Zhabdrung Rinpoche Sculpture | Buddhist Guru Shapdum

Hand Carved Zhabdrung Rinpoche Sculpture, Guru Shapdum.

The Zhabdrung Rinpoche Sculpture was expertly carved in our studio in Nepal by the master craftsmen of Nepal. The figure was carved using a copper body, gilded with 24k genuine gold and finely painted with acrylic paint. The deity is depicted seated upon moon disc lotus in a meditative posture as he holds a vase with his left hand and make the earth touching mudra with his right hand. The deity wears a flawlessly carved lama hat and is highlighted by the white beard that is flawless done on the statue. The statue can be used for various Buddhist rituals as your everyday meditational practices.

This magnificent statue of the Guru Shapdum will be the perfect gift for a practitioner like you from Nepal.

Size: 9.8"/25cm (Height) x 8.2"/21cm (Base)
Weight: 3.01 kg
Material: 24K Gold Gilded, Copper Body, Acrylic Paintings

He is believed to be 4th Zhabdrung Rinpoche. "Zhabdrung" title is referring to addressing great lamas in Tibet and in Bhutan. He is always refers to Ngawang Namgyal (1594–1651) known colloquially as The Bearded Lama. A Tibetan Buddhist lama and the unifier of Bhutan as a nation-state.

Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal also established two systems of administrative power in Bhutan: one led by the Desi, who was in charge of civil administration, and the other, led by Je Khenpo, who was in charge of the country's spiritual administration as the central monk body.

When the Bhutanese Monarchy took power in 1907, its role was rendered obsolete due to massive infighting among the succession of Desis. However, the Je Khenpo's role remains, and he is regarded as the spiritual leader of Bhutan's Drukpa Kagyu school of Buddhism.