Tibetan jewelry and Nepalese jewelry are all made by the people around the Himalaya. The style and origin are the same, only difference is the nationality. For convinces we will call jewelry from both places just Tibetan Jewelry. On this page you can find rings, bracelet, pendants, and earrings. Everything is handmade by individual artisans or collected by the artist during his travel.

See our Tibetan Pendant and our Silver jewelry.

You can also find handmade Tibetan Furniture.

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The Tibetan people have very deep religious beliefs. The Tibetan Buddhism is an offshoot of the Buddhism originated in India and popularized in China. In Tibet and Nepal people are very religious. Religion has integrated to people’s everyday life. Thus most of the Tibetan jewelry designs have religious background or religious uses.

The common designs are

OM mantra rings and pendants.

Eight auspicious symbol pendants.

Gau prayer box pendants/locket for carrying secret blessings.

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Tibetan jewelry has very unique style. Apart from the religious influences, the jewelry pieces are bold and beautiful, often with striking bright colors. The materials often used for Tibetan jewelry are Tibetan silver, gemstones, faux stones. Tibetan silver is an alloy of silver, copper and nickel. Nowadays Tibetan silver is mostly copper. Most often used Gemstones are Turquoise, red coral, and amber.

Tibetan jewelry made with silver and precious stones can be very pricey. In Tibet a fine quality Turquoise or red coral bead can cost up to 1000 us dollars or a herd of sheep if you are a Tibetan. The local Tibetans often travel with a bead necklace for trade or monetary payment.

You can find fine quality with sterling silver and fine turquoise here.

If you care more about the style and want to wear them day-to-day, you can also buy very affordable ones with Tibetan silver and Gemstones here.

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The OM mantra is one of the religious symbols that often shows up on Tibetan jewelry pieces. OM is short for Om Mani Padme Hum The mantra can not be translated into a simple sentence. Om Mani Padme Hum is the mantra of Chenrezig.

“Through mantra, we no longer cling to the reality of the speech and sound encountered in life, but experience it as essentially empty. Then confusion of the speech aspect of our being is transformed into enlightened awareness.”

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The dZi beads (pronounced zee) are one of the more peculiar things in Tibet. dZi means “shine, brightness, clearness, splendor”, and the bead is called “Heaven’s Bead” in Chinese. The bead has eye shaped patterns and other lines as decorations. The number of eyes determine the value and meaning of the dZi beads. The nine-eye dZi beads are believed to be the holiest and has tremendous power.

The nature and origin of the bead is very mysterious. There is still no knowledge of how the bead is formed with such patterns or if it is truly formed by nature. Even the method of making the manmade dZi bead is not known.

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The eight symbols are often used on pendants, pantings and Tibetan furnitures.

Eight Auspicious Signs jewelry symbolizes the steps to take to follow in the Buddha’s path.

The eight symbols include:


White Umbrella: a symbol of loyalty and faith and protection from evils.


Golden Fish: a symbol of happiness, saved from suffering.


Vase: a symbol of immortality hidden treasure.


Lotus: a symbol of purity and spiritual enlightenment.


Conch Shell: a symbol of spoken teachings.


Knot of Eternity: a symbol of unity of and time.


Victory Standard: a symbol of victory over ignorance and death.


Dharma Wheel: a symbol of spiritual law.

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