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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 4487708, member: 2844"]It is a beauty, [USER=64355]@GreekAntiques[/USER] .</p><p><br /></p><p>That's a tricky one. It is Tibetan, and most sources call it a ceremonial monk's hat. That is all I know, and there are countless styles of monk's hats, for different sects and occasions.</p><p>I wonder if it is associated with the ancient Bön religion, rather than Tibetan Buddhism. There are parallels between the two, because Tibetan Buddhism is greatly influenced by Bön, although some sects more so than others.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 4487708, member: 2844"]It is a beauty, [USER=64355]@GreekAntiques[/USER] . That's a tricky one. It is Tibetan, and most sources call it a ceremonial monk's hat. That is all I know, and there are countless styles of monk's hats, for different sects and occasions. I wonder if it is associated with the ancient Bön religion, rather than Tibetan Buddhism. There are parallels between the two, because Tibetan Buddhism is greatly influenced by Bön, although some sects more so than others.[/QUOTE]
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