1 Wheel of Mantras
2 Kalachakra mantra
3 Buddha
4 Manjushri
5 Padmasambhava
6 Buddha Amoghasiddhi
7 Bodhisattvas and deities of prosperity
8 Gods and divinities
9 Gods and divinities
10 Tortoise
11 Tortoise’s belly
12 Symbolic signs
13 Symbolic signs
14 Various protector deities
15 Various protector deities
16 Inscriptions
17 Inscriptions
18 Inscriptions
19 Inscriptions with instructions
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Protective Astrological Chart

This Tibetan astrological chart is an auspicious talisman and an instructional tool that is believed to bring good fortune to all those who see, display, or possess it. It integrates astrological, calendrical, and elemental symbols to present options for averting or minimizing negative circumstances, whether internal or external, to attain the best possible outcome.

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Wheel of Mantras

with lotus petals holding seven auspicious symbols interspersed with vajras (symbols of stability)

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Kalachakra mantra

comprising ten letters forming one tenfold power symbol

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Buddha

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Manjushri

(associated with wisdom and knowledge)

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Padmasambhava

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Buddha Amoghasiddhi

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Bodhisattvas and deities of prosperity

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Gods and divinities

associated with worldly success, well-being, and contentment

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Gods and divinities

associated with worldly success, well-being, and contentment

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Tortoise

emanation of Manjushri and a metaphor for creation

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Tortoise’s belly

with concentric circles that illustrate, from the inside out, the nine magic numbers, eight trigrams, and twelve animals of the zodiac, which combined with the five elements, form the sixty-year cycle of the Tibetan calendar

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Symbolic signs

“seals” that serve to protect from obstacles

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Symbolic signs

“seals” that serve to protect from obstacles

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Various protector deities

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Various protector deities

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Inscriptions

with wishes for good fortune and well-being

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Inscriptions

praising Buddha Amoghasiddhi and the deities depicted here, extolling them to help in obtaining worldly success and well-being

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Inscriptions

praising Buddha Amoghasiddhi and the deities depicted here, extolling them to help in obtaining worldly success and well-being

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Inscriptions with instructions

on improving luck while bidding deities, gods, and environmental entities to help avert troubles and obstacles

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