Burmese Crossed-Mandala Totem Heart-Shaped Ancient Bead

Buddha Buddhist Artifacts | Burmese Crossed-Mandala Totem Heart-Shaped Ancient Bead Heart-Shaped Ancient Bead, Protective Totems of the Mandala and Sacred Mountain This is an ancient bead unearthed in Myanmar. The bead is heart-shaped, with elephant-trunk-piercing perforation, its form is distinctive and evokes a sense of antiquity. The central crossed totem represents the mandala. The four sets of upward arrow motifs surrounding it symbolize the sacred mountains encircling the mandala. The bead exhibits red iron inclusions, along with black mercury inclusions, earth erosion, and inclusion-induced cracks, overall conveying a clear aura of an unearthed ancient bead. These types of ancient beads with totems are more than mere decoration. The crossed-mandala and sacred mountain motifs inherently carry religious protective and wish-fulfilling meanings. In ancient times, inlaid and etched ancient beads originally held significant religious protective meaning and purpose. The inclusions, earth erosion, and cracks on each old bead are traces left by time. During times of misfortune or unsettled feelings, wearing an old protective bead also symbolizes the regulation of one's energy field, the stabilization of the inner self, and the enhancement of one's fortune. If one can regularly practice chanting, reciting mantras, and performing acts of generosity and releasing captive animals, the mind will naturally tend towards tranquility, and there will be more room for maneuver in facing matters. 1500-115.09.02