This 13.5″ Usnisavijaya (Namgyalma) statue is partly fire gilded in 24K gold — the face, crown, and upper body elements gilded against the dark red oxidized copper of the robes and lotus throne — with fine hand-carved detail throughout and a face painted with detailed features including the distinctive painted eyes and brow detail characteristic of the finest Newar sacred portraiture. The Bodhisattva crown and jewels can be additionally embellished with turquoise and red coral stones at no extra charge before shipping. The statue was handcrafted in Patan, Nepal by a master Shakya artisan using the traditional lost wax sculpting method. At 13.5″ this is the largest Namgyalma in the Golden Buddha collection — a formal altar piece suited to a Dharma center or dedicated longevity practice shrine.
Namgyalma (Sanskrit: Ushnishavijaya) is one of the three long life deities of Tibetan Buddhism and one of the most widely venerated figures in the Buddhist traditions of Nepal, Tibet, and Mongolia. Her practice spread throughout the Himalayan region and into Mongolia with the transmission of Tibetan Buddhism in the 16th century, where she became particularly central to longevity rituals at the Mongolian court and in popular practice — a measure of how specifically her function (extending life, purifying karma, protecting from lower rebirths) meets the most pressing practical concerns of Buddhist practitioners across different cultures. Her mantra is also used in a specific protective application: recited over a being in distress or in circumstances of particular astrological vulnerability — the inauspicious “obstacle years” recognized in the Tibetan almanac tradition, or periods when unfavorable karmic configurations create heightened risk — Namgyalma’s practice is considered among the most effective counter-practices available. The “protection from evil omens” that her tradition specifically promises refers to exactly these conditions. Learn more about Namgyalma and the three long life deities.
Usnisavijaya Statue Features
Namgyalma is depicted with three faces and eight arms as specified in the Tibetan sculptural canon, each arm holding a specific attribute of her longevity and protective function: double dorje and rope in the hands at her chest; Varada mudra (gift-giving) in her third right hand; arrow and a small Amitabha Buddha statue — her close affiliation with Amitabha grounding her practice in the pure land tradition; the vessel of longevity in her left lap hand; a bow in another left hand; and the Abhaya mudra of protection in the upper left. A third eye of wisdom appears between her brows and an additional eye in the palm of her right hand, her all-seeing awareness directed simultaneously toward the suffering of all beings in every direction.
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.
