Highly Rated Yamantaka Sculpture | Traditionally Hand Carved Buddhist Statue Deluxe Edition [i6AuCmHV]

Originally Hand Carved Yamantaka Sculpture

This Yamantaka sculpture was handcrafted in the traditional Himalayan technique by Kathmandu Valley artists. We carved this body of work in pure oxidized copper and plated it in genuine silver. Atop a sun disc lotus seat, Deity is depicted with a wrathful expression. The jewels and decorations are painted with acrylic colors and delicately embellished with rare and ancient gems and stones. This is a unique sculpture that took more than a month to build and involved several Nepali artisans whose skills have been passed down through the centuries.

Size: 6.6"/17cm (Height) x 5.1"/13cm (Base)
Weight: 1.078 kg
Material: Silver Plated, Oxidized Copper Body, Acrylic Paintings

Yamantaka statue is shown in various ways, one of which is Yamataka Ekavira, which means "lone hero." He has a bull's or buffalo's head with long horns as the center head, among many other features. There are eight primary heads in all, with the Bodhisattva Manjushri's little crowned head at the pinnacle. Yamantaka, dressed in an elephant-skin robe, a garland of freshly cut human skulls, snakes, and interwoven bone ornament bracelets, necklaces, and a girdle. Except for his adornments, he is naked. A flaming halo is behind him, and his erect phallus has a crimson tip. He wields a chopping knife (Kartika) in his primary hands, symbolizing his power to sever the root of illusion.