Antique Tibetan Bronze Guru Rinpoche Padmasambhava

Antique hand cast bronze Padmasambhava Guru Rinpoche. An old beautiful one of a kind piece from someone’s private collection who traveled in Asia back in the 1970’s. This piece is in great condition. Originally from Tibet.

Padmasambhava (which means born from a Lotus),also known as Guru Rinpoche (‘Precious Guru’), was a legendary tantric Buddhist Vajra master from Oddiyana. Who fully revealed the Vajrayana in Tibet, circa 8th – 9th centuries. He is considered an emanation or Nirmāṇakāya of Shakyamuni Buddha as foretold by the Buddha himself. According to early Tibetan sources including the Testament of Ba, he came to Tibet in the 8th century and designed. Samye Monastery, the first Buddhist monastery in Tibet during the reign of King Trisong Detsen. He, the king, and Khenpo Shantarakshita are also responsible for creating the Tibetan Canon through translating all of the Buddha’s teachings and their commentaries into the Tibetan language.

Dimensions: 3.5″ x 5.5″ x 7.5″

Antique piece. Sell in used, pre-owned condition. Old and antique items by nature have variable amounts of wear, imperfections, signs of use, age and time. Perfectly imperfect. Condition shown as in pictures. Kindly contact us if you need more info. or detail pictures.