{"product_id":"aparimita-statue-sacred-altar-figure","title":"Aparimita Statue – Sacred Altar Figure for Daily Ritual Practice","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"line-height: normal; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eAparimita Statue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eRitual Altar Figure for Daily Ritual Practice - Handcrafted in Nepal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHimalayan Buddhist Art · Patan, Nepal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eRendered in lustrous copper alloy and brought to life through the ancient lost-wax casting method, this Aparimita Statue embodies one of Vajrayana Buddhism's most revered presences: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/himalayanmart.com\/blogs\/buddhist-iconography\/aparmita-the-buddha-of-infinite-life\" title=\"Aparmita - The Buddha of Infinite Life\"\u003eAparimita\u003c\/a\u003e (Amitayus), the Buddha of Infinite Life and Longevity. Each curve and contour bears the unmistakable mark of Patan's master artisans, whose lineage in sacred Buddhist metalwork stretches back centuries, their devotion etched into every fine hand-carved detail.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eIconography \u0026amp; Spiritual Symbolism\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eTo rest one's gaze upon this \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/himalayanmartonline.com\/product-category\/statues\/bodhisattva-statues\/aparmita-amitayus-statues\/\" title=\"Aparimita Statue Collection\"\u003eAparimita Statue\u003c\/a\u003e is to be drawn gently inward. The deity sits in immaculate vajra posture upon an open lotus throne. This throne rises above the mud of worldly suffering and blooms in unblemished purity. His countenance radiates a peaceful, compassionate stillness. His eyes are half-lowered in the serenity of deep meditation, and his lips rest in the faintest suggestion of a smile that transcends sorrow and time alike. Atop the ushnisha, the sacred cranial protrusion marking awakened wisdom, rises a jeweled topknot, a silent beacon of supreme realization. His hands rest in dhyana mudra, the gesture of inner peace, while cradling the kalasha, the long-life vase brimming with the nectar of immortality. This symbolizes a promise held in gold, namely that vitality and liberation are not distant horizons but living presences offered to those who seek them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eAs a sambhogakaya form, Aparimita is adorned in the full splendor of an enlightened bodhisattva. A five-jeweled crown rises above the brow, and each ornament corresponds to one of the five Buddha families and the wisdom they embody. Necklaces, earrings, armlets, and flowing silk garments complete an appearance that is neither opulent vanity nor mere decoration. Instead, it is the visible language of enlightened abundance, representing the world as it is when seen through awakened eyes. His traditional association with deep crimson red, the color of the life force itself, speaks of boundless compassion and the magnetizing energy that draws living beings toward liberation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eCraft Attributes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eMethod:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e Lost-wax casting (cire perdue)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e Copper alloy, hand-carved \u0026amp; gilded detailing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e Patan, Nepal — sacred metalwork capital\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTradition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Long-life rituals, healing \u0026amp; merit practices\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eMore than an object of beauty, this Aparimita Statue is a living threshold and a sacred point of contact between the practitioner and the boundless. Whether positioned at the center of a personal shrine, placed upon a ritual altar to anchor daily practice, or held as a silent support in meditation, it carries the full weight of an unbroken tradition. It is the devotion of Nepali master artisans made tangible, a timeless expression of Himalayan Buddhist art crafted not merely to be seen but to be felt, in the quieting of the breath, the steadying of the mind, and the slow, luminous opening of the heart toward all that is infinite.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #172b4d; background: white;\"\u003eSize Details of the Aparimita Statue:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #172b4d; background: white;\"\u003eHeight:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #172b4d; background: white;\"\u003e 6”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #172b4d; background: white;\"\u003eWidth:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #172b4d; background: white;\"\u003e 4”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #172b4d; background: white;\"\u003eDepth:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #172b4d; background: white;\"\u003e 2.75”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #172b4d; background: white;\"\u003eWeight:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #172b4d; background: white;\"\u003e 496 grams – exact weight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #172b4d; background: white;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #172b4d; background: white;\"\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #172b4d; background: white;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eCreated in copper alloy by the traditional lost-wax method and finished with a richly aged oxidized patina.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HIMALALAYAN MART","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49025403551971,"sku":"H761768143087","price":215.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/4454\/1411\/files\/aparimita-statue-sacred-altar-figure-nepal.jpg?v=1780028613","url":"https:\/\/himalayanmart.com\/products\/aparimita-statue-sacred-altar-figure","provider":"HIMALALAYAN MART","version":"1.0","type":"link"}