Handmade Buddhist Deity Mahakala Bernagchen Art | Powerful Dharma Protector
This handmade Buddhist deity, a Mahakala Bernagchen Art, stands 9.8”/25cm tall and 7.1”/18cm at the base, weighing 2.21 kg. Made from copper, covered with a triple layer of 24K gold gilding, and carved with deeply engraved carvings that produce a magnificent 3D-like effect. This sculpture, adorned with gemstones and handcrafted by expert Nepalese artisans, elegantly symbolizes the sacred traditions of Himalayan Buddhism, making it an appropriate addition to altars, meditation spaces, or sacred collections.
Mahakala Bernagchen, the fierce protector of the Karma Kagyu lineage, is depicted in a dynamic dancing posture, embodying the power to subdue hostile forces and obstacles to enlightenment. His right hand wields a kartika (ritual flaying knife), symbolizing the cutting through of ignorance and ego, while his left hand holds a kapala (skull cup) filled with blood, representing the transformation of defilements into wisdom.
He is adorned with a five-skull crown, signifying the transmutation of the five poisons—ignorance, attachment, aversion, pride, and jealousy—into the five transcendent wisdoms. His three piercing eyes reflect his omniscient awareness of the past, present, and future. Behind him blazes a radiant halo of flames, symbolizing the fire of wisdom that consumes all delusion. Mahakala stands upon a sun disc lotus base, representing the triumph of enlightened awareness over worldly existence.
Size: 9.8”/25cm (Height) x 7.1”/18cm (Base)
Weight: 2.21kg
Materials: 24K Gold Gilded, Copper Body, Gold & Acrylic Paintings
Mahakala Bernagchen is a wrathful manifestation of Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, embodying the fierce aspect of compassion that eliminates obstacles and protects practitioners on the spiritual path. His primary role is to act as a guardian and remover of both inner and outer hindrances, ensuring the smooth progress of one's journey toward enlightenment. He does so through his unwavering power and wrathful energy, which subdue negative forces and egoic obstructions.
