~RARE TIBETAN NUNS PROJECT TIBETAN BUDDHIST MONK/LAMA DOLL HAND-MADE BY THE NUNS~

~ Free shipping USA!/usa seller!!!~

• Tibetan Buddhist Monk or Lama doll
• crafted, mostly by hand, by the Nuns of Dolma Ling and/or Sakya Nunnery in India
• one of several unique items the Nuns make to help support themselves
• robes are made using recyled robes from the Nuns
• the monk has his mala attached
• the style & design of his garments are traditional Tibetan Buddhist (more info below)
• the doll is stuffed with cotton
• the faces are hand-embroided and each one is unique!
• the monk is  approximately 10" in height, 12" counting his tall hat
• he measures approximately 7 3/4" from the tip of each hand to the other
• he weighs 5 ounces
• each doll comes with the Tibetan Nuns Project logo & fold-out "info-tag"
• brand new and contemporary
• everything I sell ships free inside the USA!!
• I ship the same day or next business day, without fail!
• as per eBay policy, buyer pays return shipping

    

  

     Recent feedback:

     A really cute doll! Thanks! You are a pleasure to do business with.

     Excellent service. The doll is beautiful. Thank you.

     Terrific item! I'm collecting" Dolls with a purpose"(charities and WPA etc)

      Quick mailing, great reputable sell, beautiful as shown and described.

The Monk or Lama is wearing the yellow hat of the Geluk tradition, one of 4 main "lineages" in Tibetan Buddhism.  Made from felt, the hat is bright yellow accented with burgundy trim around the bottom.  The top of the hat is tall and curves forward, just like the real deal!!  The 4 are Nyimgmapa, Kagyu, Sakyapa and Gelugpa.  More alike than different, the 4 lineages are sort of like "main category - Protestant, examples of sub-categories Methodist, Lutheran, Presbyterian, etc.  Our Monk's robes are called:  1) Duga (the upper shirt), 2) Sen (the upper robe/shawl) and 3) Shamtap (the lower robe).   Our Monk is tightly stuffed with cotton.  In the picture on the center left, below,  I have pushed his upper robe aside to that you can see his shirt, which is a brilliant saffron color with royal blue adorning the ends of the sleeves.  His upper robe is tacked down but can be adjusted somewhat.  The picture on the right shows a belt that is usually not seen.  I moved his robes aside and you can see the traditional fastening, as well as his wooden mala with one larger faceted bead!!  I found his green and red felt boots, below left, irrestistable!!

 I enjoy  selling the things the nuns make, partly because they are always beautifully made and also because I like their sense of self-sufficienty!  I carry three of their malas, Carnelian, Tiger Eye and Malachite, coloful cotton mala bags, very strongly made shopping bags (save a tree, even a plastic tree!) and some beautiful Green Tara prayer flags:  please visit my Store. 

As always, please feel free to contact me if I can provide more information or pictures. I combine shipping gladly and try to keep my single item shipping prices as low as I can. It is my goal to always ship the next business day, and I rarely fail.

Should you ever be less than satisfied with one of my items, please give me the opportunity to work with you to resolve the situation, before you leave neutral or negative feedback. I want my buyers to be happy with their purchases. If there is EVER a problem, please contact me and you will find me more than willing to work with you to resolve it. My personal ethic requires me to be completely honest in describing the items I sell, but I am also capable of making a mistake. My priority is that you feel that you have received good value and been treated fairly. Thanks for visiting!

*** There is perhaps no simpler way to create good merit in this troubled world of ours than to put prayer flags up for the benefit of other living beings. Prayer flags are not just pretty pieces of colored cloth with funny writing on them. The ancient Buddhist prayers, mantras and powerful symbols displayed on them produce a spiritual vibration that is activated and carried by the wind across the countryside. All beings that are touched by the wind are uplifted and a little happier. The silent prayers are blessings spoken on the breath of nature. Just as a drop of water can permeate the ocean, prayers dissolved in the wind extend to fill all of space.

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