Thogchag amulets.

Thogchag Tibetan amulet.
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The name of the Thogchag amulets litteraly mean "sky-iron" because of the past some of the original Thogchag amulets were made of meteoritic iron.
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Nowaday the Thogchag are made of metal amulets (mostly bronze and iron),
made by some special men and women, and sometime later blessed by Lama.
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Thogchag amulets can have various shapes:

- Ritual items (Dorje, Phurba, Melong ...)
- Tantric deity (Chana Dorje, Garuda, Citipati)
- Mantra plates & so on ...
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Tibetan see Thogchag as powerfull protective amulets and wear them as pendants,
Gold sometime also add them to their Mala.
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To learn more about Thogchag and see some pictures of old Thogchag amulets, please click here.