Handcrafted Hayagriva Statue | 51 cm Tall Buddhist Figurine of Protection
This Handcrafted Hayagriva Statue reflects the refined artistry and traditional craftsmanship of Himalayan Buddhist sculpture. Measuring 51 cm (20.08 inches) in height with a 41 cm (16.14 inches) base and weighing 8.76 kg, it features a copper body enhanced with gold detailing and acrylic painting. The carefully worked surface highlights Hayagriva’s powerful form, wrathful expression, symbolic elements, and intricate ornamental details, while the gold accents and acrylic painting add definition, contrast, and visual richness to selected features. The combination of precise copper sculpting, traditional gold finishing, and detailed painting reflects the patience, skill, and dedication of skilled Himalayan artisans in creating this sacred representation of Hayagriva’s protective energy.
Hayagriva, a powerful wrathful manifestation of enlightened compassion, embodies the forceful removal of obstacles, negative influences, and spiritual hindrances. He is depicted with one fierce face and two arms, expressing the dynamic energy of awakened wisdom. His large round eyes, powerful expression, sharp canine teeth, and upward-flowing hair symbolize the intensity and fearlessness of enlightened activity. A horse head above his crown represents his unique enlightened form and the transformative power to overcome negativity. His hands hold sacred attributes that symbolize the subjugation of obstacles and protection of the Dharma path. Adorned with a crown of five dry skulls, earrings, gold and jewel ornaments, serpent ornaments, and a tiger-skin skirt, he displays the powerful attire of a wrathful deity. His consort, depicted with one face and two arms, holds a skull cup and wears wrathful ornaments with a leopard-skin garment, symbolizing the union of wisdom and enlightened activity. Together, they stand upon figures above a sun disc and multicolored lotus, surrounded by flames of pristine awareness, representing the triumph of awakened wisdom over ignorance and the transformation of obstacles into enlightened realization.
Size: 20.08”/51cm (Height) x 16.14”/41cm (Base)
Weight: 8.76 kg
Material: Copper Body, Gold and Acrylic Painting
Hayagriva is a powerful wrathful deity in Vajrayana Buddhism, revered as a manifestation of enlightened compassion and a protector of the Dharma. Known as the “Horse-Necked One,” he is associated with overcoming obstacles, dispelling negative forces, and transforming ignorance into wisdom. Often depicted with a fierce expression and a horse head emerging from his crown, Hayagriva symbolizes the dynamic energy of enlightened activity that subdues harmful influences and protects practitioners on the path to awakening. His practice is especially valued for purification, protection, and the removal of spiritual and worldly obstacles.
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