In 1938 the Nazis sent an expedition to Tibet in search of occult treasures. During this trek, the lead scientist, Ernst Schäfer stole an iron deity depicting a man in seated posture. On the deity’s chest was the sacred swastika and in his hand he held an unknown object.
No one knows who the carved man is or what he is holding in his hand. Some say it is a deity of Vaisravana, a Buddhist deity of wealth, and the object in his hand a bag of money or the “wish-fulfilling” gem. The statue is just under 10 inches tall and weighs almost 23 pounds.
By analyzing the composition of the deity (mostly iron with a large presence of nickle), scientists have determined that this meteor was part of a shower that hit along the Siberian-Mongolian border between 10,000 and 20,000 years ago.
The deity was carved from a solid iron meteorite – the only known carving of a human figure from an object from space.
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Amazing
Extremely. Interesting. Is there any links available regarding that meteor shower 10,000 to 20,000 years ago?
I have long thought the “celestial weapons” in the Mahabharata are also from meteorites, forged in Assyria/Mittani capitol of WassuKanni, which I translated as VishnuKanni: VishNu Blacksmiths. Those are actually iron/chromium/nickel alloy combInes meteorites called “Nantan” and you can Google it and find websites selling them. Those fell in 516A.D. Understand? These “Kanni” are the Toni “Cains” that invaded Ugarit and renamed it “Canaan”: they spoke “Akkadian/Kuru/Luwian/Levite.”
The sword found on King Tuts chest was made from iron/nickel meteorite. I think it was the iron weapons given to Amenhotep III by Mittani king “Tushratta.” I am positive he is actually “Dashartha”, the TEN AVATARS OF VISHNU. Making him “Artha” that pulled “Excaliber from a stone” which was a meteorite. He is Yuya, the person Hindus know as San Jaya. No doubt:his daughter, married to Amenhotep III/Yamuni, is Tiye, actually Sa TyaVati, and “Tushratta called her Nimue. Yamuna built her a lake. Tushratta called Yamuni “Nimmuria” and Amenhotep III/Yamuni sailed on a golden ship on that lake. NIMUE/Satyavati IS THE REAL, HISTORICAL “Lady of the Lake” that gave Excaliber to her son, not grandson: Tut. Every see a Thai Buddhist temple with a golden boat and Buddha holding that sword??? I have!
Buddha never used Swastika . Swastika is the sign of Ganesh
Very happy to read this article about Hinduism
Where is that statue now? Where did you get that information from?
The Swastika is easily explained. It is some 18,000 years old. The Swastika is the Yantra (symbol) of the original Aryan Constitution. The Mantra (the condensed verbal vibrations) gives the four institutions, the objectives, the ordination and dedication in the Rik Veda: “Om Bhadram Karne bhi shrenayama Devaha, Om Bhadram Pashyemakshu bir yajathraha, Sthiray rangay sthusthuvahum swasthino bhihi, vyashema deva hitham yadayuhu. Swasthina Indro Vridhashrawaha. Swahtina Poosha Vishwavedaha. Swasthniastharkshyo arishtanaemihi. Swasthina Brishapathir Dathathu. Om Shanti, shanthi, shantihi”. (Circa 18,000 B.C). P.S. The Vedas are not “epics” but an orally transmitted compendium of the Aryan experience while the Upanishads are the wisdom distilled therefrom. The Puranas are mythology and traditional History, often distorted to reconcile and enable the inclusion of various different tradtitions within the Aryan fold. The “auspiciousness” of the Swastika is the promise of the “rule of law” that is enabled by the four institutions mentioned in this Aryan Constitution having the qualities associated with them. Vasihravana is not “Budhist” but of Brahmin origin as are all pre-Ashokan Budhist deities.
What tools are used to carve solid iron + nickle?
Where is the Deity now? In Germany? Museum, which one? Very good statue!
The Swasthika carved in the statue is not the normal Swasthika found in the Indian mythology but it is a reverse image of Swasthika which was adopted by the Nazis.
Please note that in China the Swastika is traditionally depicted both ways (clockwise and counter clockwise).
For my its the symbol of agni.The agni burning in the solaris plexus.
IndiaDivine, thanks for the Amazing, Interesting and Mysterious topics and subjects.
What about the “Iron Pillar” in Delhi? It never gets rusted. I read in ‘Chariots of the Gods’ by Erich Von Daniken, or u can see this on Utube, it very interesting!
Interesting
I asked my friend Jampa who is a Vajrayana Buddhist scholar about this statue and he gave me a response and elicited additional information from another scholar. The statue is not of a Buddhist but of a Bon Lama. The Bons predated Buddhism in Tibet and are still there. The Lama is wearing a hat only worn by Bon lamas and the reverse swastika is more commonly used by Bons than by Tibetan Buddhists although it is used by both. The Tibetan term for swastika is yungdrung, meaning eternal and everlasting. It has a similar meaning to Dharma or the Tao. The predominant sect of Bon is yungdrung Bon. Another Bon scholar tells me that this statue is of a Bon lineage master who attained the body of light. As such they are also venerated by the Buddhists as Buddhas.
Brad Rockwell, I have studied Vajrayana Buddhism as well as Sanatana Dharma for many years and my first impression on viewing this statue is it was a lama rather than a deity, based on his headgear. It reminds me of images I have seen of lineage founders specifically Gelugpa(google Tsongkhapa) and Sakyapa. There are also old amulets made partially or completely of meteorite iron known as ‘thogchag’.
Vary good and interesting reading material. If U could give further information about the whereabouts of the statue and other details such as whether the research done and the following outcome of the same.
What I find very interesting is everyone’s understanding & knowledge of the Deity. I must say you guys do have very intense knowledge of what you are talking.
Keep the talking going on all subjects on this site.
Many thanks .