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Can anybody tell what that thing is and what this inscription says?


MarcinK

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OHM MANI PADME HUM

 

pure body+jewel+wisdom+unity

 

(but with a little strange writing for "dme" perhaps because of the writing space constraint)

 

 

A very common Tibetan Chanting Phrase

you can see it everywhere inTibet

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Yes, a Tibetan incense burner. Usually the lid is detachable, it'd be strange if this one wasn't. These boxes are commonly filled with ashes or fine sand to hold incense sticks upright while they burn, you would take the lid off to burn them.

 

Some rituals in Tibetan Buddhism use dried herbal mixtures that are burnt on charcoal, the holes on the lid here are probably to keep the charcoal alight, 

 

I agree, the legend says OM-MANI-PADME-HUM (the mantra of Avalokiteshvara, Tib. Chenrezig, Ch: Guanyin) in Tibetan writing

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