Vajrasattva Lord of the Mandalas Statue with Gemstone Adornments and Copper Body
The Vajrasattva Lord of the Mandalas Statue is 10.2 inches tall and is beautifully fashioned of copper with 24K gold plating. This sacred image of Vajrasattva, embellished with beautiful gold and acrylic paints and intricate hand-carved jewels, represents purity and spiritual understanding. With a 7.1-inch base and a weight of 1.84 kg, this wonderfully carved statue is a powerful emblem for any meditation or spiritual place.
Vajrasattva, the Lord of the Mandalas, is seen reclining in a contemplative pose with a vajra in his right hand, signifying the indestructibility of truth, and a ghanta (bell) in his left hand, denoting knowledge. His tranquil demeanor and magnificent robes, decorated with jewels and accented with glittering gold, suggest the utmost purity and clarity associated with Vajrasattva meditation. This statue is good for practitioners who do purification meditations because it reminds them of the route to enlightenment by removing barriers and purifying negative karma.
Size: 10.2”/26cm (Height) x 7.1”/18cm (Base)
Weight: 1.84 kg
Material: 24K Gold Gilded, Gold & Acrylic Paintings, Gemstone, Copper Body
Vajrasattva is typically regarded as the second patriarch in the Shingon Buddhist lineage, the first being Vairocana Buddha. According to Kukai's writings in Record of the Dharma Transmission, Nagarjuna encountered Vajrasatva in an iron tower in southern India, based on Amoghavajra's testimony. As recounted in the Mahavairocana Sutra, Vajrasatva inducted Nagarjuna into the abhiseka ceremony and entrusted him with the esoteric teachings he had gained from Vairocana Buddha. Kukai doesn't go into detail on Vajrasatva or his beginnings.
