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Handcrafted Statue of Thang Tong Gyalpo | Lost Wax Crafted Traditional Sculpture

Invite the boundless spirit of innovation into your sacred space with our Mahasiddha Thangtong Gyalpo Sculpture, a 24K gold-gilded Himalayan artwork meticulously handcrafted through the lost wax technique. The revered yogi, known as the “Iron Bridge Builder,” is portrayed with flowing white hair and a long beard that reflect ageless wisdom. His radiant gold-gilded face emanates calm authority as he holds a chain and kapala, symbolizing mastery over duality. Seated gracefully on a striped deer skin atop an oxidized copper lotus base, the statue is adorned with delicately carved jewelry and armlets inlaid with turquoise and coral stones. Devotees turn to Thangtong Gyalpo for courage and inspired creativity, while his divine presence brings harmony into one’s spiritual environment.

Please note: The statue in the photograph is the actual piece for sale, ensuring authenticity and exclusivity.

Key features of Thangtong Gyalpo Sculpture:

• Handmade in Nepal using the Lost Wax Method
  
• Half Coated Fire Gold Gilded on Copper Base
  
• 24K Gold-Gilded Face
• Adorned with Semi-Precious Stones
• Beautifully Painted with Acrylic Color
• Traditionally Handcrafted by Master Newari Artists
  
• Height X Width: 16cm X 11cm
• Weight: 0.96kg

Consecration Process & Service

The statue includes a hollow chamber designed to hold rolled mantras, sacred relics, incense, herbal powders, and fragrant wood. During consecration, these are carefully filled and blessed through ritual prayers by qualified monks, making the statue spiritually complete and ready for your altar. A fee will be charged for this service, which is respectfully donated to the lamas performing the rituals.

Please note: Once consecrated, each statue becomes a sacred object and part of your spiritual journey. As such, it cannot be returned or refunded after this special blessing.

Thangtong Gyalpo

Thangtong Gyalpo, also known as the Iron Bridge Lama and the King of the Empty Plain, was a legendary Tibetan master who lived during the 14th and 15th centuries and is celebrated for his extraordinary contributions to both spiritual and civil life. He was a visionary yogi, a skilled blacksmith, a pioneering engineer, and a revered Buddhist adept who built over fifty-eight iron-chain suspension bridges across Tibet and Bhutan to ease travel and pilgrimage for practitioners. He founded the Tibetan opera known as Lhamo and created a troupe of performers to raise funds for his bridge-building projects, thereby blending art with altruism. Thangtong Gyalpo was considered a mind emanation of Guru Padmasambhava and received profound teachings from the dakini Niguma through visionary encounters, which led to the transmission of the Six Yogas of Niguma within the Shangpa Kagyu lineage.