Tibetan Buddha Statues & Figures

Figure is fully gold plated with color painted head made from bronze.

Padmasambhava (padma - lotus born) is known as Guru Rinpoche. He was famous for his knowledge of tantras and of their efficacious application. He was a renown and highly learned tantric saint in Northern India. In te middle of the eight century the tibetan king Thi-Stron Detsan invited the learned guru to come to Tibet. He remained there for 50 years.

He is seated on a lotus blossom wearing royal robes. His right foot rests on a small blossom. His body is flesh-coloured but his expressions are varied. He wears a magical folded red hat and is always shown with a moustache. He holds a vajra in his right hand, in his left hand he holds a scull cup with a plant of immortality (ambrosia). He carries a tantric staff (khatvanga) surmounted with trident in the fold of his left arm.

Padmasambhava was married to princess Mandarova and to Yeshe.

He the writter of Bardo Thödol (" Tibetan book of death").

His Mantra is OM A HUM VAJRA GURU PADMA SIDDHI HUM.