SOLD Marici as Bodhisattva Dharmalaksana on Chariot with Boars 18"

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Statue Details

Materials: Nepali Copper hand made in Patan, Nepal

Total Height Including Base: 18 inches or 46 cms

Base Width & Depth: The Chariot base is 13 x 10 inches

Weight: 27 pounds or 12 kgs

The detachable seated Bodhisattva Marici measures 13 inches tall or 33cms with a base width and depth of 8 x 6 inches, The enite peice including the Bodhisattva Marici on top of a chariot pulled by 7 boars is 18 inches or 46 cms tall and has a base width and depth of 21 x 19 inches
Marici is a popular figure in Buddhist mythology who is known as the Goddess of the Dawn riding a chariot lead by seven boars that preceeds the dawn much like Surya in the Hindu pantheon
She has 3 faces, starting from her right, a face of a young girl, in the center, a beautiful woman and on the left a terrifying boar with 8 arms holding a hook, arrow, sword, noose, bow, trident with her front 2 hands holding a double dorje and the stem of a lotus flower
Marici is said to be an emanation of the compassion of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, and is often invoked for protection, good luck, and success in endeavors and is believed to have been born from a ray of light emanating from the brow of the Buddha Amitabha
Bodhisattva Dharmalaksana is hand made by the artists of Nepal and completely one of a kind, you will recieve this exact statue with your order

Marici is a popular figure in Buddhist mythology who is known as the Goddess of the Dawn. She is believed to have been born from a ray of light emanating from the brow of the Amitabha Buddha. She is depicted with three faces and eight arms, each of which holds a weapon. Marici is said to be an emanation of the compassion of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, and is often invoked for protection, good luck, and success in endeavors.

The kindly front face of the three faces is smiling, with the eyes open with a third eye on her forhead. This face represents courage and non-hindrance. The right face is emitting supreme light, affable, and with the looks of a young girl. The left face is an ugly, wrathful boar face with frowning eyebrows, protruding fangs and a lolling-out tongue. This face is so wrathful that it terrifies anyone who sees it. The bodhisattva is sitting on a war chariot drawn by seven red pigs.

The face of the Marici is painted with 24k gold mixture. The gold is crushed into a powder and then made into a paste. The gold paste is mixed with an organic paint mixture.

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You just know when you find the right piece to bring into your home and into your heart. - Kyle Tortora, Founder of Lotus Sculpture

"If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change."
~ Buddha~

The Buddha, whose original name was Siddhartha Gautama, was the founder of Buddhism, the religion and the philosophical system that produced a great culture throughout much of southern and eastern Asia. Buddha, meaning "awakened one" or "enlightened one" is a title not a name. In Hindu Dogma, the Buddha is viewed as being the 9th avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu.
The Buddha was a son of the rulers Sakyas. He was married at the age of 16 and lived in luxury and comfort sheltered from the harsh realities of life. When he was 29 he realized that men are subject to old age, sickness and death. He became aware of the suffering inherent in existence. He resolved to give up princely life and become a wandering ascetic (samana) in search for the Truth.
With the two of samanas he attained mystical states of elevated consciousness but he failed to find the Truth. He continued his search and was joined by five ascetics in a grove near Uruvela, where he practiced sever austerities and self-mortification for six years. When he fainted away in weakness, he abandoned ascetic practices to seek his own path to Enlightenment. Discarding the teachings of his contemporaries, through meditation he achieved Enlightenment, or ultimate understanding. There after the Buddha instructed his followers in the dharma (truth) and the "Middle Way" a path between worldly life and extremes of self-denial.
The essence of the Buddha's early preaching was said to be the four Noble truths: 1) life is fundamentally disappointment and suffering. 2) suffering is a result of one's desires for pleasure, power, and continued existence; 3) to stop disappointment and suffering on must stop desiring; and 4) the way to stop desiring and thus suffering is the Noble eight fold path - right views, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right awareness and right concentration. The realization of the truth of anatman (no eternal self) was taught as essential for the indescribable state of release called nirvana.

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Copper statues from Nepali do not need much maintenance. The best way to maintain the statue is to simply dust the piece periodically to keep any dirt from accumulating. They are meant solely for indoor use.

If you would like the piece to shine use a cotton cloth with some coconut oil or other natural oil to wipe down the copper statue. Pay special attention to not go over any painted area of the sculpture.

If you are really interested in making the statue shine you can use some natural oil, like coconut oil or olive oil, and a cotton rag to wipe down the metal portions of the piece. You can use a toothbrush as well to get into the small crevices of the statue. Please pay special attention to not use any oil on any painted surface of the sculpture, such as the face. This will damage the paint and possibly recolor the painted area. Simply use a cotton cloth to dust the face if the face requires attention. Make sure the surface that touches the face does not have any oils present on it. If there are natural stones on the sculpture use caution while going over the stones as they can become dislodged while handling the sculpture.

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