Hand carved Five Dhyani Buddha Carved Conch Shell Horn / Shankha for Sale

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Hand carved Five Dhyani Buddha Carved Conch Shell Horn / Shankha For Sale

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Hand carved Five Dhyani Buddha Carved Conch Shell Horn / Shankha:
$275.00

FiveDhyani Buddha Carved Conch Shell Horn

Name

Five Dhyani Buddha Carved Conch Shell Horn

Length

7”

Breadth

4.5”

13” (circle wise)

Conch Shell

Actual Weight

0.792 Kg.

Ships From

Patan, Nepal

Shipping Provider

Express Shipping Service

Shipping Time

Usually ships within 48 hours. Allow 5 – 7 business days for deliver within worldwide.

Insurance is included in the shipping cost.

Conch Shell Horn – Shankha – The Ceremonial Trumpet

The conch shell, also knownas Shankha in local term; is an emblem of power, authority and sovereignty. Itsblast is believed to banish evil spirits, avert natural disasters, and scarepoisonous creatures. In Buddhism, the conch was adopted as a symbol ofreligious sovereignty and an emblem which fearlessly proclaimed the truth ofthe dharma. One of the 32 signs of a Buddha’s body is his deep and resonantvoice, which is artistically symbolized in images of the Buddha by threeconch-like curving lines on his throat. Shells which spiral to the right arevery rare and considered especially sacred, the right spiral mirroring themotion of the sun, moon, planets and stars across the sky. Also, the hairwhorls on Buddha’s head spiral to the right, as do his fine bodily hairs, thelong white curl between his eyebrows and the conch like swirl of his navel.

A shell is made intoritual musical instruments by cutting off the end of its tip and furnishing itwith a mouthpiece and an ornamental metal casing extending from the shell’smouth. The conch shells made in Nepal and Tibet areusually carved with elaborate designs which contains the deities or Buddhistauspicious symbols carved on the shell. The Conch Shell hasspecial significance in Buddhist religion. The Conch Shell are used by BuddhistMonks in Nepal and Tibet during religious ceremonies and festivals.

About this Ritual Item

This is a finely hand carved Conch Shell – Shankha –The Ceremonial Ritual Trumpet. It has Five Dhyani Buddhas – Pancha Buddha inthe center with other symbols around it. The hand carvings are done very finelythroughout the Conch Shell which was done in Patan, Nepal by master artisanswho are considered among the best in the world.