Tibetan Eight Trigrams Magic Square Protection Amulet Mirror

This pure copper amulet is revered as one of the most popular and powerful auspicious talismans, bringing good fortune and averting inauspicious feng shui and obstacles. Every detail is meticulously arranged and depicted according to Tibetan Astrology.

The shape of this protective talisman is inspired by the great gold tortoise Rubal, believed to be the original tortoise diagram introduced into Tibet by the Chinese princess Wen Cheng around AD 642.

At the center of the design is the astrological diagram inscribed by Manjushri on the undershell of the tortoise. The inner central circle features Tibetan numerals one to nine arranged in a 'magic square' known as the 'nine mewas.'

The second circle contains eight lotus petals, each housing one of the eight possible combinations of trigrams formed from yin (broken) and yang (firm or continuous) lines, which are used in Chinese divination.

The third outer circle of the tortoise shell is divided into twelve lotus-petal segments, each representing one of the twelve animals of the Tibetan/Chinese zodiac.

This Buddhist pendant serves as a Tibetan feng shui talisman and protection amulet, adorned with the eight trigrams (Bagua) and the twelve animal signs of the Tibetan and Chinese zodiac. The back of the pendant displays the Tibetan alphabet.

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Diameter: 3.6 cm
Height: 4 cm 
Weight: 19 g