Partly Gold Plated Copper Oxidized Majestic Guru Padmasambhava Statue

This is a handcrafted Gold Plated Copper Oxidized Guru Padmasambhava statue. This high quality copper statue of the Guru is made with perfection as it has intricate carvings done on the body to show all the details. The face of the statue is gold plated Padmasambhava was the most powerful apostle of Tantricism and is a very eminent saint in the spiritual lineage of the Nyingmapa order of Tibetan Buddhism of which he was the founder. He was born out of a lotus flower (Padma), in Lake Dhankasha in Udiayana, an ancient city of India. He received great notoriety as a powerful exorcist and was invited by King Trisong Detsen in ca. 715 to come to Tibet to subdue the local spirits obstructing the introduction of Buddhism. Using Phur-Pa (ceremonial "tent-stake") rituals, Padmasambhava convinced the local spirits to become protectors of the Dharma (Dharmapalas). He lived in Tibet for 50 years. Size:9"H x 5.2"W x 3.5"D Weight: 1505 grams. Some precautions you should keep in mind when cleaning