Lion-faced Wrathful Deity | Simhamukha - Protector of Spiritual Practitioners

Buddhist Wrathful Lion-faced Deity | Tibetan Style Handcarved Statue 

This Lion-faced Wrathful Deity, also known as Simhamukha, measures 23.4”/59.5cm in height and 15.7”/40cm at the base and weighs 8.38 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, handcrafted by expert Nepalese artisans, elegantly symbolizes Himalayan Buddhism's sacred traditions, making it an appropriate addition to altars, meditation places, or sacred collections.

Simhamukha, also known as the Lion-Faced Dakini, is a wrathful female deity in Vajrayana Buddhism who embodies the fierce aspect of enlightened wisdom and protection. She is depicted with a dark blue body, symbolizing the boundless nature of space and the profound clarity of transcendent wisdom that absorbs all delusions. Her lion face radiates fearless compassion and the power to vanquish hostile forces, inner demons, and obstacles on the spiritual path. She stands with one leg pressing down on an evil being in a dancing posture, demonstrating her dominance over ignorance and ego. Her right hand wields a flaying knife (kṛittikā), cutting through attachments and illusions. At the same time, her left arm supports a skull cup (kapala), representing the transformation of impure perceptions into wisdom nectar. Resting on her shoulder is a ritual staff (khatvanga) topped with a triple vajra and three skulls, symbolizing the purified body, speech, and mind, and her transcendence over time. She wears a crown of five skulls, indicating the transformation of the five mental poisons into the five wisdoms, and a garland of severed heads or skulls, expressing her fearless embrace of impermanence. Her three all-seeing eyes perceive the totality of existence—past, present, and future—with enlightened awareness. Surrounded by a flaming halo adorned with skull motifs, Simhamukha's nude form represents her complete freedom from conceptual limitations and her direct, unfiltered manifestation of enlightened activity.

Size: 23.4”/59.5cm (Height) x 15.7”/40cm (Base)
Weight: 8.38 kg
Material: 24K Gold Gilded, 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 and represents 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.