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| The precious umbrella | |
25th Anniversary of the Colombo Plan - stamp showing one of the Tibetan Eight auspicious symbols.
Tibet is a gorgeous land of mysteries in China, spread out between India and the Himalayas in the South. The traditional nomadic culture was greatly influenced by the introduction of Buddhism from India, to the extent that most cultural achievements of Tibet are related to the Buddhist religion. Because of the prevalence of Tantra with its amusing custom of symbolism, it is no surprise that symbols and symbolic artifacts of all sorts are found in Tibet. Some of the symbols, however, originated in Tibet, or were given a specific meaning within the local culture.
The precious umbrella saves us from all this life’s obstacles – such as sicknesses, contagious diseases, spirit possessions, interferers and so forth – and also from the next life’s obstacles – the sufferings of the three evil-gone-ones,3 of the devas, human beings and so forth. It saves us completely from being tormented by the heat of both temporary and long-term sufferings. It has the dependent arising of giving the extended joy of a cooling shadow of peace and happiness. |
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| Issued Country | Bhutan |
| Issued Year | 1976 |
| Category | Buddhist Symbol Events Buddhist Arts |
| Type | Postage Stamps |