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Tall Tibetan style altar table featuring two of the holy trinity of flowers:  lotus (padma, 1st of the trinity flowers), representing the path that leads from ignorance to knowledge; the Ashoka, the second of the  trinity of holy flowers, sprouts from the holy water-font of the Amitayus, one of the forms in which the Buddha Amitabha appeared (symbolizing the transformation from greed to discriminating widsom). seen at each corner of the panels/doors and on the side panels is the Bilva fruit, also known as the Bengal quince. Medicinally it is a potent astringent and highly regarded for its purifying qualities in traditional Indian folk medicine. The unripe interior of the fruit, especially when made into a jam was the best known cure for diarrhea and dysentery. It is regarded as one of the most sacred fruits and serves as one of the main offering fruits. In this offering  is the Buddha Amoghasiddhi, which is motivation or will as the faculty of taste symbolized by the fruit.  .  The top has three different colored Ashokas leading to the lotus in the beginning bloom and bud, symbolizing the path to enlightenment (removing sin and nourishing beautiful thoughts).  The back is the same as the front, only without thedoors.  The art work, except for the top, is in a muted raised gesso in the Regong style.  Has minor dents and nicks, as to be expected with a piece this age. 

Age: circa 1945    
Dimensions: H= 22.5" W= 31.25" D= 13"

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price $425.00 plus shipping and handling SOLD