▁carried ▁upon ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁L ung ▁Ta ▁( wind ▁horse ) ▁which ▁is ▁dep icted ▁on ▁Tib et an ▁prayer ▁flags . ▁By ▁rec iting ▁the ▁D har ani ▁( small ▁h ymn ) ▁of ▁C int am ani , ▁Buddh ist ▁tradition ▁maintain s ▁that ▁one ▁att ains ▁the ▁Wis dom ▁of ▁Bud d ha , ▁able ▁to ▁understand ▁the ▁truth ▁of ▁the ▁Bud d ha , ▁and ▁turn ▁aff lict ions ▁into ▁Bod hi . ▁It ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁allow ▁one ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁Holy ▁Ret inue ▁of ▁Am it ab ha ▁and ▁assembly ▁upon ▁one ' s ▁death bed . ▁ ▁In ▁Tib et an ▁Buddh ist ▁tradition ▁the ▁Ch int am ani ▁is ▁sometimes ▁dep icted ▁as ▁a ▁l umin ous ▁p ear l ▁and ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁possession ▁of ▁several ▁of ▁different ▁forms ▁of ▁the ▁Bud d ha . ▁ ▁Within ▁H indu ism , ▁it ▁is ▁connected ▁with ▁the ▁gods , ▁V ish nu ▁and ▁G anes ha . ▁In ▁H indu ▁tradition ▁it ▁is ▁often ▁dep icted ▁as ▁a ▁fab ul ous ▁j ew el ▁in ▁the ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁N aga ▁king ▁or ▁as ▁on ▁the ▁fore head ▁of ▁the ▁Mak ara . ▁The ▁Y oga ▁Vas is tha , ▁originally ▁written ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁century ▁AD , ▁contains ▁a ▁story ▁about ▁the ▁c int am ani . ▁The ▁H indu ▁V ish nu ▁Pur ana ▁speak s ▁of ▁the ▁" S y am anta ▁j ew el , ▁best