Vajrasattva - Copper & Silver - 3" Dalai Lama which represents the six perfections

which represents the six perfections (paramita) of patience

each consisting of six instructions or pieces of advice

The currently available collections of Byang-gter phur-pa texts at the heart of the present study together comprise a total of over 250 separate titles

patiently witnessing the profound initiation rites of their own ‘vajra empowerments’ as outsiders

Vajrasattva - Copper & Silver - 3" Dalai Lama which represents the six perfectionsWhile on the path of learning, Vajrasattva made the aspiration that anyone who recites his mantra will be purified of their obscurations. As such, he is associated most commonly with purification practices. Here in his single form, he sits in vajra pusture holding a bell and dorje. This statue was hand crafted in Patan, Nepal, an area with an ancient history of fine craft statue making, and made of copper and silver.