{"product_id":"lotus-born-master-statue-guru-padmasambhava-handcrafted-in-nepal","title":"Lotus Born Master Statue – Guru Padmasambhava | Handcrafted in Nepal","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: center; 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';\"\u003eLotus Born Master 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\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';\"\u003eGuru Padmasambhava – Handcrafted in Nepal\u003c\/span\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\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';\"\u003eHimalayan Buddhist Art – Patan, Nepal\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';\"\u003eThis \u003ci\u003eLotus Born Master Statue\u003c\/i\u003e is handcrafted from copper alloy through the ancient discipline of the lost-wax casting method, presenting \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/himalayanmart.com\/blogs\/buddhist-iconography\/guru-rinpoche-padmasambhava\" title=\"Turu Rinpoche (Padmasambhava): The Lotus-Born Master \"\u003eGuru Padmasambhava\u003c\/a\u003e, revered across the Himalayan Buddhist world as the Second Buddha, in a form of rare devotional authority and artistic refinement. The statue is enriched with gold-plated detailing and warm red polished accents that honor the visual language of traditional Tibetan Buddhist sacred art, while the facial features are rendered through careful hand-painting, lending the piece a quality of living presence that transforms any space it inhabits. Every fine hand-carved detail across the body, robes, and throne reflects the devotion and mastery of Patan's artisan community, whose unbroken tradition of sacred Buddhist metalwork has been recognized across the world for over a millennium.\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\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 sit before this \u003ci\u003eLotus Born Master Statue\u003c\/i\u003e is to encounter one of Tibetan Buddhism's most profound and transformative presences. Guru Padmasambhava, known to devotees as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/himalayanmartonline.com\/guru-rinpoche-padmasambhava-the-precious-master\/\" title=\"Guru Rinpoche \/ Padmasambhava – The Precious Master\"\u003eGuru Rinpoche\u003c\/a\u003e, arrived in Tibet in the 8th century and accomplished what scholarship alone could not: he subdued the forces of resistance through tantric power and established Vajrayana Buddhism on Himalayan soil, planting a tradition that has guided practitioners toward liberation ever since. He is understood not merely as a historical teacher but as a living spiritual protector, a tantric master and meditation adept whose enlightened activity continues to operate across time for those who call upon him with sincere devotion. \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';\"\u003eHis image carries within it the full complexity of his nature. Upon his head rests the distinctive lotus hat, its form encoding the enlightened qualities of all the Buddha families. In his right hand he holds the \u003ci\u003evajra\u003c\/i\u003e, the emblem of indestructible wisdom that no obstacle can blunt. Resting in his left hand is the kapala, a skull cup whose contents speak of a profound alchemical truth at the heart of tantric practice, that the very substances of confusion and mortality can be drawn inward and returned as wisdom and vitality. Resting against his shoulder is the \u003ci\u003ekhatvanga\u003c\/i\u003e trident, the staff of tantric realization that speaks of his mastery over the subtlest levels of mind and reality. His brocade and lotus robes reflect both the royal lineage and the renunciant wisdom that together define his incomparable place in the sacred tradition. He is also the guardian of the \u003ci\u003eterma\u003c\/i\u003e, the hidden treasures he concealed across the Himalayan landscape for future generations to discover at the moment of their greatest need.\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\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: 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\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: Copper alloy, gold-plated with red polish\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';\"\u003eFace: Hand-painted facial 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\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';\"\u003eDimensions: 14\" H - 9\" W - 7\" D\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';\"\u003eWeight: 3,220 grams\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';\"\u003eOrigin: 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';\"\u003eMore than a work of devotional art, this \u003ci\u003eLotus Born Master Statue\u003c\/i\u003e is a sacred presence that belongs in any space dedicated to practice, reflection, or the cultivation of wisdom. Whether placed upon a personal altar, positioned at the heart of a meditation room or temple shrine, or acquired as a work of enduring cultural and artistic significance, it carries the full weight of an unbroken Himalayan tradition. It is the devotion of Patan's master artisans given permanent form, a timeless expression of Himalayan Buddhist sculpture crafted not merely to be seen but to be lived with, in the deepening of practice, the steadying of purpose, and the slow, certain opening of the path that the Lotus Born Master prepared for all who follow.\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;\"\u003eSize Details of Lotus Born Master Statue:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\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;\"\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 14”\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;\"\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 11.75” with Khatvanga\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; 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