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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 299478, member: 2844&quot;]It is a Buddhist gong, probably from the Himalayas - Nepal, Tibet, and neighbouring countries/regions. The symbols are Sanskrit letters which stand for Buddhist concepts. </p><p>Around the central letter is a lotus petal border, the lotus stands for spiritual growth.</p><p>The &#039;tridents&#039; in between are open-ended Vajras. The vajra symbolizes very concentrated cosmic power that can lead to sudden enlightenment. It is likened to a thunderbolt or lightning.</p><p>Buddhism in the Himalayas is mostly of the Vajrayana school, in which the vajra is an important symbol.</p><p><br /></p><p>That is not on the gong.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>It is an &#039;omkar&#039;, the symbol for &#039;Om&#039;, which is the sound of cosmic consciousness.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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