Huge Nine Eyed dZi bead discovered in Bhutan.  This bead remains in a private collection in Nepal.

A collection of ancient dZi beads.

Large Twelve Striped Etched Carnelian. Pyu Period, Burma.

Many ancient glass beads were designed to look like banded agate. They were also an affordable alternative to genuine stone beads.

These beads were excavated in the City of Balh, Afghanistan. Similar beads have been found in the Indus Valley, Egypt and Iran. Alt...

 Above: A rare ancient Phum dZi bead with eyes. Availablity. There are relatively very few ancient dZi beads that come into th...

Ancient Sakor Namkor dZi   This Sakor Namkor dZi and similar beads with a distinct dullness, are commonly looked upon as fire offering bea...

A widely held Tibetan belief is that a damaged dZi bead has absorbed or averted a major catastrophe or protected the owner from gre...

A very nice small barrel shaped two eyed dZi. This type of dZi is certainly more affordable than other eyed beads. They make wonderful add...

A stunning selection of fine ancient dZi and other collectible ancient beads.

A superb necklace of ancient Tiger dZi.

This is a beautiful and not so common decorated carnelian bead. The bead displays a cross design with three dots or eyes in each section. S...

This two eyed dZi is almost fully white in colour. Beads with weak decoration and base colour are often looked upon as being less poten...

A very nice selection of Tasso, Phum and small barrel shaped eyed dZi.

Imitation dZi beads from India.

Above: An ancient four eyed dZi that unfortunately got damaged at some point in its history. Deep wear can be seen at the damaged end. This...

A variety of the more commonly seen bead shapes   The long fusiform or barrel shaped beads are usually associated with dZi with decorated ...

Some of the decorations seen on ancient dZi Beads can display a large variety of decorations. Some common designs are shown above. Decorati...

Are ancient dZi still worn today? Many Tibetans continue to wear their heirloom beads, however, the majority of Tibetans keep their beads...

Four Striped Chung with shavings or digs around the holes. This is an indication that this bead may have been used for medicinal purpo...

Above photo: Different types of  ancient dZi beads (Wylie: gZi) In Tibet and the Himalayan regions the word dZi (say zee) is the ...

dZi, Coral, Turquoise and other precious stones adorn the most revered statues in the Himalayan regions.

Antique Tibetan thokcha representing Vajarapani   Thogchag or Thokcha are also prized in the Himalayan regions and some are believ...

Turquoise (Yu in Tibetan) is one of the most stunning of all natural minerals and is probably the most valuable 'non-transparent' s...

These rare Oval Shaped dZi are amongst the rarest of the dZi family. In East Tibet the Long Life Vase dZi (Second from right) is more desir...

Tiger dZi are striped oval shaped dZi. They are called Tiger dZi because of the obvious tiger stripe design. They are not to be confused wi...

His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse seen wearing a wonderful selection of authentic dZi.

Natural Agate eye pendant

Tibetan Mala Prayer Beads

Coral Bead adornment

Super large Chung dZi

Three Eyed dZi (Closed Eyes)

A Tibetan Pilgrim wearing his mala (prayer beads), dZi and coral.

Guru Rinpoche is known by Tibetans as the 'Second Buddha'. He was responsible for fully establishing Buddhism in Tibet and there ar...

  A marvelous Tibetan headdress comprising coral and turquoise beads.

A Tibetan Ritual dancer with the fierce Mahakala image on his costume.

A rare type of special Chung dZi.

Luk Mik (Goat's Eye) Dzi

Tasso dZi (Horse Tooth) with blood spots. Blood spots are said to appear from within the body of the dZi and are thought to be iron inclusi...

I have created this blog as a way of gaining a deeper understanding of the sacred dZi beads found in the Himalayan regions of Nepal, India, ...