Turquoise Dorje Pendant bhutanese fabric The Lotus flower is found

The Lotus flower is found on almost every Tibetan thangka painting and carved into most Tibetan furniture

You can find these in many shops in Thamel where hikers and trekkers often go before heading to Everest Base Camp

Nepal has a time-honoured tradition of art and culture embedded with Buddhism

social position

Size: 1 inch across and hangs about 1 1/2 inches from top of french wire

Turquoise Dorje Pendant bhutanese fabric The Lotus flower is foundI found a Tibetan man in Kathmandu who specializes in making figures and 3 dimensional Tibetan symbols in pressed turquoise. He uses natural tree resins and ground turquoise to make this exceptionally detailed pendant. Each one is molded by hand and then hand detailed. Set in solid silver. Size: 1 1 2 inches tall.