Vintage Tibetan Tantra Buddhism Hevajra Yab-Yum Buddha Statue

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This statue depicts a Yab-Yum, a common symbol in the Tantric Buddhist art of Tibet. The term "Yab-Yum" is Tibetan … Read more This statue depicts a Yab-Yum, a common symbol in the Tantric Buddhist art of Tibet. The term "Yab-Yum" is Tibetan for "father-mother" and represents the primordial union of wisdom and compassion.
Male Figure (Yab) Represents compassion and skillful means (upaya), the active force needed to achieve enlightenment.
Female Figure (Yum) Embodies wisdom (prajna), the insight necessary to understand the true nature of reality.
The embrace symbolizes the inseparability of compassion and wisdom, a fusion required to overcome the illusion of duality and attain enlightenment.
The statues are not meant to be interpreted literally as a physical relationship, but as a metaphor for the profound spiritual teachings of Tantric Buddhism, often used as a focus for meditation and visualization practices.

Size: 5in H x 4in W x 3in D
Origin: Tibetan
Circa: 1900 to 1940
Material: White bronze
Condition: Hand made, hand carved, normal age wear

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