Measures approximately 4.5" in total length
Features the symbols of:
Lotus/Gourd: Purity, peace, health, balance. Lotus - grows in mud yet grows far above it to bloom with beauty; Gourd - in ancient China, used to carry medicines and elixirs for wellness, healing, and longevity; top/bottom = Heaven/Earth, harmony
Praying Buddha: Blessings, peace, serenity; within a Bamboo circle for resilience and strength; he sits on a stand with the curls of the longevity symbol.
Peanut: Longevity, continuous growth, prosperity, abundance; huāshēng 花生 “peanut” literally translates to “Flower, To Give Birth” a plant that has expansive roots for stability, perseverance.
Deer: Long life, peace, prosperity; the deer is believed to be the only creature that can find the língzhī mushroom of immortality. Frequently depicted with Shòuxing the god of longevity. Lù 鹿 “deer” also sounds like Lù 禄 “high government position” for a long life of prosperity & success.
Bok Choy/Pak Choi: Everlasting growth, wealth, prosperity. A type of Chinese Cabbage, báicài 白菜 “white vegetable” sounds like bǎicái 百财 “100 wealth” implying “100 years of wealth” or “100 types of wealth” for money and good fortune continuously rolling in. This is the vegetable fed to the Lion at New Year’s.
Om Mani Padme Hum (Tibetan)
Mantra Prayer Bead Mantra of Compassion: This prayer is the embodiment of Avalokiteshvara (Sanskrit) or Chenrezig (Tibetan), the Bodhisattva of Compassion, better known as Kuan Yin in the Chinese culture. It translates to: “OM Jewel Lotus HUM”.
It is a prayer to relieve suffering and hardship. In Feng Shui, it is used to banish negative
energy and to bring harmony and balance. This prayer bead is a stylized artistic rendering of the actual Tibetan script.