Description
Traditional Himalayan Buddhist Statue of Tilopa
This intriguing sculpture depicts Guru Tilopa with amazing craftsmanship. The statue is expertly fashioned from oxidized copper by professional artisans in Nepal and is enhanced with deeply engraved carvings that produce magnificent 3D effects. This Guru Tilopa Statue is a monument to Nepal's rich artistic legacy and serves as a symbol of enlightenment and spiritual advice.
Size: 8.7”/22cm (Height) × 5.5”/14cm (Base)
Weight: 2.05 kg
Material: Oxidized Copper Body
Tilopa was born into the priestly caste, which some traditions claim to be a royal family, but he chose to become a monk after receiving instructions from a dakini (a female Buddha whose purpose is to inspire practitioners) to lead a nomadic life. She made it abundantly plain to Tilopa right that the people who had raised him were not his true parents but rather the rudimentary knowledge and the universal voidness. Tilopa adopted a monastic lifestyle over time, following the Dakini's advice, adopting the monastic vows, and developing into a learned scholar. Dakini guided Tilopa's spiritual path, and the distance between him and enlightenment was closed by the regular visits of his dakini instructor.