed from samsara, made his body shatter in tiny pieces. Amitabha Buddha restored his body, giving him a thousand arms to be able to reach out to all of those in need. And an all-seeing eye in the palms of all his thousand hands, to be able to notice all the suffering in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThe pendant is carved from \u003c\/span\u003efrom dark brown \u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eagarwood, also known as oudh, scarlet tree or eagle tree. Properties that are attributed to this slightly aromatic kind of wood (the smell is subtle, sweet and spicy and reminds somewhat of leather) are for example; it calms the nervous system and facilitates transition to the afterlife. Also in christianity, especially catholicism, agarwood has a special meaning. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThe pendant is hung on a simple necklace made from brown nylon cord, together with some small wooden beads. Total length of the necklace, measured without the pendant, is approximately 62 centimeters. Total weight is 24 grams. Sizes from the pendant; 6 centimeters high, 3,8 centimeters wide and 8 millimeters thick.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnly one available.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seawolf Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56578709782859,"sku":null,"price":22.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0765\/7101\/7547\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_47b945a0-82fe-4558-bdb6-8f9c52c739aa.jpg?v=1772100921","url":"https:\/\/seawolfshop.com\/products\/necklace-with-wooden-pendant-avalokiteshvara","provider":"Seawolf Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}