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Tibetan Conch Shell with Ganesh Hand Carved
Weight: 1.14 kg
Size: 20 cm
Material: Conch shell
About the Product
Brief Introduction
Iconography
Representations of Ganesha show wide variations and distinct patterns changing over time. He may be portrayed standing dancing heroically taking action against demons playing with his family as a boy sitting down or on an elevated seat or engaging in a range of contemporary situations.
Ganesha has the head of an elephant and a big belly. This statue has four arms which is common in depictions of Ganesha. He holds his own broken tusk in his lower-right hand and holds a delicacy which he samples with his trunk in his lower-left hand. The motif of Ganesha turning his trunk sharply to his left to taste a sweet in his lower-left hand is a particularly archaic feature. A more primitive statue in one of the Ellora Caves with this general form has been dated to the 7th century.[38] Details of the other hands are difficult to make out on the statue shown. In the standard configuration Ganesha typically holds an axe or a goad in one upper arm and a noose in the other upper arm.
Associations
Obstacles
Ganesha is Vighneshvara or Vighnaraja the Lord of Obstacles both of a material and spiritual order. He is popularly worshipped as a remover of obstacles though traditionally he also places obstacles in the path of those who need to be checked. Paul Courtright says that "his task in the divine scheme of things his dharma is to place and remove obstacles. It is his particular territory the reason for his creation."
Krishan notes that some of Ganesha's names reflect shadings of multiple roles that have evolved over time.Dhavalikar ascribes the quick ascension of Ganesha in the Hindu pantheon and the emergence of the Ganapatyas to this shift in emphasis from vighnakartā (obstacle-creator) to vighnahartā (obstacle-averter). However both functions continue to be vital to his character as Robert Brown explains "even after the Purāṇic Gaṇeśa is well-defined in art Gaṇeśa remained predominantly important for his dual role as creator and remover of obstacles thus having both a negative and a positive aspect
Buddhi (Knowledge)
Ganesha is considered to be the Lord of letters and learning. In Sanskrit the word buddhi is a feminine noun that is variously translated as intelligence wisdom or intellect. The concept of buddhi is closely associated with the personality of Ganesha especially in the Puranic period when many stories stress his cleverness and love of intelligence. One of Ganesha's names in the Ganesha Purana and the Ganesha Sahasranama is Buddhipriya. This name also appears in a list of 21 names at the end of the Ganesha Sahasranama that Ganesha says are especially important. The word priya can mean "fond of" and in a marital context it can mean "lover" or "husband" so the name may mean either "Fond of Intelligence" or "Buddhi's Husband"
Frist Chakra
According to Kundalini yoga Ganesha resides in the first chakra called Muladhara (mūlādhāra). Mula means "original main"; adhara means "base foundation". The muladhara chakra is the principle on which the manifestation or outward expansion of primordial Divine Force rests.[95] This association is also attested to in the Ganapati Atharvashirsa. You continually dwell in the sacral plexus at the base of the spine. Thus Ganesha has a permanent abode in every being at the Muladhara. Ganesha holds supports and guides all other chakras thereby "governing the forces that propel the wheel of life"
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Sankha: Brief Introduction
An offering vessel; a symbol of Vishnu. In Hindu tradition the conch shell seems to have been extensively used in wars by ancient Indian. The white conch shell whose humming sound proclaims the glory of the saints. It is especially given as a symbol to the gods as the sound vibrated through a shell penetrates far and wide.CONCH SHELL: IconographicThe conch shell this has been used as the original from the past ancient times in ancient history of Nepal and India these horns are used to commence is any rituals or worn. Popularly known as Shanka is a musical instrument blow by the lord Krishna to declare the start of the war of Mahabharata. in all the epic stories of Hinduism shankha has been described being carried by all the heroes of the past.
In Vajrayana Buddhism.This has been recognised as the symbol of fearlessness and proclaimed the truth of dharma. This is the one of the eight symbols of good fortune this stands for the popularity and fame of Buddhist teaching which spread in all direction like the sound of the Conch Trumpet.
In addition to Buddha's throat the conch also appears as an auspicious mark on the soles palms limbs breast or forehead of a divinely endowed being.
The fourfold caste division is also applied as follows:
The smooth white conch represents the Brahmin caste (priests)
The red conch the kshatriyas (warriors)
The yellow conch the vaishyas (merchants)
The grey conch the shudras (labourers)
Additionally there is a fundamental classification of conch shells occurring in nature: those that turn to the left and those which turn to the right. Shells which spiral to the right in a clockwise direction are a rarity and are considered especially sacred. The right-spiralling movement of such a conch is believed to echo the celestial motion of the sun moon planets and stars across the heavens. The hair whorls on Buddha's head spiral to the right as do his fine body hairs the long curl between his eyebrows (urna) and also the conch-like swirl of his navel.
The Left Turning Conch The Right Turning ConchIt is one of the main emblems of Vishnu and his conch bears the name of Panchajanya meaning 'having control over the five classes of beings.'
Arjuna's (hero of the Mahabharata) mighty conch was known as Devadatta whose triumphant blast brought terror to the enemy. As a proclaiming battle horn the conch is akin to the bugle. It is an emblem of power authority and sovereignty whose blast is believed to banish evil spirits avert natural disasters and scare away poisonous creatures.
Today in its greatly tamed avatar the conch is used in Tibetan Buddhism to call together religious assemblies. During the actual practise of rituals it is used both as a musical instrument and as a container for holy water.
Ancient Indian belief classifies the conch into male and female varieties. The thicker-shelled bulbous one is thought to be the male (purusha) and the thin-shelled slender conch to be the female (shankhini).
Buddhist monk blowing conch shell at Mindrolling Monastery
