6.5" GLORIOUSLY HAND PAINT TIBETAN BUDDHIST PADMASAMBHAVA GURU RINPOCHE STATUE

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GLORIOUSLY HAND PAINTED TIBETAN BUDDHIST PADMASAMBHAVA GURU RINPOCHE STATUE
he is beloved by the Tibetan people, because he is the one who brought Buddhism to the country of Tibet in the mid 8th century
cold cast resin hand-painted statue of the great Tibetan Buddhist yogi Guru
Rinpoche (Padmasambhava  = "Lotus Born")
Padmasambhava was an 8th-century master of Buddhist
tantra
who is credited with bringing
Buddhism
to Tibet and Bhutan
He is revered today as one of the great patriarchs of
Tibetan Buddhism
he is thought to be an emanation of the Buddha Amitabha
hand painted & incredibly beautiful detail -
this is one of my personal favorites!!
There are many golden highlights that give a very sumptuous rich look
His "lotus" hat is very detailed, as are the symbolic items he holds in his hands and the staff or "khatvanga" that is held against his left side
comes in a special protective gift box
measures 6 1/2" counting the staff, 6" in height without and 4 inches in width
weight of the statue alone, with no packaging, is close to 2 pounds
felt has been applied to the bottom to protect your furniture
For more information about the symbols that surround Guru Rimpoche, please see below.
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For more information about the beloved Guru Rinpoche, please see below.
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***about iconography:
Patrul Rinpoche
describes it thus: "With his right hand he holds a five-pronged golden vajra at his heart. In his left hand he holds a skull-cup brimming with nectar, containing the vase of longevity that is also filled with the nectar of deathless wisdom and ornamented on top by a wish-fulfilling tree. Cradled in his left arm he holds the three-pointed khatvanga (trident) symbolizing the Princess consort (Mandarava). Its three points represent the essence, nature and compassionate energy (ngowo, rangshyin and tukjé). Below these three prongs are three severed heads, dry, fresh and rotten, symbolizing the three kayas (kayas can be described as "different facets of the enlightened mind).  On his head he wears a lotus hat and on his body he wears a silk cloak, Dharma robes and gown. His two feet are in the royal posture.
***about Padmasambhava, his life and history:
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.
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