Hand Crafted Je Tsongkhapa Statue Set With Disciples
We, the artists, have handcrafted the Je Tsongkhapa Statue Set by the master craftsmen of Nepal, exclusively carved in our studio in the valley of Kathmandu. The set is carved identically with an oxidized copper body with intricate design patterns. The statue set includes the three deities, with Tsongkhapa with him seated in the middle as his two disciples Gyaltsab Je and Khedrup Je, are seated on his left and right, respectively below. The three deities are decorated with royal robes with intricate design patterns as they sit atop a moon disc lotus with peaceful expressions.
This Tibetan Statue set will be a wonderful gift from Nepal to a practitioner such as yourself from Nepal.
Size: 9"/23cm (Height) x 5.5"/14cm (Base)
Weight: 3.21 kg
Material: Oxidized Copper Body
Tsongkhapa (1357–1419) is a well-known Tibetan religious philosopher. A devout monastic, Tsongkhapa took on the difficult task of locating and studying all of the Indian Buddhist classics available in Tibet in his day. In his iconic form, wearing a tall yellow hat, he is the center of the Gelugpa sect that was dominant in Tibet until the Chinese takeover in 1951, and whose de facto leader is the Dalai Lama.
Gyaltsab Je was Lama Tsongkhapa's most famous student. He oversaw the building of Gaden Monastery (established by Lama Tsongkhapa) and was named its second monk after Tsongkhapa. After Lama Tsongkhapa's death, he became the Gaden Tripa, or "holder of the Gaden Throne," the Gelug tradition's head.
Khedrup Je was a prolific author, writing fifty-eight treatises and numerous prayer books. His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama, uses an essential scripture on Kalachakra as the foundation for his Kalachakra Tantra empowerments.
