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24k Gold Gilded, Hand Crafted Vajrasattva Heruka
The statue of the Vajrasattva Heruka was traditionally hand-crafted by the master craftsmen of Nepal with flawless intricate carvings. The sculpture was carved using a copper body and gilded with 24k genuine gold over various parts of the body, which was then polished giving it a luster to the figure. The deity is depicted seated upon a moon disc lotus with a peaceful expression as he holds a vajra in his right hand above his chest and a bell in his left hand above his lap. The Deity is decorated with numerous precious gemstones over the body ornaments and the crown that he wears, the carving patterns of the statue were exclusively crafted in the valley of Kathmandu with precise and flawless design patterns.
This statue of the Vajrasattva Heruka will be a tremendous gift from Nepal to a practitioner like you from Nepal.
Size: 8.6"/22cm (Height) x 6.6"/17cm (Base)
Weight: 1.29 kg
Material: 24K Gold Gilded, Copper Body, Acrylic Paintings
Vajrasatva is typically regarded as the second patriarch in the Shingon Buddhist lineage, the first being Vairocana Buddha. According to Kukai's writings in Record of the Dharma Transmission, Nagarjuna encountered Vajrasatva in an iron tower in southern India, based on Amoghavajra's testimony. As recounted in the Mahavairocana Sutra, Vajrasatva inducted Nagarjuna into the abhiseka ceremony and entrusted him with the esoteric teachings he had gained from Vairocana Buddha. Kukai doesn't go into detail on Vajrasatva or his beginnings.