{"product_id":"garuda-upright-vajra-pendant-sterling-silver","title":"Garuda Vajra Pendant – Upright Five-Pronged Dorje in Sterling Silver","description":"\u003ch2\u003eGaruda Vajra Pendant\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUpright five-pronged dorje · hand-carved S925 sterling silver · garuda head between two lotus thrones · eight natural garnets\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is not a piece of jewellery that borrowed its shape from a ritual object. It is the ritual form itself, built at a size that can be worn: 60 millimetres from tip to tip, ten fully finished prongs, 33 grams of silver, and proportions taken from the implement rather than from a jeweller’s idea of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStand it upright and it remains what it has always been. Hang it from a chain and nothing about the form has to change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eONE SIZE · TWO EDITIONS · TITANIUM BEAD CHAIN INCLUDED\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e60 × 19 × 19 mm (2.4 × 0.75 × 0.75 in) · 33 g \/ 1.2 oz\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eS925 sterling silver · eight hand-set natural garnets · 24K fire-gilding on the gilded edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eChoose Your Edition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePure Silver Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nS925 sterling silver · eight natural garnets, hand-set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery cut, prong and feature of the garuda is identical to the gilded edition; only the gold is absent. There is nowhere for the workmanship to hide. No bright surface to soften a line and no gold to pull the eye away from the carving. What remains is the bench work itself, in darkened silver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e24K Fire-Gilded Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nS925 sterling silver · eight natural garnets, hand-set · \u003cstrong\u003e24K gold, traditionally fire-gilded.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGold is worked into the flames around the garuda, across the lotus petals and down into the roots of the prongs. It is bonded to the silver by heat rather than applied as ordinary electroplating. Against the darkened silver, the garuda comes forward the way a figure emerges from the shadow of a shrine wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat the Work Reveals\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTen prongs, all ten finished.\u003c\/strong\u003e Five above and five below. At each end, four outer prongs rise as makara heads—snouts curling back, jaws open—and close around one straight central spike. The two ends mirror one another. Turn the pendant over and the work continues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProportions taken from the ritual form.\u003c\/strong\u003e The relationship between shaft and heads, the height of the collars and the set of the prongs follow the implement, not a jewellery sketch. It is the difference between something that resembles a vajra and something a practitioner recognises as one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe garuda at the waist.\u003c\/strong\u003e Where a ritual vajra often carries a plain central sphere, this one bears the garuda’s head: beak forward, eyes wide, hair breaking into flame. High relief and deep undercutting leave shadow behind the face, allowing it to read clearly even at a distance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo lotus thrones.\u003c\/strong\u003e One tier rises beneath the garuda and another closes above him, both edged with fine beaded borders. Nothing sacred is set down directly. The centre of the vajra is therefore not merely an ornament, but a seat with something seated upon it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEight natural garnets.\u003c\/strong\u003e Four are hand-set at the root of the outer prongs at each end. Their deep red is the only colour against the darkened silver, placed exactly where the structure already draws the eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinished on every face.\u003c\/strong\u003e Flame scrolls, petals and granulation continue around the entire shaft. There is no unfinished back; however the pendant turns, a completed surface faces forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA chain made for the piece.\u003c\/strong\u003e The pendant is supplied on a titanium bead chain, passing through a carved bail and closing with a worked hook clasp. Even the clasp is carved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight that behaves.\u003c\/strong\u003e At 33 grams, it is substantial enough to hang straight against the chest. At 60 millimetres, it remains short enough to wear beneath a collar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Meaning\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVajra\u003c\/em\u003e carries two meanings at once: thunderbolt and diamond. One cuts through anything; the other cannot be cut by anything. Together they describe a mind that meets what comes without shattering, and without first having to become hard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe five prongs at each end represent the five wisdoms of the five buddha families: the mirror that shows things as they are; the equality that stops ranking them; the discernment that still tells them apart; the wisdom that completes what it begins; and the open space in which the other four move. Four curve inward toward the fifth as the four directions gather around a centre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe garuda is the one who consumes poison and is not harmed by it. In Himalayan traditions, he is invoked against harms that work from within: old resentment, fixation and the slow poisons a person carries without noticing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe lotus completes the image. It rises from mud without carrying the mud with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat cannot be broken. Guarded by what cannot be poisoned. Standing upon what came clean out of the mud.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eMay nothing break you. May nothing you have swallowed be allowed to remain. May you come up clean from wherever you have been.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eMaterial \u0026amp; Craftsmanship\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eS925 sterling silver, hand-carved\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEight natural garnets, hand-set, four at each end\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e24K traditional fire-gilding on the Fire-Gilded Edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTen makara-headed prongs, mirrored top and bottom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGaruda head between two lotus thrones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e60 × 19 × 19 mm \/ 2.4 × 0.75 × 0.75 in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e33 g \/ 1.2 oz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTitanium bead chain with carved hook clasp included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTraditional Fire-Gilding\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e24K Fire-Gilded Edition only\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGold is bonded to the S925 silver surface by heat at approximately 900°C. Because gold melts at 1063°C, the process works within a narrow range: hot enough to form a bond, but controlled enough to preserve the carved surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe details are then refined by hand under magnification. On a surface this small, the gold must follow flame scrolls and lotus petals without filling the undercuts that give the carving its depth and shadow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe resulting gold layer is substantially heavier than ordinary electroplating and is made for lasting wear. As with any finely worked precious-metal object, remove the pendant before swimming, bathing or entering hot springs, and avoid chemicals, abrasive cleaning and hard impacts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe garnets are set deep for everyday wear. Avoid striking the prong tips against stone or tile. If the pendant becomes wet, rinse away any residue with clean water and dry it with a soft cloth. Store it separately from harder jewellery to protect the carved surfaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eExplore Related Forms\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe same workshop also makes the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/garuda-five-pronged-vajra-pendant-sterling-silver\"\u003eGaruda Five-Pronged Vajra Pendant\u003c\/a\u003e, a smaller vajra worn horizontally; the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/garuda-crossed-vajra-pendant-s925-silver-tibetan-amulet-buddhist-protection-jewelry\"\u003eGaruda Crossed Vajra Pendant\u003c\/a\u003e, in which two vajras meet at right angles; and the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/phurba-vajrakilaya-ritual-dagger-pendant\"\u003ePhurba Pendant\u003c\/a\u003e, based on the three-sided ritual dagger.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kangrinboqe Sacred Art","offers":[{"title":"Pure Silver Edition","offer_id":54564103225617,"sku":"BJ0040","price":770.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24K Fire-Gilded Edition","offer_id":54706159026449,"sku":"BJ0039","price":1870.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/9179\/4705\/files\/1_10d772b8-2a6b-4087-bf37-603d1df5ef70.jpg?v=1789917995","url":"https:\/\/kangrinboqesacredart.com\/products\/garuda-upright-vajra-pendant-sterling-silver","provider":"Kangrinboqe Sacred Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}