Om Mani Padme Hum – the mantra of Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of compassion, carved in stone. In the Himalayas these stones are found everywhere: alone by the wayside, stacked into long walls on mountain passes, piled up on hilltops and in the courtyards of monasteries. Whoever passes by adds another stone. Our mani stones are made in a workshop rich in tradition in Nepal, where carving and painting are regarded as sadhana – a spiritual practice carried out with the same care as a recitation. The stones are shaped by hand, the letters carved one by one and, depending on the version, painted in strong colours. Available in different sizes, painted or unpainted. Each stone is unique: shape, size and colours vary, because the natural stone dictates the form and not the other way round.
