Vintage Tibetan silver pendant

Very nice Tibetan silver pendant, decorated with (faux) coral and turquoise inlay stones.

The backside of this pendant is engraved with the symbol of the double dorje. The double dorje or crossed dorje (or in Sanskrit; visvavajra) is a symbol very common in Buddhism and Hinduism. It shows dorje-heads going into all four cardinal directions from the central hub, which  symbolizes the principle of absolute stability, of finding solid ground in the middle of the universe. 

It is said that a vast crossed dorje underlies Mount Meru, the esoteric mountain in Hindu and Buddhist cosmology that is considered to be the center and axis of all worlds, both inside ourselves and outside, and both the physical and non-physical worlds. Thus the double dorje supports the entire universe and also symbolizes a perfect balance between spirit and matter, heaven and earth, wisdom and compassion (the divine feminine and divine masculine).

Being a symbol of indestructability, a double dorje is often depicted as the central hub of intricate mandala representations, such as in thangka’s, where it forms the immoveable support or foundation of the mandala palace. Also the symbol is often found on for example depictions and statues of  buddhist deities, ritual attributes, amulets, furniture and fabrics

This pendant is from vintage origin (approximately 1980-1990) and might therefore have some little damages and imperfections that naturally come with age and previous usage.

Approximately 3,5 centimeters diameter (measured without the eyelet). Weight; 7 grams

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