This tsa-tsa depicts the Tathagata Buddha Akshobhya [Tibetan: mi bskyod pa]. He is depicted ten times, seated on a one-tier lotos throne each time. Due to their small size, the two small elephants below each throne are difficult to recognize. The elephant is his assigned companion animal in iconography.
Above the largest image of Akshobhya in the centre are two stupas and the symbols for the sun and moon. As central celestial bodies, the sun and moon represent the most important pair of opposites in Vajrayana Buddhism. The sun represents the feminine aspect of wisdom, while the moon represents the masculine aspect of method or mercy.
Akshobhya is the second Tathagata [»Dhyani«] Buddha. Like the other Tathagata Buddhas, he is depicted seated in the lotus posture. His left hand lies in meditation mudra on his lap. His right hand touches the earth with the tips of his outstretched fingers, his palm turned inwards.
This is called the »bhumisparsa« or »witness« mudra, and is the same hand posture used by the historical Buddha Shakyamuni when he invoked the earth as a witness to his resistance of the temptations of Mara.
In his left hand, he holds a dorje/vajra [the symbol assigned to him in Tibetan iconography] vertically.
The surface is somewhat worn due to its age. Apart from this, the tsa tsa is still in very good condition for its age.
Age: appr. late 19th - early 20th cent.
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| Property | Value |
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| Measurements: | 3.3 x 2.8 x 0.5" | 8.5 x 7.0 x 1.2 cm |
| Price: | 186 $ | 160 € |
| Shipment: | Parcel Service from Germany |
| Material: | Burned Clay |
| High resolution: | Display [0.9 MB, 1160 x 1211 px.] |
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