Three Great Kagyu teachers: Gampopa aka Dakpo Larje, doctor and tantric, 22.5 cm of perfection — Tibetan Dharma Art Collection

Inventory No: 22860

Product Features

Depth
14 cm
Width
22 cm
Height
22.5 cm
Nett weight
2670 gr
Made from
copper, patina
Country of origin
Nepal
Weight
8100 gr
€4,290.00

In stock:

1

Product Description

We are pleased to present you our exclusive collection of high-quality statues, depicting the great teachers of the Kagyu school.

Great Kagyu teachers: Gampopa ("a man from Gampo"), well known teacher of Kagyu tradition, doctor and tantric, whose other name is Dakpo Larje ("a healer from Dakpo").

We are pleased to present you our exclusive collection of high-quality statues, depicting the great teachers of the Kagyu school. This collection is exceptional not only thanks to the elegant carving, but also to quite rare and unique images Teachers and important historical figures.

Here you can see the statue depicting Gampopa (1079-1153) "a man from Gampo" (Tib.: སྒམ་པོ་པ་), also known as Sonam Rinchen (Tib.: བསོད་ནམས་རིན་ཆེན་, Wylie: bsod nams rin chen). Gampopa was a famous teacher of the Kagyu line, as well as a doctor and a tantric, the founder of the Dakpo Kagyu school. Another name of the master is related with his medical practice: Dakpo Larje "a healer from Dakpo" (Tib.: དྭགས་པོ་ལྷ་རྗེ་, Wylie: dwags po lha rje).

Gampopa received various instructions from many masters of different traditions, including Nyingma and Kadampa. At the age of 30, he became the principal disciple of the great yogi Milarepa, from whom he received instruction in the practice of Vajravarahi, the tummo and Mahamudra.

The clothes of the master are decorated with traditional Tibetan ornament. The throne is carved with Ashtamangala (Eight auspicious symbols).

All the details of this statue — such as the hands, face, etc — are made very carefully and in the details. Each statue has some space inside to be filled by traditional substances.

IMPORTANT NOTE!!! This statue is sold only as a set of Three Great Kagyu teachers: Marpa, Mialrepa and Gampopa. This cost EUR 4290 is for the whole set of these three statues.

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