Excellent hand carving of the image of Bodhidharma (??????who was a semi-legendary Buddhist monk who lived during the 5th or 6th century CE. He is traditionally credited as the transmitter of Chan Buddhism to China, and is regarded as its first Chinese patriarch. According to a 17th-century apocryphal story found in a manual called Yijin Jing, he began the physical training of the monks of Shaolin Monastery that led to the creation of Shaolin kungfu. He is known as Dámó in China and as Daruma in Japan. His name means "dharma of awakening (bodhi)" in Sanskrit. The image of this pendant is vividly carved , solemn and peaceful with wisdom, full of blessing energy. Besides the outstanding excellent carving art, the Hetian nephrite jade value should be considered . Its beautiful golden heavy vulcanized is very rare, and it is made fro such a totally natural single cobblestone Hetian nephrite. The image of Bodhidharma combining with such a natural cobblestone nephrite should bring wonderful energy. You could discover there are some natural form lines and potholes (you could discover this on the back of the pendant)?this is the characteristic of real river polished cobblestone nephrite. This pendant is marked as vintage because it is made in 2003, and has been kept my me for many years . It is totally new and never used by anyone, full of pure energy. The necklace is hand braiding with natural Hetian white nephrite pebbles . Beads part is 22 inches. Adjustable for longer lengths. ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????? ????????