Traditionally Hand Carved Vajrasattva Practice Sculpture
The Vajrasattva Practice Sculpture was traditionally hand-crafted exclusively in our studio in Nepal. The figure was carved using a copper body, gilded with 24k genuine gold and finely painted with acrylic paint to highlight the intricate design pattern of the statue. The deity is depicted seated upon a moon disc lotus with a peaceful expression as he holds a vajra with his right hand before his chest and a bell in his left hand. The deity is decorated with numerous body ornaments that are mesmerizingly embedded with numerous jewel stones and a silver-plated finish. You can use this figurine for different Buddhist Rituals and meditational practices and will be a perfect gift for a practitioner like you.
Size: 12.9"/33cm (Height) x 8.2"/21cm (Base)
Weight: 3.95 kg
Material: Oxidized Copper Body, Acrylic Paintings, Silver Plated
Vajrasattva 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.
