Amoghasiddhi Copper alloy with silver, copper and turquoise Tibet

The finely cast copper alloy figure of the Tathagata Amoghasiddhi depicted with right hand raised in abhaya mudra, the left resting in the meditation position, wearing a fluttering scarf and bodhisattva jewelry inlaid with silver and copper, the face with meditative expression and painted gold in the Tibetan tradition, the lips inlaid with copper, the eyes with silver and the urna inset with turquoise, the deity wearing a tight fitting lower garment and seated with legs crossed in vajraparyankasana on a double lotus pedestal.

The Tathagata Amoghasiddhi, Buddha of the North "Almighty Conqueror" is identified by his right hand gesture of fearlessness and protection, abhaya mudra. The Buddha is said to protect practitioners from the poison of jealousy and envy. This fine sculpture embodies the principal Buddhist tenet of Compassion with its serene otherworldly expression. The sculptural traditions of medieval Pala India can be discerned in the copper and silver inlaid jewelry, and the bifurcated ends of the crown ties and the thin scarf fluttering at the shoulder.