Tibetan Singing Bowl: Sound, Vibration, and How to Use One in Meditation
A Tibetan singing bowl produces sound when struck or when a mallet is drawn around its rim. That basic physical fact describes…
This Pendant Comes From Lhasa. It Opens.
This pendant comes from Lhasa. Made by Tibetan artisans, its silver cylinder opens and rotates freely on its axis. Inside, the mantra Om Mani Padme Hum. Each rotation performs the recitation. Tibetan Buddhist tradition holds that this is sufficient.
The 5th Day of the 5th Month: the Ba Gua and the Dragon Boat Festival
On the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, the Dragon Boat Festival commemorates Qu Yuan and marks a month of protection. The Ba Gua — eight Taoist trigrams — is the symbol of this ordering. What this sterling silver S925 pendant carries, and why on this day.
Prayer wheel pendant: Om Mani Padme Hum and how to use it
A prayer wheel pendant is not an ordinary piece of jewelry. It is a functional object: it performs a specific function, requires…
How to choose a Buddhist protection bracelet or Taoist amulet
Buddhist protection bracelets are the most familiar objects in this category. But the tradition of protection through objects extends further. In Chinese…
Marjana: a Balinese Artist Between the Jungle and the Sacred
Marjana paints Balinese miniatures in the Keliki tradition. Three original pieces — Spirits and Masks (€250), Saraswati (€400), Bidadari (€600) — available at Artisan d’Asie.
The Physics of Inertia. Why the Rebuild Begins with a Single Turning Wheel.
If you want to read the English version of this article, click here. Clarity is rarely produced by acceleration. When a serious…
How Sanskrit and its scripts traveled across Asia
🇫🇷 Vous préférez lire cet article en français ? Cliquez ici : A mantra engraved on a Tibetan mala. The same mantra,…
Nan Yang Architecture in Songkhla Hat Yai Cultures Breathe as One
🇫🇷 Vous préférez lire cet article en français ? Cliquez ici : A journey through living heritage, where Chinese lineage, Malay craft,…
Gifts With Meaning: A Three-Day Journey Into Mindful Giving
🇫🇷 Vous préférez lire cet article en français ? Cliquez ici : How artisan hands across Asia are carving calm into a…
