Windhorse Imports, buddhist practice supplies, meditation supplies and tools

buddhist practice supplies, meditation supplies and tools, windhorse trading in dharmaware, ritual objects, hindu statues, buddhist statues, tibetan art, buddha sculptures, religious statues, handcrafted statues, buddhist shrine, spiritual and religious items, tantric art, nepalese art, prayer flags, quartz crystal, butter lamps, butterlamps, tibetan singing bowls, religious education resources, buddhist artifacts, dharmaware, himalayan art, tibetan artifacts, brass buddha statues, buddhist artifacts, buddhist giftsWindhorse Imports, buddhist practice supplies, meditation supplies and toolsUK Imports of fine quality Tibetan Buddhist meditation and feng shui suppliers, ritual objects, Dharmaware and practice materials. Buddhist and Hindu statues, Tibetan singing bowls, prayer flags, wall hangings, door curtains, Tibetan turquoise jewellery and quartz crystal.buddhist practice supplies, ritual objects, buddha sculptures, religious statues, handcrafted statues, free tibetAll Buddhist traditions use a Buddhist shrine as a reminder and focal point for meditation. It represents the Buddha, and offerings are placed on it. Some traditions are more elaborate than others. The Tibetan shrine, for example, is more ornate than the Zen or Theravadin shrine. The essentials in every tradition are as follows: The right space. The best is a room which is used for nothing else. Otherwise a quiet corner in a bedroom, sitting room or study is okay. The shrine itself should be higher than one’s head when seated. An image or representation of the Buddha, usually a Buddha rupa or statue of the best quality one can afford, and offerings of water, light, flowers and incense. As a leading Buddhist shop trading in dharmaware, we offer high quality Buddhist practice supplies and meditation tools, including Buddha statues, offering bowls and butterlamps, and Tibetan Buddhist jewellery.Types of Shrine. THERAVADIN BUDDHISM: A simple Theravadin-style shrine is a single platform with a picture or image of the Buddha, flowers on either side, a set of religious statues, handcrafted statues and candles or butterlamps in front, ritual objects and a pot of Tibetan incense in front of that. ZEN BUDDHISM: A Zen shrine has an image of the Buddha at centre back; water and food offerings placed in front; incense in front of that, a candle or butter lamps on the right, flowers, on the left. TIBETAN BUDDHISM: An elaborate Tibetan shrine has three levels. The highest has a Buddha image or statue in the centre with an image of Guru Rinpoche the Tantric Buddha of Tibet, on the left, as you stand facing the shrine, and Chenresig, the deity of compassion on the right. A photo of one’s personal guru may be included here. The second level has dharma texts in the centre, a yidam such as Vajra Yogini on the left, a protector such as Mahakala on the right. A bell and vajra and a stupa may be included here. At the lowest level are the seven offering bowls representing water, one for washing one for drinking, flowers, light, food , music. A mandala set to represent an offering of the universe to the Buddha is often placed here. Dharmaware including Buddhist statues, handcrafted statues, singing bowls, prayer flags, prayer wheels, prayer beads and other religious and spiritual items, and buddhist gifts can be obtained from our online buddhist shop. We also stock Tibetan door curtains, shrine hangings and other Tibetan artifacts.

Windhorse Imports
                     Tibetan art and Buddhist ritual objects
           PO Box 2687, Swindon SN4 7ZQ, United Kingdom
          Tel: 01793 855839   Email: sales@windhorse.co.uk

Bell Sets and Bell Set Covers, Cymbals, Singing Bowls,(including antique bowls with etched Buddha images); Conch Shells, Drums (Damaru) and Drum Covers and Tails

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TIBETAN BUDDHIST SYMBOLISM

Here are descriptions of some of the Buddhist symbols found on this site.

Om – The mystical syllable Om or A-u-m is venerated by both Buddhists and Brahmans. The history of the syllable is described in the Hindu religious texts of the Vedas and Upanishads.
It is regarded as the syllable of the supreme Reality and is sometimes called “the mother of mantras.” It is often found at the beginning of prayers, mantras, and scriptures as a word of invocation and adoration. In Hinduism its three Sanskrit phonemes (transliterated a, u, and m) symbolize the triad of Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Shiva the destroyer, or the three levels of consciousness: waking, dreaming, and deep sleep. At the same time they are also connected with the triatna (the three jewels) of the Buddha, the dharma (the doctrine) and the sangha (the order), so that the whole Buddhist philosophy is concealed behind this simple sign. In Buddhism it is often understood as symbolizing the true “empty” character of reality.

Kalachakra - The seed syllable of the Kalachakra Heruka, the powerful mantra for peace and reducing suffering by calming negativity and conflict. The Kalachakra symbol means 'The one with ten powers'. It consists of seven individual syllables intertwined and crowned by symbols of the moon , the sun, and the flame, making a total of ten very powerful elements within the image.

The Ten Powers are described as ten existences - body, awareness, space, wind, fire, water, earth, stable, moving, and the gods unseen and uncreated. This ‘sign of the ten mighty ones’ has occupied a central place in Tantric Buddhism for many centuries, and has become a symbol of good fortune and protection for the wearer.

The Eight Auspicious Symbols - shown here in the form of a long banner. These are believed to represent the gifts given by celestial beings to Sakyamuni on his attainment of Enlightenment of Buddhahood. These symbols are usually displayed during the performance of certain ceremonies, such as the consecration of a house and an elaborate fire sacrifice ceremony. From top to bottom:

1. White Umbrella - protects from all evil
2. Golden Fish - happiness, beings saved from the sea of suffering
3. Vase - containing the nectar of immortality
4. Lotus - purity and spiritual unfolding
5. Conch Shell - proclaims the teachings of the enlightened ones
6. Knot of Eternity - the meditative Mind
7. Victory Standard - proclaims the victory of Buddhism
8. Dharma Wheel - symbol of spiritual law. The wheel of the law turns twelve times or three revolutions for each of the four noble truths. It is represented with eight spokes indicating the eight-fold path of salvation.

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