Immovable Vajra

[Immovable Diamond]

Immovable Diamond, Yuan, brass, 26cm high. The old collection of the Qing Palace
Immovable Vajra is said to manifest the wrath of the Tathagata in order to subdue the magic barrier and protect the Buddha Dharma. Its shape is raised with the right hand, holding the long sword across the back of the head, holding the index finger and the little finger in the left hand, bending the middle finger knot, holding the lasso, and standing in a bow stance
This statue of Immovable Vajra has red hair like a sun wheel, with two snakes intertwined in the middle, wearing a five-leaf crown, the crown leaves are short and small, and the hair is inserted horizontally from left to right after the bun, which is one of the characteristics of the statue in western Tibet. Like wearing a wreath on the chest, an arm bracelet, and a coiled snake as a bracelet and foot bracelet, the decoration is simple and simple. Bukong has a round belly, a short skirt, and the skirt is engraved with swirling grass patterns. It is a traditional decorative pattern that has appeared on the 13th century Tibetan statues. It stands like the right leg in a lunge, and its legs are powerful, and its feet lie down like a face god. The lotus petal on the lotus seat is plump and thick, with its tip slightly curled, the upper edge decorated with beads, and the lower part slightly expanded. This is a common shape in the East Indian pala style statues. The figure is inscribed by the original Qing Dynasty Palace’s Yellow Sign, which reads: “Fantong Lima of great interest… received on the first day of September in the 57th year of Qianlong (1792)” (the original sign is damaged). It can be seen that this figure was presented to the imperial court during Qianlong.