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Bronze Statue: Buddha in Sexual Union Bronze, 8 inches tall, most likely likely made by Newari craftsmen in Nepal. This form of the Buddha represents the tantric deity Samantabhadra (Tibetan, Kuntuzangpo) in union with his consort, Samantabhadri (Tibetan, Kuntuzangmo) , and is from the oldest main school of Tibetan Buddhism (the Nyingma, 'Ancient Ones' or 'Old Translation School').His body is deep-blue and he is naked (‘sky-clad’). His consort Samantabhadri has a white body. He represents the luminous or apparitional aspect of the dharmakaya, and she represents its absolute emptiness. Their embrace symbolises the simultaneous union of pure appearance and emptiness. The form is said to reveal the highest tantric transmissions and the various 'bodies' or kaya of the Buddhas. Samantabhadra is an Adi-Buddha, meaning Buddhahood based on the primordial state, the primordial basic purity of the mind, the All Pervader. The Sanskrit Samantabhadra has the meaning of the 'all good' or 'the ever perfect.'    |
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