Phra Siwali relic stone carved Buddha

Sacred Phra Siwali stones carved with a stylized image of the Buddha.
Handicrafts made by forest monks during their thudong retreats.
Very beautiful votive object / relic to add to an Altar.
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Phra Siwali relic stones deprive sacred caves
located on the border between Burma and Thailand.

These stones vaguely resemble sponge fossils
and have the particularity of growing little by little
if we spray them with water every day!
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I myself saw one of these stones pass by (in 25 years)
from the size of an egg to the size of a melon.
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They are considered to be relics of Bodhisattvas from the distant past
and must be treated with great respect.