Beautifully Handcarved Kunzang Gyalwa Dupa ( Bon Deity) of Ultimate Compassion Figurine
The Kunzang Gyalwa Dupa (Bon Deity), a respected Bon Deity, is skillfully built from oxidized copper with silver plating and enhanced with gold and acrylic paints. This statue, which stands at an amazing height of 17.3" (44 cm) with a base width of 13.2" (33.5 cm), illustrates the deity's holy presence. The diligent design of the figure, along with the luxurious materials, heightens its spiritual significance. This magnificent image of Kunzang Gyalwa Dupa, weighing 5.67 kg, personifies the Bon tradition's ageless strength, wisdom, and protection.
A Bon deity represents the ability to discern the suffering of sentient beings from all directions with increased wisdom and awareness. The multi-armed form, with each arm bearing symbolic artifacts such as the Dharma Wheel, burning jewel, vase, lotus, and prayer beads, symbolizes the deity's limitless ways of assisting those in need. The deity is seated in a meditation posture on a lotus pedestal, his serene and sympathetic expressions emphasizing his role in spiritual awakening and escape from samsara. Kunzang Gyalwa Dupa, adorned with jeweled crowns and celestial ornaments, manifests in various forms, from harmless to wrathful, to serve a variety of goals, including pacification, increasing, magnetizing, and subduing. The hand mudras represent compassion and activity in leading sentient beings to enlightenment.
Size: 17.3”/44cm (Height) x 13.2”/33.5cm (Base)
Weight: 5.67 kg
Material: Gold & Acrylic Paintings, Oxidized Copper Body, Silver Plated
A key figure in Bon culture, Kunzang Gyalwa Dupa represents wisdom and compassion for all people. Devotees are inspired to rise above earthly illusions by this enlightened figure, who symbolizes the ultimate union of primordial purity and perfection. His meditation presence offers the gifts of protection, peace, and freedom from suffering while guiding practitioners toward spiritual awareness.
