Vajrasattva Practice Statue, Tibetan Dorje Sempa Sculpture
The Vajrasattva Statue Dorje Sempa was expertly hand-carved in our workshop by master craftsmen from Nepal who practice the centuries-old Buddhist Himalayan technique of creating sacred sculptures. The statue represents a deity carved from copper and adorned with 24k gold and acrylic paint. It depicts the deity sitting on a moon disc lotus draped in robes. The deity holds a vajra in one hand above her chest and a bell in the other hand above her lap. This statue can be used in various Buddhist rituals and meditation exercises.
Size: 18.1"/46cm (Height) x 13.7"/35cm (Base)
Weight: 8.66 kg
Material: 24K Gold Gilded, Copper Body, Acrylic Paintings
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.
