LOT 0123 Antique Tibetan Silver Amulet Box w/Thangtong Gyalpo
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A Tibetan Silver Travel Shrine Box with Thangtong GyalpoTibet, circa 18th centuryStatue 6.5 cm, box 6.35 cm 6.35 cm He appears as an old man with long white hair, a long white beard, and is depicted in a seated posture. He sometime holds medicinal pills in the upraised right hand, a link of chain in his right hand extended across the knee. The left hand can hold the skullcup in the lap, a long life vase, or combination of the two.Thangtong Gyalpo was a physician who was famous for building iron bridges throughout Tibet as well as creating many new medical formulas for both healing and longevity. Many of his formulas are still used today. He is credited with many inventions, including the Tibetan Opera (Theatre) known as Achi Lamo. His meditation practices are still very much alive in Tibetan culture and traditions.
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