The Embodiment of Purity, Compassion, and Enlightenment Bodhisattva of Purification for Shrine Decor
This Vajrasattva Statue, a profound embodiment of the Bodhisattva of Purification, is a powerful representation of spiritual purification and freedom. Standing 13.4 inches tall with a base width of 9.6 inches and weighing 3.94 kg, the statue is delicately crafted from copper, gilded with 24K gold, and adorned with intricate gold and acrylic paints in the face. This statue represents the supreme level of purity in Mahayana Buddhism and encourages practitioners to focus on mental and spiritual purification through meditation, visualization, and spiritual practice.
Vajrasattva is represented in serene meditation, expressing purity and tranquility. He has a vajra (thunderbolt) in his right hand at his heart, signifying unbreakable truth and compassion, and a bell on his left, lying on his hip, representing knowledge and emptiness. Vajrasattva, wearing jewels and a crown, demonstrates divine elegance and enlightened knowledge. His gentle smile indicates his role as a guide for spiritual rebirth and freedom from negative karma.
Size: 13”/33 cm (Height) x 10.6”/27 cm (Base)
Weight: 3.62 kg
Materials: 24K Gold Gilded, Gold & Acrylic Paintings, Copper Body
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.
