At the request of the buyer we are happy to embed the crown and jewels of this 24K gold gilded 9″ Chenrezig statue with turquoise and red coral stones before shipping. This service is done at no extra cost to the buyer, please be sure to make the request before shipping. Indeed, these colored stones have special meaning in Buddhism.
Red is worn by Chenrezig (Avalokiteshvara) in tribute to Amitabha Buddha. Additionally, Tibetan Buddhists believe that meditation on the color red will transmute the poison of attachment into the sublime wisdom of discernment. Also, the blue lotus flower is a symbol for Nirvana and turquoise is a mixture of blue and green. As a result, blue symbolizes the Buddhas and green represents their readiness to act.
This beautiful Chenrezig statue has a special luster derived from the traditional fire gilding process, leaving pure 24K gold gilding across a flawless surface — the robes at his knees are polished to a mirror shine. His face is hand painted in gold with fine detail, and a miniature figure of Amitabha Buddha, his spiritual father, crowns the topknot of his lapis-blue hair. This statue features monastic qualities which will last for many generations, passed from one lifetime to the next. To learn more about this Bodhisattva’s role as the patron deity of Tibet, see our guide to Avalokiteshvara and Chenrezig meaning.
Beautiful Chenrezig Statue Features
The Chenrezig statues that our Nepali artisans make for the Tibetan monasteries commonly have four arms and a single head. As an embodiment of the Bodhisattva of Compassion, Chenrezig is able to hear and see the cries and suffering of all sentient life, and he has vowed to forgo the rewards of enlightenment until that suffering has ceased. His mandate is to fill the gap until the time of the future Buddha, and his compassion is so great that he was once reincarnated as a deer and willfully gave his life for a hunter.
The deity sits in a full lotus pose on a single lotus pedestal ringed with carved petals and a beaded rim, with carved ribbons rising at either side. Also known as the “vajra pose”, this indicates that Chenrezig sits on a foundation of indestructible virtue — vajra is a Sanskrit word that translates as “diamond or thunderbolt.”
In his upper right hand he holds the 108 mala beads at shoulder level. Chenrezig is eternally repeating his mantra Om Mani Padme Hum and encourages the same dedicated practice from all devotees. In his upper left hand he holds the lotus flower, which symbolizes the transcendence of the murkiness of samsara: like the lotus, devotees are encouraged to rise out of the sea of suffering and blossom in the pure air. Compare every form of the Bodhisattva of Compassion in our Avalokiteshvara statue collection.
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.
