Rigsum Gonpo subduing the defiant local spirits

subduing the defiant local spirits and founding the first tantric sect

The sutra he carries in his left hand represents the primary means by which wisdom takes root in beings

stress release

It is Kalachakra – depicted here blue in hue and with many arms

Finely crafted from sturdy Bengali khadi cotton

Rigsum Gonpo subduing the defiant local spiritsAvalokiteshvara (Tibetan: Chen ri zig) is the Bodhisattva who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas and is the earthly manifestation of the self born, eternal Buddha, Amitabha. He guards this world in the interval between the historical Shakyamuni Buddha, and the next Buddha of the Future Maitreya. Chen ri zig is considered to be the patron deity of Tibet with His Holiness the Dalai Lama as the primary earthly manifestation. Manjushri (Jampel Yang)