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If we look at a Dzi, there are many sizes, shapes and totems/symbols
In a Dzi, we can see totems(s) which includes the following:
- Dots, Lines, Circles, Triangles, Squares, Polygons, Oblongs and Irregular ones
- Symbols and figures of animals and special abstract ones.
So what’s are the purposes of these symbols? The totems and the symbols represented are closely tied to the Tibetan cultures and religious beliefs.
They are broadly classified into:
1. AVOIDING from Disaster or CEASING from disaster
- avoiding the disaster, transmuting the misfortune, eliminating the hindrance, etc.
Type of Symbol used: CIRCULAR
By wearing Dzi with circular totems this may help people to avoid disaster.
Interestingly, there are varying opinion on what should be the correct number of eyes in relation to the avoiding or ceasing from disaster.
2. ENHANCING One’s Benefit
- the meaning of career in good condition, luck in making money, gaining both the good fortune and wisdom, etc
Type of Symbol used: SQUARE
By wearing the Dzi with square totems this may help to enhance one’s benefit.
( Dzi with only a single square totem are very few. The totems of one square generally appear with one circular symbol. Such totemic combination of Dzi are called Earth-sky-door Dzi which can assist us to avoid/cease from disaster and enhance one’s benefit )
3. Carrying Out PERFECTLY
-carrying out perfectly and being in good health, establishing a good relation, the most authoritative,etc.
Type of Symbol used: MOON
By wearing the Dzi with the symbols of moon figures help us to be healthy and establish a good human interrelation.
(The single symbol of moon figure commonly appear on the surface of Board-like Dzi . Generally the moon symbols appear with other totemic symbols on the surface of Long Dzi )
4. SUBMITTING/GETTING RID OF EVIL SPIRITS
- getting rid of the evil, submitting the evil spirits, eliminating the hindrance of the evil spirits,etc
Type of Symbol used:Triangular
By wearing the Dzi with the triangular symbols help to submit the evil spirits and get rid of the evil.
(The single triangular symbol commonly appears on the surface of Board-like Dzi. The single triangular symbols generally appear with other totemic symbols on the surface of Long Dzi )
The abovementioned four symbols-circular, square, moon and triangular may appear singly or in groups on the surface of the Tibetan Dzi.
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