Padmasmbhava - Guru Rinpoche Buddha Statue 23 cm PREMIUM QUALITY

Original Tibetan Padmasmbhava - Guru Rinpoche Buddha Statue in premium quality.

Made in cast-bronze, then fully-gold plated and hand-painted on the face. Premium quality means a more elaborate statue with thicker gold plating.
His statue is not missing in any Tibetan shrine, it is thanks to him that the Tibetans turned to the Dharma. Padmasambhava (the lotus-born) Tibetan Guru Rinpoche, the great herald of Tantric Buddhism and the true founder of Lamaism. The first monastery in Tibet (Samye) was founded by him and he is the forefather of the Nyingma tradition. In the 8th century AD, he was invited from India to Tibet to preach Buddha's teachings and subjugate the Bon religion. Twenty-five disciples supported him in spreading the scriptures of Lord Buddha. Guru Rinpoche is also the author of Bardo Thödol ("The Tibetan Book of the Dead").
His mantra is "Om A Hum Vajra Guru Padma Siddhi Hum".