Bejeweled Bodhisattva Vajrasattva Statue for Meditation and Ritual
We have meticulously hand-carved this classic gold-gilded, copper statue of Bodhisattva Vajrasattva statue in our studio. The deity is portrayed carrying the vajra, a ritual weapon representing the unyielding, indestructible, and thunderbolt-like nature of enlightenment, in his left hand and a ritual bell in his right hand, representing feminine wisdom. The depiction of both represents the union of wisdom and compassion. The deity is bejeweled with beautiful gemstones like turquoise.
Add this Bodhisattva Vajrasattva statue to your shrine, or gift it to a devotee yourself for daily Buddhist rituals and activities.
Size: 12.9"/33cm (Height) x 8.6"/22cm (Base)
Weight: 3.25 kg
Material: 24K Gold Gilded, Copper Body, Acrylic Paintings
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.
