Description
Seated Vajrasattva, Powerful Deity Of Purification Statue
This statue shows Vajrasattva, a powerful deity of purification, in a seated posture magnificently. This statue is handcrafted in Kathmandu by a Nepali artist in copper and gilded in 24K Gold. He holds a bell in his left hand and a vajra in his right hand. The bell represents knowledge, while the vajra represents compassion. He rests serenely on a lotus seat, his legs crossed. The lotus seat represents his willingness to stay in this impure cycle of samsara for the sake of sentient beings while being unblemished by its flaws.
Size: 7.4"/19cm (Height) x 3.9"/10cm (Base)
Weight: 0.75 kg
Material: 24K Gold Gilded, Copper Body, Acrylic Paintings
In ancient India, the Buddha Vajrasattva first emerged, and his tantric practice focused on purifying misconceptions and bad karma. Vajrasattva, like many other Buddhas in Vajrayana Buddhism, has a variety of popular forms and is revered as a meditational figure.