Description
Nepalese artisans craft this statue with outstanding skill and devotion. They begin each piece as a delicate wax model, painstakingly sculpting every nuance of expression and detail using the ancient lost-wax casting method. Next, they cast the wax in gleaming metal, capturing lifelike features and dynamic posture. For the final touch, they apply a luminous fire-gold plating with the classic mercury-gold technique, enveloping the sculpture in a radiant golden glow that highlights its beauty and enriches its spiritual resonance.
The handmade Simhamukha Yogini statue offers much more than decoration. It testifies to the artistry of the craftspeople of Nepal and the enduring wisdom of the Tibetan spiritual tradition. Intricate patterns, an expressive face, and a gleaming gold surface invite you to admire and contemplate, imbuing your home or meditation space with reverence, inspiration, and sacred beauty.
Dimension:
Height: 15.25” with frame
Height: 12” without frame
Width: 9.5”
Depth: 5”
Weight: 3.7 kg
Made of copper, 24 K gold-plated, and gold face painting.
In Vajrayana Buddhism and Hindu Tantrism, the Lion-Faced Yogini, also known as Simhamukha, is a powerful goddess who performs esoteric rituals to cleanse bad karma, overcome obstacles, and transform toxic emotions into wisdom.
The structure of the ritual includes the establishment of Bodhicitta and shelter, visualization and invocation, recitation of mantras, and praise and offerings. This is followed by absorption and meditation, as well as the dedication of merit, which is fundamental to the ritual. Practitioners begin by cultivating Bodhicitta, the intention to achieve enlightenment for all beings, and find refuge in the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha). Reciting purifying mantras, such as the 100-Syllable Mantra of Vajrasattva, helps individuals rid themselves of bad karma.
A key part of the ritual involves reciting Simhamukha’s mantra, OM SIMHA MUKHE HUM PHAT, a specified number of times while focusing on the deity’s attributes and image. Alongside this, practitioners offer praise and perform a tsog offering to strengthen their relationship with the goddess. The absorption and meditation phase includes contemplating the union of the practitioner’s mind with her enlightened mind.
Merit dedication involves committing any accumulated merit to the achievement of personal goals and the enlightenment of all sentient beings. The advantages of this ritual include the removal of spiritual, emotional, and physical obstacles, protection against harm, negative energy, and malevolent forces, as well as fostering wisdom, transformation, and spiritual growth.
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