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Dorje Phagmo Handmade Statue - A Radiant Embodiment of Wisdom and Fierce Compassion
This Dorje Phagmo Handmade Statue is a finely crafted representation of Dorje Phagmo, the Vajrayana form of Vajravarahi associated with transformative wisdom, fearlessness, and the cutting away of delusion. Measuring 11.0”/28cm in height with a 7.3”/18.5cm base and weighing 1.72 kg, the sculpture is crafted from a copper body and finished with 24K gold gilding, detailed acrylic painting, and carefully set gemstones. The intricate surface work highlights the elaborate crown, jewelry, garments, ornaments, and lotus pedestal, while the painted details bring definition to the face, hair, and expressive features. Carefully placed gemstones add refined accents throughout the ornaments, complementing the luminous gilded surface and demonstrating the precision of traditional Himalayan metal craftsmanship.
Dorje Phagmo is depicted in her characteristic dynamic form as a powerful female wisdom deity, standing in a graceful yet forceful posture that expresses her active and uncompromising nature. She has one face and two arms, with a fierce yet focused expression and the distinctive appearance of a Vajrayana dakini. Her dark, flowing hair rises dramatically behind her head, conveying the energetic force of awakened wisdom. Her right hand traditionally holds the curved vajra-handled ritual knife, or kartika, symbolizing the cutting of ignorance, attachment, and conceptual obscurations, while her left hand holds a kapala, or skull cup, representing the transformation of negative states of mind into awakened wisdom. A khatvanga staff rests against her left shoulder, traditionally associated with her tantric identity and the transformation of ordinary experience into the path of enlightenment. Her elaborate crown, earrings, necklaces, bracelets, armlets, and flowing garments identify her as an enlightened tantric deity, while her dynamic stance conveys fearlessness and powerful spiritual activity. In traditional representations, the small sow's head associated with Vajravarahi appears as a distinctive identifying attribute, symbolizing the transcendence of ignorance. Together, her ritual implements, dynamic posture, fierce expression, tantric ornaments, and characteristic sow symbolism identify Dorje Phagmo as a powerful embodiment of transcendent wisdom and the transformation of delusion.
Size: 11.0”/28cm (Height) x 7.3”/18.5cm (Base)
Weight: 1.72 kg
Material: 24K Gold Gilded, Acrylic Painting, Copper Body, Gemstones
Dorje Phagmo, known in Sanskrit as Vajravarahi, is a principal yidam and female deity in Tibetan Buddhism associated with the highest levels of tantric practice. Her name translates to "Diamond Sow," symbolizing the transformation of delusion into pristine wisdom. Revered for swift spiritual awakening, her practice dissolves obstacles on the path to liberation.