Incense burner - Bronze - Eight Auspicious Symbols
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Bronze Tibetan Buddhist incense burner (sang-bum) decorated with the Ashtamangala, dating to 1980–1990, 15 cm high, 10.5 cm wide, 10.5 cm deep, and weighing 480 g, in good used condition with minor signs of aging and spots.
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This is a beautiful example of a Tibetan Buddhist incense burner (sang-bum) in bronze, decorated with the Ashtamangala — the Eight Auspicious Symbols.
The Ashtamangala are the eight sacred symbols of good fortune in Tibetan Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism. They appear together on ritual objects, thangkas, architecture, and ceremonial vessels.
The Eight Symbols
1. Parasol (Chattra | གདུགས) Symbol of royal protection and spiritual sovereignty. Guards the devotee from suffering and harm. Represents the dignity of the Buddha.
2. Golden Fish (Suvarnamatsya | གསེར་ཉ) Always depicted in pairs. Symbol of happiness, freedom, and fertility — freely swimming in the ocean of samsara without drowning. Refers to liberation from suffering.
3. Treasure Vase (Kalasha | བུམ་པ) A vase filled with the nectar of immortality. Symbol of abundance, prosperity, and the inexhaustible treasures of the Dharma.
4. Lotus (Padma | པད་མ) Grows from mud yet blooms unstained. Symbol of purity of body, speech, and mind, and of enlightenment amidst samsara.
5. White Conch Shell (Shankha | དུང) Winded to the right (rare) — its sound spreads the Dharma in all directions. Symbol of the Buddha's voice and the awakening of beings from ignorance.
6. Infinite Knot (Shrivatsa | དཔལ་བེའུ) A geometric knot with no beginning or end. Symbol of the interdependence of all phenomena, compassion and wisdom, and the unity of time and eternity.
7. Victory Banner (Dhvaja | རྒྱལ་མཚན) Symbol of the triumph of the Buddha’s teaching over ignorance, death, and evil. It stands atop monasteries as a sign of spiritual victory.
8. Dharmachakra — Wheel of the Dharma (Chakra | འཁོར་ལོ) The eight-spoked wheel represents the Noble Eightfold Path. The first turning of the wheel marks the Buddha's first sermon in Sarnath. Central symbol of Buddhism.
Seller's Story
With more than 25 years of experience, we personally travel through China, Tibet, and Nepal to select authentic devotional art and ritual objects.
Each piece is carefully chosen for its cultural value, craftsmanship, and story.
Fast shipping and professional packaging - Each object is expertly packed to guarantee safe delivery
We always offer combined shipping on our auctions.
Note: You can only combine items within the same auction. If you wish to purchase multiple items from different auctions, pay for one item first and then send us a message so we can reduce the shipping costs on the other item.
Translated by Google TranslateThis is a beautiful example of a Tibetan Buddhist incense burner (sang-bum) in bronze, decorated with the Ashtamangala — the Eight Auspicious Symbols.
The Ashtamangala are the eight sacred symbols of good fortune in Tibetan Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism. They appear together on ritual objects, thangkas, architecture, and ceremonial vessels.
The Eight Symbols
1. Parasol (Chattra | གདུགས) Symbol of royal protection and spiritual sovereignty. Guards the devotee from suffering and harm. Represents the dignity of the Buddha.
2. Golden Fish (Suvarnamatsya | གསེར་ཉ) Always depicted in pairs. Symbol of happiness, freedom, and fertility — freely swimming in the ocean of samsara without drowning. Refers to liberation from suffering.
3. Treasure Vase (Kalasha | བུམ་པ) A vase filled with the nectar of immortality. Symbol of abundance, prosperity, and the inexhaustible treasures of the Dharma.
4. Lotus (Padma | པད་མ) Grows from mud yet blooms unstained. Symbol of purity of body, speech, and mind, and of enlightenment amidst samsara.
5. White Conch Shell (Shankha | དུང) Winded to the right (rare) — its sound spreads the Dharma in all directions. Symbol of the Buddha's voice and the awakening of beings from ignorance.
6. Infinite Knot (Shrivatsa | དཔལ་བེའུ) A geometric knot with no beginning or end. Symbol of the interdependence of all phenomena, compassion and wisdom, and the unity of time and eternity.
7. Victory Banner (Dhvaja | རྒྱལ་མཚན) Symbol of the triumph of the Buddha’s teaching over ignorance, death, and evil. It stands atop monasteries as a sign of spiritual victory.
8. Dharmachakra — Wheel of the Dharma (Chakra | འཁོར་ལོ) The eight-spoked wheel represents the Noble Eightfold Path. The first turning of the wheel marks the Buddha's first sermon in Sarnath. Central symbol of Buddhism.
Seller's Story
With more than 25 years of experience, we personally travel through China, Tibet, and Nepal to select authentic devotional art and ritual objects.
Each piece is carefully chosen for its cultural value, craftsmanship, and story.
Fast shipping and professional packaging - Each object is expertly packed to guarantee safe delivery
We always offer combined shipping on our auctions.
Note: You can only combine items within the same auction. If you wish to purchase multiple items from different auctions, pay for one item first and then send us a message so we can reduce the shipping costs on the other item.
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Era
1900-2000
Weight
480 g
Title additional information
Eight Auspicious Symbols
Number of objects
1
Material
Bronze
Country of origin
Asia
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Height
15 cm
Width
10.5 cm
Depth
10.5 cm
Estimated period
1980-1990
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