The practice of Ushnishavijaya: (A Victory Over Death), Tibetan name Namgyalma, removes obstacles to long life and brings powerful purification to all sentient beings. Namgyalma pujas and practices help us achieve enlightenment.
Ushnishavijaya is three-headed, each of her faces has a forehead eye. She is eight-armed, her eight hands holding or displaying: a small Buddha figure, an arrow, a double vajra, the granting gesture, a jeweled vase, a noose, a bow and the encouragement gesture.
The granting gesture (Varada Mudra) and the jeweled vase indicate the material assistance that Ushnishavijaya is ready to give. The bow and arrow are held by hands with the little and index fingers extended, the banishing gesture or Karina Mudra, forcing evil spirits to stay at a distance. The double vajra, held in front of the chest, symbolizes the all-encompassing,
indestructible absolutes. The opposite hand holds a looped rope. The small Buddha figure on the upper right hand alludes to Ushnishavijaya's nickname as the mother of all Buddhas. The opposite hand shows the granting gesture or protective gesture, the Abhaya Mudra.
The figure sits in closed lotus pose, Padma Asana. Her robe and the lotus base on which she sits are decorated with fine filigree elements and accentuated with coral and turquoise stones.
The Ushnishavijaya or Namgyal Statue is a traditional Asian work of art from the Himalayas. It is handmade in Nepal, an ornament for the living room and the Buddhist home altar.
Ushnishavijaya statue
Cast from copper, using the traditional lost wax casting process, decorated with fine filigree ornaments, silver-plated and gold-plated, accented with coral, turquoise and lapis lazuli. The faces are set in gold
- Height: 23cm
- Width: 19.5cm
- Depth: 8.5cm
- Weight: 2172g
