Tibetan Buddhist Eight Auspicious Symbols Copper Inlay Stone Round Pendant

SPOTTED DOG DESIGN

PRODUCT

vintage pendant

Metal

white metal copper alloy,silver color

SHAPE

round

WEIGHT

13 g

SIZE

35mm(1.38'')

Material

Stone

STONES

inlay colorful stone

Figure

treasure bowl

ORIGIN

Nepal

TIBETAN GOODS MADE IN NEPAL?  WHAT?

In the years 1959, 1960, and 1961 following the 1959 Tibetan uprising and exile of the Dalai Lama, over 20,000 Tibetans migrated to Nepal. There the Tibetan Culture flourished.  For decades, Nepal was the main station on an underground railroad for Tibetans fleeing China, which claims sovereignty over Tibet. After a long trek over the Himalayas, evading Chinese security, refugees would seek asylum in Nepal or move onward to India, where the Dalai Lama, their spiritual leader, lives in exile.  Now the doors are slamming shut, as Nepal falls under the sway of China's power and money.  Uncertainty in Tibet  On the cusp of the Dalai Lama's 80th birthday, many Tibetans wonder whether their struggle for autonomy and religious freedom will soon be lost. Desperation can be seen in the number of self-immolations that have occurred since the religious uprising of 2008 -- more than 140 to date. Some Tibetans have lost faith and are beginning to return to China.  Nepal is a case study in how a rising China has come to exert itself over its neighbors. Landlocked and impoverished, with a chaotic political system and recovering from natural disaster, Nepal has capitulated easily to Beijing's will — and nowhere has that been more strongly expressed than in the fate of would-be immigrants from Tibet.  From 1991 to 2008, an average of 2,200 Tibetans came across annually, according to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees. Only 171 made it in 2013, and fewer last year.  This is how Tibetans have come to make their goods in Nepal.

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