HAND CRAFTED DETAILED TIBETAN BUDDHIST PADMASAMBHAVA GURU RINPOCHE STATUE USA

Description: The small studio in Oregon that produces these statues is experiencing a price increase in the special and hard to get material they use. Unfortunately, that is increasing my price and subsequently, your price... beautifully detailed portrayal of the beloved Tibetan Buddhist deity, Padmasambhava, or Guru Rinpoche (precious guru), "Lotus Born" as he is known in Tibetan Many consider him to be a "second Buddha" and he is extremely important in the history and practice of all Tibetan Buddhists, especially in Tibet!!He symbolizes spiritual protection and wisdom and was the original founder or Lamaism Created by an incredible artist who works in a small gallery in Oregonhand-finished, hand-polished and inscribed on the bottom with his mantra, OM AH HUM VAJRA GURU PADMA SIDDHI HUMpresents three symbols commonly associated with him: Guru Rinpoche holds in his right hand a vajra (thunderbolt); His left hand holds a patra (begging bowl) and leaning against the left side of his body is his unique endemic symbol, the khatvanga, a danda (stick; staff) with three severed heads denoting liberation from the three worlds"IVORY" look, without the damage to the environmentthe height of this statue is a bit under 2" and the width is approximately 1 1/4"For more information about this unique Tibetan deity, formerly an Indian Saint, please see below.*** Buy With Confidence: We are practicing Buddhists We respect the importance of these religious materials We use the same products that we sell USA-based *** Padmasambhava, an emanation of the Buddha Amitaba, was a great yogi from the region that borders on present-day Pakistan and Afghanistan. He brought Buddhism to Tibet in the eighth century and is affectionately called Guru Rinpoche. He spent more than 55 years in Tibet, manifesting countless wonders and is highly revered by all the schools of Tibetan Buddhism, and especially by the Nyingma. Guru Padmasambhava gave teachings and transmission of the Vajrayana to hundreds of disciples. His main students, The Twenty Five Disciples, are the root incarnations of the masters of this day. With his principle disciple, Yeshe Tsogyal, he concealed thousands of hidden teachings or Termas in many places for the benefit of future generations. Some termas are discovered within the mindstream of realized disciples, and are revealed when most appropriate for the times. In this way each successive generation of students is able to make a new beginning with a fresh revelation that is suited to its particular needs and capacities. Similarly, the distance from the Buddha to the practitioner is very short when a revelation is fresh and direct and there is no possibility of loss or corruption in the line of transmission. Through the Terma tradition the Nyingma school has been able to stay in close and continual contact with the spirit, energy and inspiration of Guru Rinpoche. Historical background of Padmasambhava, Guru Rinpoche's life and times From around 640 to 842 CE, Tibet was in a phase of expansion during which it absorbed the state of Zhang-zhung, and then substantial Chinese, Nepalese and other territories surrounding it. It was near the end of this period, that under royal patronage, the first Tibetan Buddhist monastery was founded at Sam'ye. According to legend, local deities and demons opposed to the introduction of Buddhism, destroyed every at night what was being built during the day. Therefore, the king consulted Santarakshita, the Indian monastic who was going to be the first abbot of the new monastery. His advice was that the tantric mahasiddha (great adept) Padmasambhava be summoned from India to tame local deities and bind them to the service of Buddha-dharma. It is Padmasambhava's journey through the Tibetan landscape during which he subdues and binds a succession of named deities at specific places that is at the core of accounts of his life. These events, mythical, legendary or historical have consequences for practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism today since they determine the way in which these beings are perceived and treated, in visualization, the making of representations and in other practices. That is the most important aspect of his work, and the reason why he is referred to as Guru Rinpoche, being regarded as the "second Buddha." As a consequence, he is often considered the most important siddha or accomplished yogi, and he is the central figure in the lineages that continue to preserve and transmit the siddha tradition. View more great items

Price: 22.45 USD

Location: Friday Harbor, Washington

End Time: 2024-08-10T18:49:27.000Z

Shipping Cost: 4.95 USD