Vajrasattva Statue (Dorje Sempa) – Buddhist Figure with Filigree

Vajrasattva on a lotus pedestal. The statue is worked in filigree, gilded and silver-plated, and set with colored stones. Known in Tibetan as Dorje Sempa, he is revered as the bodhisattva of purification. Vajrasattva embodies the nature of pure, indestructible enlightened mind, and is invoked in Vajrayana practice to dissolve negative karma.

Vajrasattva is seated in padma asana. In his right hand he holds an upright vajra, positioned before the chest. The left hand rests on the thigh and holds an inward-turned bell, ghanta. He wears the crown and full ornaments of a bodhisattva. 

His robe and the lotus pedestal are worked in filigree. Thin wire is bent into spirals, filled with small arched elements, and joined in an organic pattern. Colored stones are set within the filigree as blossoms and buds, together making up a floral ornament. A border of round stones follows the hem of the robe. The figure is worked all around and suitable for freestanding presentation.

The statue follows established iconographic conventions of Vajrayana art in the Kathmandu Valley, in which posture, gesture, and ornament are brought together in a balanced composition.
Om vajrasattva samaya manupalaya.

Vajrasattva

statue in copper, lost-wax casting cast, decorated with fine filigree, gold- and silver-plated. The figure is patinated. The face is set in gold. Handcrafted in Nepal.

• Height: 12" / 34 cm
• Width: 11" / 27 cm
• Depth: 6" / 15 cm
• Weight: 4,127 g

NOTE
The face painting is a cold gold application and water-soluble.