Vajrapani Statue | Handmade | Copper Oxidized

Description

Vajrapani is said to be the companion Bodhisattva of Shakyamuni Buddha. He is always depicted in wrathful aspect.  Vajrapani's body is blue in colour and his hair having yellow ochre. He wears a tiger skin around his waist. He is usually depicted in two arms aspect but can be seen in four arms aspect too. Vajrapani's wrathfulness, snake ornament and his pose as warrior all serve to convey the force and vitality of the enlightened energy as it combats ignorance, greed, fear and other delusions.

He is a major Bodhisattva easily recognized as holding vajra with his right hand and left hand displaying threatening vitarka mudra. His body seems to be massive and in a pose of warrior. Under his feet he controls two live snakes. He wears all sorts of bodhisattva ornaments and also a garland of snakes. He has a wide and wild roaring mouth rimmed with lacquered red lips. His eywbrows are like the flame and moustache and beard being curled.

Features: Copper body, Copper Oxidized, Silver plated, Handmade, Handcarved