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The listing, Buddhist Amulet has ended.

Buddhist Amulet send from a friend in China.Amulet is the size of a quarter. It is made from a ligthweight metal (perhaps copper).

Amulet has a loop at the top to attach it to a cord (black or red is the traditional manner).

Amulet has a loop at the bottom to attach bllesing strings.

Side one of the Amulet displays a Buddha, sun and Asian caractures on both sides.

Side two of the Amulet displays the ying.yang sighn and Asian caractures surrounding it.

I'm working hard on trying to translate this.

Amulets are collectible and quite interesting. Some belive certain amulets have special powers, others like the artistic quality and variety. Collecting amulets is an interesting hobby rich with history. In addition, they look great framed.

I will be listing more in the upcoming weeks.

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Questions & Comments

I like to glue stuff like that in my artwork. That is a nice amulet.

Jun 12th, 2010 at 11:35:22 PM PDT by

Hi Siri!

Jun 13th, 2010 at 5:58:09 AM PDT by

Siri, this really does not look like the standard buddha people see lots of time from China-that is often the future buddha. Also the tuft of hair on the top of the head seems very thai , but if it is thai the placement of the hands seem off.I'll keep digging in to it. This one is a mystery to me.

Jun 13th, 2010 at 6:58:11 AM PDT by

I think it is Kwan Yin with hands in a standard Japanese respect posture. I'm going to stick with Kwan Yin because of the veil coming off her hair and the lotus she is sitting on.

Jun 13th, 2010 at 7:10:57 AM PDT by

Wait, I asked about the other figure! Hi, albertsonaz! Anyway I don't know who Kwan YIn is... OK, I just figured out; I think you're correcting yourself from what you said in your listing? It's not a Buddhist figure as you said? Since you brought this up, isn't the yin/yang symbol Taoist? I always think of that as Chinese... I definitely am not an expert though... I would be interested in a clarification, and good luck with the auction!

Jun 13th, 2010 at 1:37:08 PM PDT by

Kwan Yin is not a buddha but a deity found very often on alters and is present in some form within most of the major Buddhist schools of thought and practice . The most important thing she signifies is an attention to suffering and the desire for mercy and to alleviate pain/suffering. The yin/yang is sometimes associated with healing and medicine (one is body/ one is soul). It's sometimes integrated ( as it relates to medicine/health) . You will see it ocassionally. Look up Kwan Yin also Quan Yin also Avalokitesvara- interesting stuff!

Jun 13th, 2010 at 3:56:23 PM PDT by

I have not looked Kwan Yin up yet; I have not been feeling well... but I definitely will.

Jun 15th, 2010 at 1:20:39 AM PDT by

Hope you feel better.

Jun 15th, 2010 at 5:32:18 AM PDT by

What language are the characters that you are trying to translate? Is it Sanskrit? I can't see it.

Jun 15th, 2010 at 1:25:24 AM PDT by

It's not sanskrit. I'm not sure yet. I'm starting with chinese but I don't see anything that matches yet.

Jun 15th, 2010 at 5:32:00 AM PDT by

Love this! It would go great with the Buddha bracelet I won from you! Definitely watching this one too!

Jun 15th, 2010 at 7:04:31 AM PDT by

TY JD. I'm starting to slowly list some of the stuff she sends me (we trade back/forth). I have some more 'usual'popular items like beads and rings that I will probably list next. I may even go in to the more uncommon items if it seems like people will appreciate them.

Jun 15th, 2010 at 1:06:55 PM PDT by

If it's not Chinese, then it's not Japanese. If you are still wondering and thinking it is an Asian language, you could blow it up and email it to me- I could get it translated for you.

Jun 15th, 2010 at 8:35:08 PM PDT by

I'll let you know if it really comes down to me not being able to do it. I used to be able to do this sort of thing easily but a bad accident caused significant cognitive damage, but I still have to work on it to try and get those abilities back.

Jun 16th, 2010 at 4:28:11 AM PDT by

its very nice i would love to be able to set this next to my statues of Buddha and Bast

Jun 15th, 2010 at 8:42:15 PM PDT by

That would be a great place for it.

Jun 16th, 2010 at 4:25:59 AM PDT by

I'm really sorry to hear about your cognitive damage. I have a family member and a friend that had that happen. I used to subscribe to a very inexpensive website through UCSF that has been developed by neuroscientists studying the recovery of skills. They have found that by playing these games consistently, people report improvement in the skills that they lost. Also I have some books on the subject that are pretty cutting edge and interesting. If you want the titles or to borrow them, you could. You are still intelligent. Very good that you are working on that translation project. :)

Jun 16th, 2010 at 8:38:04 AM PDT by

Ty so much Siri you're very kind. Most of the problems now have to deal with memory loss and a mild dyslexia. But it has gotten better.

Jun 16th, 2010 at 4:16:14 PM PDT by

Good :) It will keep getting better.

Jun 16th, 2010 at 8:55:12 PM PDT by

Too bad you live in another state Siri! I'm sure you would be a wonderful person to know better.

Jun 17th, 2010 at 4:42:56 AM PDT by

That's nice... :)

Jun 17th, 2010 at 1:27:22 PM PDT by

:)!!

Jun 17th, 2010 at 4:01:20 PM PDT by

Thanks so much for your bids everyone. I'll do my best to list as many interesting products from Asian countries and with Buddhist themes that I can. If you really want something in particular feel free to email me and I might have it .

Jun 18th, 2010 at 5:35:57 PM PDT by

**Does anyone know why listia did away with the option to list auctions for charity?

Jun 19th, 2010 at 11:04:12 AM PDT by

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