Bhaisajyaguru Medicine Buddha Filigree Statue

Bhaisajyaguru statue, the Medicine Buddha, seated on a lotus base with an aureole, worked in filigree and set with natural stones. He is revered in the Buddhist tradition for his twelve vows, which express his commitment to healing and the relief of suffering.


The figure depicts the Buddha seated in lotus asana. He wears a monastic robe. His left hand rests in his lap in meditation mudra and holds a medicine bowl. In his right hand he carries a branch of the myrobalan plant, a healing plant closely associated with the Medicine Buddha. Behind the head rises a teardrop-shaped aureole. 

His robe and the lotus pedestal are worked in filigree. Spirals formed from thin metal wires are filled with small arched elements and joined into a continuous pattern. Set turquoise, coral, and Lapislazuli stones are integrated into the filigree.

The statue follows the image traditions of Vajrayana art in the Kathmandu Valley, in which ritual identity, gesture, and ornament are brought together into a balanced iconographic unity.

Bhaisajyaguru

statue of copper, traditional lost-wax cast, decorated with filigree, gold- and silver-plated, set with turquoise, coral, and lapis lazuli. The figure is patinated. The face is set in gold. Handmade in Nepal. 

• Height: 6.6" / 17 cm
• Width: 3.9" / 10 cm
• Depth: 3.1" / 8 cm
• Weight: 750 g

NOTE
The face painting is a cold gold application and water-soluble. Dust can be gently removed with a soft brush.