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KALACHAKRA WITH CONSORT STATUE

We have wounderful collection of Kalachakra with Consort Statue. All our Kalachakra with Consort Statues are crafted by our master artisan from Patan. We have different size small and larger Kalachakra with Consort statue in our store for online sale.

Kalachakra is a Yi-Dam protector who turns the Wheel of Life. deity Kalachakra. [Tibetan: Dukyi Khorlo] in sexual union [yab yum] with his consort, Vishvamata, the mother of all beings.

Kalachakra has four heads, with three eyes in each head. His hair is tied up in a double knot. He has twenty-four arms and each hand holds a different symbol. His two main arms are crossed around the waist of his consort, and each of his main hand holds a vajra. He embraces his consort Visvamata

Vishvamata has four heads, each having three eyes. She has eight arms with each hand holding a symbol. In her principle hands she holds a vajra [dorje] and a bell [Ghanta].

The imagery of yab-yum [male-female in sexual union] is very significant in tantra because it symbolizes the union of great bliss and profound wisdom. This union represents the experience of enlightenment - the result of the tantric meditations. The teachings in the Kalachakra are very complex, and the visualizations using the yab-yum are meant for advanced meditators.

The Wheel of Time Kalachakra is a yidam of the Highest Tantra. In the hidden kingdom

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of Shamballa, it is said the inhabitants practice Tantric Buddhism based on the Kalachakra system. He fuses time and timelessness into a non-dualistic view of absolute reality. This Tantric practice is most important to the Gelukpa sect with whom it is most closely associated

Kalachakra refers to a vast system of spiritual exercises said to be taught by the Buddha more than 2,500 years ago in India, and also is the name of the principal yidam [meditational deity] in this system. Kalachakra is part of wider system of practices in Tibetan Buddhism called tantra.

Tantra refers to specific methods in Vajrayana Buddhism that utilize a chosen yidam to bring about a positive result. Yidams, such as the Kalachakra deity, represent both enlightenment and particular qualities of the enlightened mind that the meditator is trying to cultivate. Specifically, the Kalachakra deity, with its many faces, hands, and ritual implements, symbolizes the ability to handle all situations at any time. Kalachakra is shown trampling figures, which represents overcoming the forces of ignorance, anger, and greed.

 
 
 
 
 
 
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