Tibetan Buddhist Fierce Simhamukha Handcrafted Statue
This Tibetan Buddhist Fierce Simhamukha Handcrafted Statue stands at 10.6”/27cm in height and 7.1”/18cm at the base, with a weight of 2.07 kg. Made from 24K Gold Gilded, Gold & Acrylic Paintings, Copper Body, this powerful piece embodies traditional craftsmanship by skilled Nepali artisans. With its dynamic form and detailed finish, the statue is perfect for enhancing meditation spaces, personal altars, or sacred collections with a bold spiritual presence.
Simhamukha is portrayed in a dynamic dancing posture, symbolizing the active energy of enlightened wisdom. A halo of flames surrounds her, representing the purification of ignorance and negative emotions. In her left hand, she holds a kapāla, or skull cup, a traditional symbol of transformation, turning defilements into wisdom. Resting on her shoulder is the khaṭvāṅga staff, which signifies her tantric power and deep connection to wisdom deities. In her right hand, she carries a kartika, a ritual flaying knife used to cut through ego and delusion. She stands triumphantly atop a subdued being, symbolizing the destruction of inner obstacles and ignorance. Together, these elements express Simhamukha’s fierce compassion and her role as a powerful guardian in Tibetan Buddhism.
Size: 10.6”/27cm (Height) x 7.1”/18cm (Base)
Weight: 2.07 kg
Material: 24K Gold Gilded, Gold & Acrylic Paintings, Copper Body
Simhamukha, meaning "Lion-faced," is a wrathful wisdom dakini in Tibetan Buddhism, especially within the Dzogchen and Nyingma traditions. She is depicted with the head of a snow lion, often roaring, symbolizing the fierce and joyful dispelling of discursive thoughts and negative energies. Naked and wild, Simhamukha embodies complete freedom from conceptual obscurations, representing the transformation of anger into enlightened awareness. Considered an emanation of Guhyajnana Dakini or Mandarava (consorts of Padmasambhava), she is a powerful meditational deity whose primary function is to avert magical attacks and remove obstacles, including evil spirits and curses. Her fierce form is a compassionate protector that cuts through ignorance and negativity to aid practitioners on the path to enlightenment. Simhamukha is often shown with blue or dark skin, holding ritual implements like a vajra and skull cup, and trampling on Yama, the lord of death, symbolizing victory over death and delusion. She is revered as a great mother and wisdom dakini whose roar defeats any negativity or obstacle.
