Good Quality 14.5" 1000 Armed Avalokiteshvara / Chenrezig Statue from Patan Nepal

Good Quality 14.5" 1000 Armed Avalokiteshvara / Chenrezig Statue from Patan Nepal

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FINE QUALITY 14.5" 1000 ARMED CHENREZIG AVALOKESHVARA BUDDHA STATUE FULLY GOLD GILDED COPPER ALLOY WITH GOLD PAINTED FACE

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  • Name

    1000 Armed Avalokiteshvara / Chenrezig Statue

    Height

    14.5โ€ with frame

    13โ€ without frame

    Width

    10.5โ€

    Depth

    3.5โ€

    Material

    Lost Wax Method, Copper Alloy with 24 Karat Gold Gilded

    Actual Weight

    2.132 Kg.

    Ships From

    Patan, Nepal

    Shipping Provider

    Express Shipping Service

    Shipping Time

    Usually ships within 48 hours. Allow 5 โ€“ 7 business days for deliver within worldwide.

    Insurance

    Insurance is included in the shipping cost.

    1000 Armed Avalokiteshvara / Chenrezig โ€“ Bodhisattva of Boundless Compassion

    Avalokiteshvara (Guan Yin in Chinese; Chenrezig in Tibetan; Kannon in Japanese) is the Bodhisattva of Compassion. Among the Bodhisattvas, it is Avalokeshvara who has the largest number of forms and is perhaps the most venerated and most popular Buddhist deity. His sex, originally masculine, is sometimes considered feminine in China and Japan, although this discrimination is unsupported by any canonical text and was often considered in China and Japan as the 'mother of the human race' and, in this respect, worshipped in the form of a woman.

    Among the 108 forms of Lokiteshvara, Avalokeshvara is one who refuses to accept Nirvana since he considers such acceptance selfish in view of the ignorance of the great majority of the people who have not yet attained that stage. His sacrifice symbolizes infinite compassion (Karuna), sharing of mankind's misery, willingness to help those in distress. Avalokeshvara holds in his hand the indestructible jewel. He is savior and protector from danger. So, his invocation (Mantra) โ€œOM MANI PADME HUMโ€ is found inscribed on rocks, loose stones, prayer wheels, etc.

    Avalokiteshvara is known from very early in the development of the Mahayana doctrines and, until Buddhism disappeared from India, enjoyed great favor there. His cult passed from India to South-East Asia and Java, where it met with great success, and also in Nepal, Tibet (where he arrived with Buddhism and where King Srong - Tsong Gampo, 519-650, was considered to be his incarnation), and in China, from where he went on to Korea and Japan. All these countries imagined him in different forms according to their own temperaments and spirituality.

    Gestures and Attributes

    It is said that Chenrezig once grew exhausted and discouraged from the overwhelming task of rescuing sentient beings. While struggling to comprehend the needs of so many, his head and body exploded into a thousand pieces. Buddha Amitabha came to Chenrezig's aid and helped prepare the Bodhisattva for his monumental task. Amitabha endowed Chenrezig with eleven heads, with which to hear the cries of the suffering, and also with a thousand arms, with which to aid the suffering multitudes.

    Chenrezig's eleven faces are arranged in three tiers, topped by the wrathful face of Vajrapani, and, at the very top, the face of Buddha Amitabha. The skin of a deerย is draped over Chenrezig's left shoulder and heart, symbolizing his compassionate nature. His first two principal hands are pressed together at his heart in deference to his teacher, Amitabha; and his other principal hands hold a crystal rosary, a lotus blossom, an undrawn bow and arrow, an eight-spoked Dharma wheel, and a golden water pot. Each of Chenrezig's one thousand hands has an eye in the center of its palm, symbolizing the union of the five method perfections (five fingers) with the sixth perfection of wisdom (eye).

    About this Sculpture

    This sculpture is a beautiful depiction of 1000 Armed Avalokiteshvara / Chenrezig. Expertly cast from Copper Alloy using Lost Wax Method with 24 Karat Gold Gilded. This sculpture was individually handcrafted in Patan, Nepal by master artisans of the Shakya clan who are considered among the best in the world. These craftsmen are the modern heirs to a centuries-old tradition of creating sacred art for use in temples and monasteries. The fine metalworking techniques have been passed down from generation to generation since ancient times.

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    Good Quality 14.5" 1000 Armed Avalokiteshvara / Chenrezig Statue from Patan Nepal

    Good Quality 14.5" 1000 Armed Avalokiteshvara / Chenrezig Statue from Patan Nepal

    FINE QUALITY 14.5" 1000 ARMED CHENREZIG AVALOKESHVARA BUDDHA STATUE FULLY GOLD GILDED COPPER ALLOY WITH GOLD PAINTED FACE

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