Our 27″ 1000 armed Avalokiteshvara statue is a masterpiece-grade sculpture, fully gilded in 24K gold and handmade in Patan, Nepal using the traditional lost wax casting method. The thousand hands fan out behind the standing figure in two great radiating arrays, framed by a flame-tipped aureole set with embedded semi-precious stones and rows of deep blue beadwork against a richly finished backplate. Every face is hand painted in gold with finely rendered features, and the tiered throne is finished with carved drapery, embedded stones, and guardian figures at its corners.
His two principal hands are pressed together at the heart in reverence to his teacher Amitabha Buddha, while the lower right hand extends in the Varada mudra of generosity. The eleven heads rise in a precise order: nine peaceful faces of Avalokiteshvara perceiving suffering in every direction, the wrathful head of Vajrapani embodying enlightened power, and the head of Amitabha himself crowning the summit.
This sculpture was cast by master Shakya artisans whose lost wax tradition has been passed down through generations in Patan. For many centuries, Tibetan monasteries have sourced their most important statues from these same Newar workshops, and this piece meets that monastic standard — note the flawless engraving across the robes and the precision of every individual hand within the radiating arrays.
1000 Armed Avalokiteshvara Story
Avalokiteshvara is known as the Bodhisattva of Compassion because he vowed to forego final Buddhahood until every sentient being was liberated from suffering. Toiling ceaselessly, he discovered that many beings he had freed returned to their old destructive patterns. Confronted with the enormity of his vow, his body shattered into thousands of pieces.
Amitabha Buddha reassembled him — and granted him a supremely empowered new form of 1000 arms and 11 heads, so that he could reach every suffering being in every direction at once. In this form he is invoked with the six syllable mantra Om Mani Padme Hum, the most widely recited mantra in the Buddhist world. Read the full account in our guide to the 1000 armed Avalokiteshvara story, or browse the complete collection of Avalokiteshvara statues handcrafted in Patan.
Authentic, Handmade in Nepal
Every statue and ritual item is handcrafted in Patan, Nepal, using traditional lost wax casting and comes with a certificate of authenticity issued by Nepal's Department of Archaeology, verifying its materials, technique, and origin.
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