Item: Hand Painted Vajrapani Figurine
Material: resin
Specs: 11.6 cm * 9 cm * 3.5 cm
Regional Influence: Tibetan, India, China Usage: Portable, Suitable to mount on car dashboard, no more road rage
The Sutra of Golden Light entitles Vajrapani as the "great general of the yakshas". Holder of the Thunderbolt Scepter (symbolizing the power of compassion), is the Bodhisattva who represents the power of all the Buddhas, just as Avalokitesvara represents their great compassion, Manjushri their wisdom, and Tara their miraculous deeds. For the practitioners, Vajrapani is a means of accomplishing fierce determination and symbolizes unrelenting effectiveness in the conquest of negativity. His taut posture is the active warrior pose (pratayalidha), based on an archer's stance but resembling the en garde position in Western fencing. His outstretched right hand brandishes a vajra and his left hand deftly holds a lasso - with which he binds demons. He wears a skull crown with his hair standing on end. His expression is wrathful and he has a third eye. Around his neck is a serpent necklace and his loin cloth is made up of the skin of a tiger.