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Tibet's " Eight Mascot"

" Eight mascot" is called" Za Xi Da Jie" in tibtan language, which is the most common and profound top painting combination among Tibetan paintings. The majority of paintings appear in the form of mural painting, there is also a small quanitty of caved three- dimensional painting, the sings of these geight kinds of , mascots are closely linked with Buddha or the Buddha dharma.

White ritual conch trumpet
Teasure Bottle
Umbrella
The Precious Umbrella[parasol]
Lucky Knot
Golden-Wheel
Golden Fish
Lotus Flower
Triumph Clock

Trmpet- Precious White Conch Horn, with a Spiral that Turns To the Rights: SHANKHA, Dungkar yakhyil. It is recorded in sutra that Sakyamuni spread his Buddhism in such a resonant voice as the voice of conch. So conch is often blown at Budddhist meeting today.  The white dextroroitation conch the most worshipful and symbolizeds Bodhidharma's voice.

Treasure Bottle is used to locad clear water9seet dew) and gem in tibetan Budddhis, temples, peacock plumes or trees are inserted inside. It symbolizes auspicious peace. Luck of wealth, treasure without leakage, good fortune, survival forever.

Umbrella The Preciou Umbrella[Parasol]: In ancient India, when aristocrat and royal member went out, they will cover the sunshine with umbrella, Its implied meaning is the highest authority: Umbrella in Buddhism symbolizes cover the devil to defend Buddha dharma and authority of Buddhhism in Tibetan Buddhism.

Lucky Knot- the Glorious Interwoven Knot of Life: it symbolized the love and dedication initially. It means if following the Buddha, the Buddhhist can botain wisdom and awareness during survival.

Golden- Wheel: Wheel is a strong wespon in ancient India. It symbolizes the wheel-like Buddha dharma rotates eternally in Buddhism.

Golden Fish: It symbolizes free gymnosophist. Double Golden Fish in Tibetan Buddhism symbolizes rcovering, Living forever, regeneration,etc.

Lotus flower emerges unstained fromte filth. tibetan Buddhists think the lotus flower symbolzieds the final goal.

Trumph Clock is a kind of army flag in ancient India. It symbllizes to get rid of worry source and lead to right goal through awareness, and also symbolizes treatment to get ride of 11 kinds of vexation.


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