Bodhisattva Vajrasattva Gold Gilded Statue for Buddhist Altar and Meditation
We, Vajrayana artists from Kathmandu Valley, have masterfully hand-carved the Bodhisattva Vajrasattva statue in the traditional Himalayan style. The statue's copper body has been gilded with gold to give it a beautiful sheen. The Bodhisattva is seen in his typical calm and tranquil demeanor, seated on a moon disc lotus seat and adopting the lotus position. He has a vajra, which represents the impermanence and constancy of reality, in his right hand and a bell, which stands for emptiness and the sound of wisdom, in his left hand. The additional gemstones to the statue adorn the deity.
Since many centuries ago, we have been creating old Vajrayana statues like this one. A perfect addition to your Buddhist Altar and a gift for any devout.
Size: 16.5"/42cm (Height) x 12.2"/31cm (Base)
Weight: 7.10 kg
Material: 24K Gold Gilded, Copper Body, Acrylic Paintings
Vajrasattva is 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.
