Some good web sites about Tibet and Nepal -
Jewelry, Travel and Spirit:
I have journeyed to Nepal many times over the last 20 years as part of my importing business, and I have many Nepalese friends there. I met many Tibetan people both in Nepal and on my two month visit to Tibet in 1987. These websites contain some of what I learned in both countries and offer some jewelry I have purchased there.
Wonderful handcrafted jewelry of Nepal and Tibet can be found for sale:AccentNepal.com Handmade Tibetan jewelry store - which is an Ebay hosted shop with fixed prices, not auctions, and also: JewelryTibet.com Handcrafted Wholesale Tibetan jewellery- an independent wholesale store which is open to the public.
A brief look at some of the more common Tibetan symbols, with pictures and descriptions.Buddhist symbols of Tibet guide.
Tibet is a unique place to travel. TravelinTibet.com is the story of my visit to the plateau in 1987. As a bonus I have included many stunning black and white photographs from the 1942-3 American expedition across Tibet.Travel in Tibet - a pilgrimage journey.
Tibetan Visions is a blog exploring various sides of Tibet and Nepal, mostly from a spiritual standpoint: Tibetan Visions - Peace, Conflict, and Spirituality Blog.
Click below to go to detailed links to each page of the web sites listed:
Tibetan Jewelry for sale - a list of all pages.
The Om (Aum, Ohm) spiritual symbol - what does it mean?
Tibetan symbols guide - an informal exploration.
Travel in Tibet the story of a pilgrimage.
Tibetan Visions Tibet and Nepal spirituality arts and crafts - a Blog.
Detailed Map of these websites
You may click any entry to go to the specific page listed:
The Om symbol is explored at the Om (Aum, Ohm) symbol Pendants website and hints of its deeper meaning are revealed.
Tibetan symbols - an informal guide: Tibetan Buddhist Symbols guide - with simple explanations, not intended for experts.
The Tibetan Jewelry store:
Here are the many pages of my sales site:
Introduction - handcrafted jewelry only for sale.
Handmade Tibetan Jewellery Overview Page - a list of all the products on this site.
The Tibetan Ring Overview Page - all the regular size rings.
12 Tibetan Buddhist Om Mani Padme Hum rings - the ancient Mantra - the Jewel Lotus within the Heart.
25 mixed styles Mens and Womens rings - a nice variety.
25 pieces of only Tibetan Mantra rings - a larger lot of Ohm Mani Padme Hum rings.
10 all filigree scrollwork rings - these are very popular.
The Tibetan Pendants Overview Page. - All the pendants available on this site.
12 Tibetan Om pendants a nice lot for a collector or store.
15 Brass Om (Aum, Ohm) Pendants - inexpensive Hindu style Oms from Nepal.
6 different Tibetan Aum pendants - a good collectors group.
6 different Tibetan symbol pendents - another good group for collectors of Tibet art and artifacts.
Nepali Pendant assortment - less well known but very beautiful.
12 Brass Tibetan Buddha Pendants - this lot is popular with jewelery makers.
The Wide large Men's Rings Overview Page - hard-to-find big rings for men and large women.
12 men's wide rings - Big rings for a man in 6 designs.
10 Wide Ohm Mani Padme Hum man's rings - large sized rings.
The Toe Rings Overview Page - The ever popular toerings.
50 cool toe rings in three metals - quality handmade jewelry at a low price.
100 mixed toe and finger rings - the best priced toerings.
40 studded toe rings - these are probably not available anywhere else!
The Bracelets and Bangles Overview Page - all the bracelet listings on this website.
5 Tibetan bracelets for men and women - a mixed jewlry lot.
8 bracelet resale assortment - great for shops or markets.
A dozen copper and 3 metal bracelets - these are inexpensive and popular.
Om (Ohm, Aum) Mantra Tibetan Bracelets - some special pieces here.
3 Ethnic Tibetan Symbol Bracelets - these are very unusual looking.
3 Wide handmade Tibetian bracelets - not for the faint of heart.
4 men's and women's Tibetan wide bracelets - take a look!
The Women's Earring Overview Page - skip this one, if you want - there is only one lot which is listed next.
6 pairs handmade metal ethnic earrings the one group of earrings available now, but they are very nice.
The Sets, Groups and other stuff Overview Page - well, there is only one group, listed next.
4 Tibetan style snuff bottles - another very popular item, these are small replicas of the snuff bottles carried by some Tibetans.
The Information and Jewelery care Page - details of where these things are from, who they are for, and how to polish them.
The Home Page - this is an internal home page, part of the ecommerce shopping cart (Zen Cart) this web site is built on. There is more info on the introduction - all handmade jewellery sales page listed above.
The See Everything Page - another all site overview of the ethnic jewelry items in a different order.
Travel in Tibet is the story of a pilgrimage years ago -
travel in Tibet - Nylam.
An unexpected visit to Milirepa's cave - a famous saint and poet.
Come explore Shigatse Monastery in Tibet.
I visited Tashilhunpo and the Panchen Lama.
Traveling to Gyantze Tibet is a step back in time.
Lhasa Tibet is still an awesomely powerful city.
Tibetan Visions - a blog about Tibet and Nepal spirituality:
Visit the Tibetian Spirit Visions blog.
Was Lopsang Rampa of Tibet?
The search for the mysterious Yeti.
A discussion of Kundalini energy and human evolution.
The Panchen Lama, by tradition teacher of the Dalai Lama, gave a special ceremony. This is very similar to the Panchen Lama page at TravelinTibet.com.
Exploring what is left of Ganden Monastery in Tibet.
The Hippies loved Nepal in the 60's and 70's (and still do). Back then one of the attractions was the Eden Hash Centre. The owner published posters and calendars which are described at: EdenHash.com.
and are offered for sale at: Eden Hash Posters
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Many thanks for reading this far!~. Each of these websites is free to browse, you can enjoy exploring them. If you see something on the jewelry sales sites that you would like to have, then so much the better, but feel welcome even if you do not wish to buy. These peoples have an important message for us and I hope, however imperfectly, that I can bring a bit of it to the web.
If you have comments or questions go to the: Contact Page An Email form is near the bottom, and other contact methods are listed. I will be periodically revising these sites and reader feedback is the best way to find what is working and what is not.
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that's short for Tibetan jewelry -
if you had not noticed.