This 13.5″ Namgyalma (Ushnishavijaya) sculpture is fully fire gilded in 24K gold throughout — figure, crown, robes, and single lotus throne in a unified bright golden surface, with a gold painted face rendered with detailed precision. At 13.5″ this is the largest fully gilded Namgyalma in the Golden Buddha collection — a substantial ceremonial piece suited to a Dharma center longevity altar or a dedicated healing shrine where the scale and finish command appropriate presence. The Bodhisattva crown and jewels can be additionally embellished with turquoise or red stones at no extra charge before shipping. The statue was handcrafted in Patan, Nepal by a master Newar artisan using the traditional lost wax sculpting method.
Namgyalma (Ushnishavijaya — “Victory of the Ushnisha”) takes her name from the ushnisha — the cranial protrusion at the crown of a Buddha’s head that is one of the 32 marks of a great being. In the iconographic tradition, the ushnisha is specifically associated with Vairocana, the central Dharmakaya Buddha of the Five Dhyani Buddhas system — whose realm is the all-pervading primordial wisdom that is the ground of all enlightened mind. Namgyalma’s association with Vairocana connects her longevity function to this deepest dimension: she does not merely extend the duration of life but connects the practitioner to the indestructible, unchanging awareness from which genuine healing and liberation arise. She is revered across the Himalayan Buddhist world — in Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan, and Mongolia — as one of the three long life deities alongside White Tara and Amitayus.
Namgyalma’s practice centers on the recitation of her mantra — Om Bhrum Soha Om Amrita Ayur Da Dai Soha — which is understood to generate longevity blessings and purify negative karma simultaneously. With sincere faith and consistent practice, her mantra is held to function as medicine for illness and as protection against the karmic conditions that lead to untimely death or unfavorable rebirth. In a specific extension of the practice documented in Tibetan tradition, the mantra recited into the ear of an animal is held to generate the conditions for that being’s higher rebirth — reflecting the Mahayana aspiration to extend the benefits of longevity practice to all sentient beings without discrimination.
Namgyalma Sculpture Features
Namgyalma is depicted with three faces and eight arms. Her upper right hand presents a small Amitabha Buddha statue, affirming her connection to the pure land tradition. Her right hand draped over the right knee displays the Varada mudra — the gift-giving gesture of longevity and karma purification offered freely to devotees. The remaining hands hold the double dorje, rope, arrow, vessel of longevity, bow, and the Abhaya mudra of protection. A third eye of wisdom appears between her brows and an additional eye in the palm of her right hand, her awareness perceiving suffering in all directions simultaneously.
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.
