ABS 050
Code: ABS 050
Country: Tibet
Style: Late Pala Style
Date: 1050 - 1150
Dimensions in cm WxHxD: 2 x 11.2 x 5.7
Materials: Brass
Nila-Achala – The “Blue immovable One”
Standing in the heroic posture on a lotus pedestal in a blazing halo, the deity tramples on Hindu gods, brandishing a sword with his right hand and performing the threatening gesture with his left, holding a noose. Of blue complexion, he has wide opened eyes in a furious glower, biting his lower lip with his teeth in a wrathful manner. He is adorned with poisonous snakes and a small effigy of Buddha Akshobhya sits on top of his head.
Achala is a wrathful meditation deity, destroyer of delusions and protector of the Buddha’s teachings. His name literally means “The Immovable One” in Sanskrit, referring to the stability of wisdom and the immutability of Buddhahood. He is frequently represented on a rock or a mountain. His most usual manifestations can be white, blue or red.
Strongly inspired by Indian Pala aesthetic canons, this statue was probably manufactured by an Indian craftsman working in Tibet, as is evident from the design of the open worked stand that is distinctively Tibetan, and does not follow the Pala tradition.
Standing in the heroic posture on a lotus pedestal in a blazing halo, the deity tramples on Hindu gods, brandishing a sword with his right hand and performing the threatening gesture with his left, holding a noose. Of blue complexion, he has wide opened eyes in a furious glower, biting his lower lip with his teeth in a wrathful manner. He is adorned with poisonous snakes and a small effigy of Buddha Akshobhya sits on top of his head.
Achala is a wrathful meditation deity, destroyer of delusions and protector of the Buddha’s teachings. His name literally means “The Immovable One” in Sanskrit, referring to the stability of wisdom and the immutability of Buddhahood. He is frequently represented on a rock or a mountain. His most usual manifestations can be white, blue or red.
Strongly inspired by Indian Pala aesthetic canons, this statue was probably manufactured by an Indian craftsman working in Tibet, as is evident from the design of the open worked stand that is distinctively Tibetan, and does not follow the Pala tradition.