(2" in height and 1/2 " in width) Narrative ... - More than 100 years ago, the ‘Norbu Yoeser’ auspiciously grew out of a bovine species ‘Jatsam’ (a cattle cross breed of the gayal – ‘Bos frontalis’ and siri) named Daw Zam. As a farmer and a cow herder, my great great grandfather was tending the cowshed. As he neared the manger of the cows one good day, he heard the cow grit its teeth. Wondering what it could be, he patted the cow in its mouth. And there came out the tooth with a something he hasn’t seen before. Surprised by such wonderful occurrence, he left the tooth in the manger and ran home to get a silk scarf to receive the tooth with a floral aura. Still not knowing what it could be, he took the floral tooth to a great bhuddist saint in the mountains to see. It was the saint who named it NORBU YOESER (the Floral Gem if directly translated) and said that it is a very rare thing and a rare occurrence that a bovine blessed him with the floral tooth. The flower like tooth since has been kept in my maternal home in the Himalayas and has been passed down from one generation to another as a precious relic. It’s said to have the power of healing misery and bringing peace. As rare as it is, it could best be used as precious installation of any great undertakings that shall benefit the sentient beings.

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