Saraswasti Thangka | Large | #1 kapala These beads are 9mm with

These beads are 9mm with a 15mm sized guru bead

serving as spiritual tools to guide one towards enlightenment and harmonious living

in the prevailing philosophical view of Tibetan Buddhism

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Vajrapani (Tib

Saraswasti Thangka | Large | #1 kapala These beads are 9mm withSarasvati, meaning "flowing water," is the goddess of learning, music, and speechvenerated in both Hinduism and Buddhism. In Buddhist tradition, she is a consort of Manjushri, and in Hinduism, of Brahma or Vishnu. Her form represents wisdom flowing through the subtle bodys central channel. She is shown seated on a lotus above turbulent waters, riding a white swan, playing a vina, and holding a mala and the Prajnaparamita Sutra. This thangka is framed