8 Inch Master Quality Chenrezig Availakitesvara Statue

This exquisite Chenrezig statue is handmade in Kathmandu Nepal by the Shakya family. This family has been making bronze statues for many generations and is well known all over the world. Each bronze statue is made using the lost wax method, which takes considerable time and skill. After casting each statue is hand detailed and carved by master craftsmen and the face and body are hand painted with gold leaf. Size: 8 In. Tall In the Tibetan Buddhist pantheon of enlightened beings, Chenrezig is renowned as the embodiment of the compassion of all the Buddhas, the Bodhisattva of Compassion. Avalokiteshvara is the earthly manifestation of the self born, eternal Buddha, Amitabha. He guards this world in the interval between the historical Sakyamuni Buddha, and the next Buddha of the Future Maitreya. According to legend, Chenrezig made a a vow that he would not rest until he had liberated all the beings in all the realms of suffering. After working diligently at this task for a very lon