Material: 925 sterling silver

Size: Outer box size: about 9.1 x 9.1 x 4.6 cm / Nine Palaces and Eight Diagrams size: about 7.3 x 5.3 cm

Description:

Nine Palaces and Eight Diagrams have profound historical and cultural significance in Tibetan Buddhism. It combines the eight trigrams and the twelve zodiac animals of Chinese Taoism and incorporates the wisdom of Tibetan Buddhism. The following is a detailed introduction to the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams:

Story and Origin

The origin of the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams can be traced back to the time of Guru Padmasambhava (known as the Second Buddha). It is said that under the guidance of Manjushri Bodhisattva, Guru Padmasambhava combined the cultures of Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese to create the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams diagram2. This pattern first appeared in the form of thangka, but later developed into a nine-square Bagua plaque that can be worn or hung.

Structure and Meaning

The core part of the Nine Palaces Bagua diagram is divided into four layers:

Inner circle: The nine grids on the turtle's back are divided into nine numbers, each number represents a different symbolic meaning, such as white symbolizes medicine, black symbolizes magic, and green symbolizes water.

Middle circle: Eight trigrams (Qian, Dui, Li, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Gen, Kun), representing heaven, marsh, fire, thunder, wind, water, mountain, earth, etc.

Outer circle: The twelve zodiac animals, representing the twelve Earthly Branches.

Outside the circle: Tai Sui, the star god, is in charge of the sun, moon, stars, year, month, day and time.

How to use

The Nine Palaces and Eight Diagrams amulet has many uses in Tibetan life:

Wearing: Hanging it around the waist can prevent any evil spirits caused by people, things, objects, feng shui and geography, and avoid evil and seek good fortune.

Hanging: Hang or stick on the front wall of the house, the front balcony wall, outside or inside the front door to remove external evil and protect peace throughout the four seasons.

Benefits

The Nine Palaces and Eight Diagrams Cards have many benefits:

Exorcise evil and avoid disasters: can block all strange disasters and turn disasters into blessings.

Increase good karma: Whether seeking wealth, marriage, children, fame, power, wisdom, longevity, etc., all of these can increase good karma.

Protect the home and live safely: protect the family safety, attract wealth and treasure, and enjoy longevity and happiness.